WVU Prepares for Commencement

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Darrah Wilcox

WVU is preparing for its 139th Commencement ceremonies this weekend, but will controversy over a degree incorrectly awarded to Heather Bresch steal the spotlight?

As we caught up with special events coordinators today, it seemed to be business as usual, and President Mike Garrison sent out a reminder that the ceremonies should be all about the students.

This will be the second year that ceremonies will be broken up into separate colleges. Some will have just over a hundred graduates. The biggest college, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences will have about a thousand grads. University officials say this process got very good reviews and feedback last year, because of the intimate feel of each separate ceremony. Parents and grads liked that they got to walk across the stage to shake hands with favorite professors and get their degrees.

It takes about two weeks to get everything ready for commencement, but everyone pitches in to be prepared.

WVU Police chief Bob Roberts says they'll have extra patrols to ensure the safety of everyone involved this weekend.

No protests are expected, and one group who has publicly demanded the resignation of president Garrison will subtly make its presence known. "Mountaineers for Integrity and Responsiblity" reps say they'll take out an ad in commencement papers congratulating grads who earned their degrees, letting folks know who they are and how they can get involved.

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