May 11, 2023
Vol. 23, No. 51
In This Issue FOUR SEASONS
UCO graduation
Commencement for 1,313 this weekend Four Seasons, by Kevin Box, in real life is located in front of the Center for Transformative Learning on the UCO campus, but this week is hidden somewhere in our paper. Email contest@edmondpaper.com with the correct location to be entered in the weekly drawing. For more information, see page 4.
Edmond Electric honored
See Page 17
FRIDAY, May 12
Partly Cloudy High 84° Low 65°
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SATURDAY, May 13
Scattered Thunderstorms High 76° Low 63°
SUNDAY, May 14
Scattered Thunderstorms High 72° Low 58°
The University of Central Oklahoma will celebrate the achievements of approximately 1,313 graduates during the Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremonies May 12-13, in Central’s Hamilton Field House. UCO Interim President Andrew Benton, J.D., will offer comments at each of the university’s five ceremonies. Pictured, previous UCO graduate attending the commencement ceremony. The University of Central Oklahoma will celebrate the achievements of approximately 1,313 graduates during the Spring 2023 Commencement Ceremonies May 1213, in Central’s Hamilton Field House. UCO Interim President Andrew Benton, J.D., will offer comments at each of the university’s five ceremonies. Commencement ceremonies are scheduled as follows: 3 p.m., Friday, May 12: College of Education and Professional Studies; 7 p.m., Friday, May 12: Jackson College of Graduate Studies; 10 a.m., Saturday, May 13: College of Business and College of Fine Arts and Design; 2 p.m., Saturday, May 13: College of Mathematics and Science; and, 6 p.m., Saturday, May 13: College of Liberal Arts. Graduates and guests attending the ceremonies are
asked to arrive early as the field house traditionally fills to capacity. All guests ages 4 and up are required to a have ticket for entry. Limited parking to the west of the field house will be reserved for those with disabilities. All campus parking spaces, except those in the reserved lot to the west of the field house, will be open during the commencement events for those attending the ceremonies. The ceremonies may be viewed online at www.uco. edu, with livestreaming beginning approximately 15 minutes before each ceremony. Additionally, Central will livestream each commencement ceremony on UCO’s Facebook page. The Facebook livestream will capture the traditional graduate walk from Old North to Hamilton Field House, weather permitting. For more information about Central’s graduation, visit www.uco.edu/commencement.