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Judge Charles Williams to Deliver Commencement Address

    

Judge Williams New College of Florida has announced that Judge Charles E. Williams of the 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida will give the keynote address at the College's 47th Commencement, on Friday, May 24, 2013.

 

About 185 students are expected to receive Bachelor of Arts degrees from New College, the state's honors college for the liberal arts and sciences. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on the New College bayfront behind College Hall.

 

"Judge Williams has a distinguished record of service, as a jurist, an attorney, a mentor to young people and an advocate for fairness, diversity and equality," said Dr. Donal O'Shea, president of New College. "His engagement with the larger community and his leadership resonate deeply with the central values of New College. We're thrilled and honored that he will be speaking to our graduates."

 

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Student Poetry and Prose Readings at the Four Winds Cafe
  
May 9, at 6 p.m.

Four Winds Café, New College Bayfront Campus 

 

Free and open to the public; call 941-487-4888 for more information.

Hear New College's creative writing students read their poetry and prose at the Four Winds Café on Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m. Food and drink will be available for purchase. 

Sonic Landscapes, Performances and Collaborations
  
May 9, at 7:30 p.m.

Mildred Sainer Pavilion, 5313 Bay Shore Road 

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Free and open to the public; no reservations necessary

For more information, call 941-487-4888 or visit newmusicnewcollege.org.

 

As the culmination of Visiting Assistant Professor Mark Danciger's Electronic Music class, New College students will present their final projects in a free concert, "Sonic Landscapes, Performances and Collaborations: Projects in Electronic Music."

  
May 23, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sudakoff Conference Center, 5845 General Dougher Place

 

Free and open to the public

RSVP required by May 17 for continental breakfast; call 941-487-4800 or email foundation@ncf.edu
Visit ncf.edu/new-scholars for more information.

 

New Scholars logo [New Scholars] New College is a celebration of student research and thesis work completed by New College students from all class levels during the past 12 months. Alumni Robert Hans '76 and Tristan Zucker '09 will give the keynote address, "New College Interns: An Investment with High Returns, How a Liberal Arts and Sciences Education Can Transform Business." Hans is the founder and senior managing director of lOS Partners. Zucker interned at IOS Partners for two of his independent study projects and is now an analyst in the Boston office of Cornerstone Research, a litigation consulting firm. Continental breakfast and networking will take place beginning at 8 a.m. The keynote address will begin at 8:30 a.m. Please RSVP for the breakfast by May 17 by calling 941-487-4800 or emailing foundation@ncf.edu.

 

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In the News

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