Nineteen representatives of the Wolf Pack athletics program will graduate in commencement ceremonies this week, the Nevada athletics department announced today.

The 19 graduates are made up of 18 Wolf Pack student-athletes and one member of the Nevada spirit program. Eleven of the graduates come from the Pack football program, including four players who still have eligibility to play.  

"Graduating from the University is the ultimate goal for our student-athletes and we are proud of this group for this achievement," said Doug Knuth, Nevada's athletics director. "We are excited for the bright futures that are ahead of them, and we're appreciative of all of their great contributions to Nevada athletics."  

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The University's December Commencement includes August and December graduates and will confer 1,835 degrees and certificates: 1,405 bachelor's degrees and 430 advanced degrees (master's and doctoral degrees). Due to the increased number of graduates at the University's December Commencement, the University will offer two separate ceremonies this year in order to better accommodate graduates and their families Saturday, Dec. 9, at Lawlor Events Center. Processional times are as follows:

• Morning ceremony: Graduate line-up is at 7:45 a.m., the ceremony procession begins at 8 a.m., and the ceremony begins at 8:30 a.m. The morning ceremony will include graduates from the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources; Community Health Science; Division of Health Sciences; College of Education; College of Engineering; Orvis School of Nursing and the College of Science.
• Afternoon ceremony: Graduate line-up is at 1:15 p.m., the ceremony procession begins at 1:20 p.m., and the ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. at Lawlor Events Center. The afternoon ceremony will include graduates from the College of Business, College of Liberal Arts and the Reynolds School of Journalism.  

Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is tentatively scheduled to give the keynote address at both ceremonies pending the finalization of the federal budget.  

Public parking is available in the West Stadium Parking Complex, directly north of Lawlor Events Center, as well as in the Brian J. Whalen Parking Complex. The 15th Street entrance to campus, off Virginia Street, will be closed. For those not able to attend the ceremony, a livestream of the event will be available once the ceremony begins at unr.edu/live.  

With this December's graduates, Nevada has now seen 860 of its student-athletes graduate in the past 11 years, a figure that includes 65 student-athletes who walked in commencement ceremonies earlier this year in May.  

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