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| President Obama to Deliver Spring Commencement Address |
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| by Evan Dougherty |
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| 11 Feb 2010 6:44pm |
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| Caption: image borrowed from mlive.com |
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University President Mary Sue Coleman announced in a statement today that President Barack Obama will deliver this year's spring commencement address.
"We are honored to welcome a leader of his distinction and look forward to his message," Coleman said according to the UM News Service. "We could not be happier for the graduates who will celebrate their academic achievements with the president of the United States."
Coleman also commented on how the president's "inspiring words of hope and change" have helped to motivate students and add to their enthusiasm.
The 2010 Spring Commencement will be held at Michigan Stadium on May 1st beginning at 10:00 AM. Degrees will be given out to around 3,500 undergraduate students, with close to 40,000 people in attendance.
President Obama will receive an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree.
Obama will be the fourth sitting U.S. president to visit the Ann Arbor campus. The previous three were Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, Gerald R. Ford in 1976, and George H.W. Bush in 1991.
Visit http://www.umich.edu/whitehouse/ for more information about past presidents who have visited the University of Michigan.
Ticket information for the commencement has yet to be announced. 
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| Every 10 years a very important event comes to pass. The US Government is required by the Constitution to conduct a census, a survey to gauge how many people are living in one given area at any time. ... | |
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| An accidental fire on North Campus temporarily displaces some University Students. | |
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| UM C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital is about to get some major help. Former Michigan football player (1997 Heisman trophy winner) and Green Bay Packers player Charles Woodson has ple... | |
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| Those planning to purchase Blue Bucks should plan ahead this month, as the online purchase system is not currently available. | |
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| Classrooms seem a bit empty these days as H1N1 makes its way through campus. A shortage of vaccinations has students and faculty concerned. UHS has promised students a solution to this problem, but to... | |
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| Many students said they noticed green-tinted flashes in the air and heard loud bangs that were not the result of lightning strikes. The flashes were visible as far away as Elbel Field on south campus... | |
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| Sundance USA came to Ann Arbor! |
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