590 Degrees Will Be Awarded at Furman Graduation Saturday

Furman University will hold its spring commencement at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium. In case of rain, the ceremony will be moved to Timmons Arena.

Furman will award approximately 590 undergraduate and graduate degrees during the ceremony, which will be broadcast live via streaming video on the Furman website.

The day will include an 11 a.m. baccalaureate service in McAlister Auditorium.

Long-time El Salvador peace activist Sister Peggy O’Neill will serve as commencement speaker. Graduating senior Jack Farnsworth, a mathematics major from Athens, Ga., will be the student speaker. Furman will also award Sister Peggy an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.