2008 Woodie Awards
Interesting Facts about the Graduating Class of 2005
Brooke Nobles
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Interesting Facts about the Graduating Class of 2005 By Brooke Nobles
Graduation is soon approaching for many of the current Western students. There are about 1,200 who are walking during commencement, and the rest of the graduates have opted not to walk. Graduation is scheduled for June 11, 2005 at 11 a.m. And, according to factuality adviser Mark Baldwin, the graduation program analyst, there are some rather interesting facts about the class of 2005:
Age:
Oldest graduate: 58-years-old
Youngest graduate: 20-years-old
Gender:
Female graduates: 61.9 percent
Male graduates: 37.7 percent
Graduating with Honors based on GPA for the Cum Laude:
80 people graduating with the Cum Laude (Latin for "With Praise")
56 people graduating with the Magna Cum Laude (Latin for "With Great Praise")
49 people graduating with the Summa Cum Laude (Latin for "With Highest Praise")
Receiving the Cum Laude is based on GPA average:
3.52-3.64 GPA = Cum Laude
3.65-3.79 GPA = Magna Cum Laude
3.80-4.00 GPA = Summa Cum Laude
Countries represented by the graduates:
Brazil- 1 graduate
Canada-1 graduate
Chile-1 graduate
Czech Republic- 1 graduate
Mexico- 6 graduates
China-1 graduate
France- 1 graduate
Germany-3 graduates
Japan- 10 graduates
Kazakhstan- 1 graduate
Taiwan- 1 graduate
Vietnam-1 graduate
Majors:
The largest major degree plan that people are graduating with is Education and Business, respectively.
The smallest major degree plan (with only one graduate) is Bachelor of Fine Arts. The second smallest is the Dance major, with six graduates.
For more information, check out the website that will talk more about the graduation--place, time, what will be going on during the program, etc.
www.wou.edu/registar