Fort Lewis College Spring Commencement to be held Saturday, May 2

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DURANGO, Colo. – Fort Lewis College Spring Commencement 2009 will be held Saturday, May 2 at the Whalen Gymnasium.

Two ceremonies are scheduled, 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., to accommodate the 560 graduates. The 8:30 a.m. ceremony will honor students in Accounting, Adventure Education, Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, Exercise Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, Marketing and Psychology.

At 11:30, Agricultural Science, Anthropology, Art, Biology, Chemistry, English, Geology, History, Humanities, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Sociology & Human Services, Southwest Studies, Spanish, Student Constructed Majors and Theater will be honored.

Dr. Sarah Roberts-Cady, Fort Lewis College associate professor of Philosophy and Gender & Women’s Studies, will address the graduates at both ceremonies as the Spring Commencement Speaker.

“We tend to think of philosophers as people who have their heads in the clouds,” said Roberts-Cady. “We think that philosophers are only thinking about abstract questions and not paying attention to the concrete issues we face in our daily lives.

“But I actually think philosophy is a really practical discipline. The critical thinking skills we acquire in philosophy are exactly the kind of skills we need to solve the very significant and very serious world problems that we face today.”

For more information on Spring Commencement, visit http://www.fortlewis.edu/academics/records_office/commencement.aspx.

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