On Friday, April 24, the College of Fine Arts and Communications hosts three convocation ceremonies in the de Jong Concert Hall to honor this year’s graduates. The first convocation ceremony honors graduates of the Department of Art and Department of Design and begins at 8:00 a.m. The speaker for the ceremony is Mark Graham, Professor of Art and Area Head, Art Education. Student of the departments of Dance, Music Dance Theater, Theater and Media Arts and the School of Music will be honored during the second convocation, which begins at 11:00 a.m. Kory Katseanes, director of the School of Music, is the keynote speaker. The final ceremony commences at 2:00 p.m. and the keynote speaker is Dr. Ed Adams. This convocation also marks the first for the new School of Communications. The Department of Communications recently achieved school status and was renamed the School of Communications. Associate Dean Dr. Ed Carter is delighted to be part of this historic event and hopes that students will remember the people that have made the new school possible. “The School of Communications has a bright future,” said Carter. This first convocation under the label of School gives students, staff and faculty the opportunity to reflect on the service and sacrifice of many dedicated individuals over the last 80 years. The strength of the School is the people who teach, study and work here, and I look forward to decades of continued progress.” As supervisor and an advisor for the CFAC Advisement Center, Julee Braithwaite is extremely grateful to help students along their journey towards graduation. “I am most pleased that as an academic advisor, I may have perhaps played a small part in guiding students towards their graduation goals,” said Braithwaite. “I recognize that the accomplishment of graduation is a result of much personal determination, self-discipline and dedication on the students’ part and hope that as they move on to new opportunities, they will enjoy a sense of satisfaction in the things they learned, created and achieved while here at BYU.” Family and friends who can’t be present at the convocations can view all three ceremonies online by clicking here.