FSU Panama City Commencement

Florida State University Panama City will honor its graduates at a commencement ceremony Sunday, April 29, at 1:30 p.m. CDT at the Marina Civic Center in Panama City, Fla. A total of 420 degrees will be awarded during the 2011 - 2012 academic year (366 bachelor’s degrees and 54 master’s degrees). Approximately 225 of these graduates will participate in the April 29 ceremony. 

Each FSU Panama City graduate receives the same nationally recognized degree as students attending the main campus in Tallahassee. Most of the undergraduate students complete associate degrees at a Florida community or state college before transferring to FSU Panama City to complete their bachelor’s degree. FSU Panama City has graduated nearly 6,000 students since its inception in 1982 and conferred nearly 7,000 degrees.

Al McCambry, general manager, Knology of Panama City, will deliver the commencement address to graduates. FSU Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Garnett S. Stokes and FSU Panama City Dean Ken Shaw will preside over the ceremony.  

Note to Media:  Provost Stokes and Dean Shaw will be available to speak to media from approximately 12:45 to 1:00 p.m. in the area of the Platform Party Robing Room, First Floor Gallery located to the right of the Civic Center’s main lobby.