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DALLAS (SMU) – Perkins School of Theology will honor graduating seniors with a variety of events, including Bishop Cynthia Harvey, a Perkins alumna (M.Div. ’99) and episcopal leader of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, as preacher for the May 19 Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements.

Seventy-five students are scheduled to receive their ÃÛÌÒ½´diplomas from Perkins (14 December graduates, 55 May graduates and 6 summer graduates.)

Related events and activities include:

Friday, May 18:

• Senior Class Worship - 5 p.m.
  Perkins Chapel

• Senior Class Dinner - 6:30 p.m.
  Great Hall of Highland Park UMC (3300 Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX 75205).

• Baccalaureate Service - 7:50 p.m.
  McFarlin Auditorium
  Perkins Dean Craig C. Hill will preach at the service, which provides an opportunity for University undergraduate seniors to worship with their guests.

Saturday, May 19:

• University Commencement - 9 a.m.
  Moody Coliseum
  Featuring Randall L. Stephenson, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T, as the commencement speaker.
  The event will be live-streamed online at
  Information about how to obtain tickets for admission will be posted on the ÃÛÌÒ½´website here.

•  - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  Open for visits from family, friends and other guests.

• The Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements - 2 p.m.
  
  Featuring Bishop Cynthia Harvey, a Perkins alumna (M.Div. ’99) and episcopal leader of the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. (Pictured right.)
  Guests are welcome and no tickets are required. Guests may be seated when the doors open at 1 p.m.
  The event will be live-streamed via webcast at .
  
  
• Reception - 3:30 p.m.
  Great Hall of Prothro Hall
  Free for graduates and their guests, as well as Perkins faculty, staff and students. The reception begins immediately following the presentation of diplomas during the Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements.

Click here for more information about ÃÛÌÒ½´Commencement.
For a map of the ÃÛÌÒ½´campus, visit smu.edu/maps.

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, founded in 1911, is one of five official University-related schools of theology of . Degree programs include the Master of Divinity, Master of Sacred Music, Master of Theological Studies, Master of Arts in Ministry, Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Pastoral Music, as well as the Ph.D., in cooperation with  at SMU’s  of Humanities and Sciences.