{"id":11011,"date":"2023-04-28T10:56:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T14:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/?p=11011"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:59:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T15:59:46","slug":"umaine-machias-to-hold-its-112th-commencement-may-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/28\/umaine-machias-to-hold-its-112th-commencement-may-5\/","title":{"rendered":"UMaine Machias to hold its 112th commencement May 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Machias, Maine \u2014 The University of Maine at Machias will welcome students, family, faculty and staff to the 112th commencement at the Performing Arts Center on May 5 at 11 a.m. to watch 75 graduates receive their degrees.<\/p>\n<p>The ticketed event will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/umainemachiasPR\">livestreamed<\/a>, with two additional viewing areas available on campus \u2014 Science 102 and the Reynolds Center conference room. No tickets are required in the livestream viewing venues. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Rose Mondville, 207.255.1210.<\/p>\n<p>A car parade of graduates down Main Street will follow the ceremony. The parade begins at the Crandlemire Support Building on campus and ends in the parking lot across from Pat\u2019s Pizza.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Leighton of Pembroke and Rachel Maker of Machiasport are the 2023 University of Maine Machias valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Both are education majors with concentrations in elementary education and minors in English. Leighton, who completed her coursework in December, plans on teaching within Washington County. 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