MAY 8-14, 2019 UCW 21
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Dr. Larry Keen and
the board of trustees of
Fayetteville Technical
Community College are
excited to announce the 57th
Annual Commencement
Exercises May 17, at the
Crown Coliseum. Due to
high number of graduates,
FTCC decided last year to
split the graduation into two
ceremonies and host them
both during the day. The
ceremonies were successful,
and the plan for 2019 is to
continue with two daytime
graduation ceremonies.
The morning commence-
ment will begin at 10 a.m.,
and the doors will unlock for the public at 9 a.m.
Graduates from computer information technol-
ogy programs, business programs, engineering and
applied technology programs and health programs
will be recognized.
The afternoon commencement will begin at 2 p.m.,
and the doors will unlock for the public at 1 p.m. FTCC
will recognize graduates from the arts and humanities
programs, math and science programs, public service
programs and continuing education programs.
The commencement speaker will be former
North Carolina Sen. Dr. Eric L. Mansfield. Rev. Jacob
Warren from Veritas Church
in Fayetteville will provide
the invocation and benedic-
tion during both ceremonies.
Photo Specialties, which
is based in Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, will pro-
vide photo services for
graduates. Class rings for
the 2019 class are avail-
able for student purchase
through the Balfour Ring
Company. Representatives
from FTCC's Jobs Center are
available to assist graduates
with creating resumes and
finding employment.
Representatives from
FTCC's University Outreach
Transfer Center are also helpful in discussing vari-
ous options for students interested in continuing
their academic journeys beyond the two-year pro-
gram of study.
Anyone who plans to attend the morning or
afternoon graduation ceremonies should anticipate
heavy traffic around the Crown Coliseum. Students
only will arrive through the Expo Doors located off
East Mountain Drive. All friends and family should
enter the Crown Coliseum through the North, West
and East entrances.
The Crown Coliseum will stream the com-
mencement exercises live at www.crowncom-
plexnc.com/events/event-streaming. For more
information about the FTCC 2019 commencement
ceremony and an additional direct link to the
graduation streaming, visit the FTCC Graduation
Page at www.faytechcc.edu/campus-life/academ-
ic-resources/graduation.
FTCC has been serving the Fayetteville/
Cumberland County area since 1961. The college
offers more than 250 programs of study leading to
the award of associate degree, certificate or diplo-
ma. Program areas include arts and humanities,
math and sciences, business, computer technol-
ogy, engineering/applied technology, health, and
public service.
Fayetteville Tech's corporate and continuing edu-
cation programs also provide a wide array of cours-
es with convenient options for affordable career
training, personal interest courses and high school
diploma education. FTCC's website, www.faytechcc.
edu, shares a great deal of information, and admis-
sions counselors are available at the Fayetteville,
Fort Bragg and Spring Lake campus locations.
Browse the website, or visit one of the campus loca-
tions for assistance in enrolling for summer and fall
classes at your community college.
MARLINA PINEIRO, FTCC Assessment Retention
Support Coordinator. COMMENTS? Editor@upand-
comingweekly.com. 910-484-6200.
EDUCATION
FTCC celebrates class of 2019 with graduation May 17
by MARLINA PINEIRO
The graduates will be split up into a morning
ceremony and an afternoon ceremony.
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