Geneva College Commencement 2014

BEAVER FALLS, PA (04/29/2014)(readMedia)-- The spring semester is coming to a close and Geneva College seniors are finishing up their studies and preparing for graduation. Commencement ceremonies for these graduates will be held Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10.

Commencement events begin with a baccalaureate service on Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in Metheny Fieldhouse. Rev. Barry York, Professor of Pastoral Theology at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary, will provide the message.

Traditional undergraduate commencement will be Saturday, May 10 at 10 a.m. at Reeves Field, weather permitting. Greg Baylor, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom in Washington, D.C., will deliver the commencement address.

An outdoor reception for the graduates and their families will immediately follow on the lawn of Old Main.

In the case of inclement weather, commencement will be moved indoors to Metheny Fieldhouse, and tickets will be required to enter. Up-to-date information on the location of the ceremony can be found by calling the commencement hotline at 724-847-6100 or visiting the commencement webpage at http://www.geneva.edu/object/commencement_2014.

Graduate and Adult Education Commencement will take place later on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Metheny Fieldhouse. Byron Borger, writer and owner of the Hearts & Minds bookstore, will provide the address. Tickets are not required. A reception on the lawn of Old Main will follow the ceremony.

Geneva College invites students to accept the challenge of an academically excellent, Christ-centered and affordable education. Offering nearly 40 undergraduate majors, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and campus-based options, and seven graduate degrees, programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top 10 Best Value in the North Region with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the inerrancy of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God's word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today's world.