(WFMY News 2)-- Starting Friday, May 4 you will see a lot of traffic and students in robes. This means one thing, time to turn tassels and congratulate all the new college graduates.
For students, it means the end of years of hard work, making the grades and an opportunity to hear from people who have been there done that.
This year's crop of speakers at Triad colleges run the gamut from First Ladies to former Chief Justice to Olympic Gold Medalist.
Who's Graduating and Who's the commencement speaker?
Friday, May 4 Graduations:
University of NC Greensboro(UNCG) - 10:00am
- Speaker: Bonne Mclveen-Hunter, Founder/CEO of Pace Communications
Saturday, May 5 Graduations:
High Point University- 9:00am
- Speaker: Mrs. Laura Bush, Former First Lady
Bennett College - 10:30am
- Speaker: Ms. Alexis Herman, Former US Secretary of Labor
Guilford College - 9:30am
- Ms. Patti Digh, Author from Asheville, NC
Sunday, May 6
NC School of the Arts - 2:00pm
- Speaker: David Rambo, Playwrite & Screenwriter
Thursday, May 10
Guilford Technical Community College- 7:00pm
- Speaker: Henry Frye Sr., Former Chief Justice (NC)
Forsyth Technical Community College- 7:00pm
- Speaker: Jane Oates, Asst. Secretary of Employment & Training with US Dept of Labor
Saturday, May 12 Graduations:
NC A&T State University - 10:00am
- Speaker, Mrs. Michelle Obama, First Lady
Greensboro College- 10:00am
- Speaker: Joey Cheek, Olympic Speed Skater
Winston-Salem State University - 9:45am
- Speaker: Michael Eric Dyson, Professor, Author, Radio Host
Saturday, May 19
Elon University- 9:30am
- Speaker: Steve Schuckenbrock, president of Dell Services
Monday, May 21
Wake Forest University - 9:00am
- Speaker: Charlie Ergen, Chairman, Dish Network/EchoStar Communications