The Wilberforce
University Board of Trustees, along with the Acting President Dr. Wilma Mishoe,
Faculty and Staff proudly announce the Graduating Class of 2014. Commencement
events will be held on campus in the Alumni Multiplex building, Saturday, May
3, 2014.
The Baccalaureate
Service will begin at 10:30 a.m. with Bishop Reginald T. Jackson as the
speaker. On July 2, 2012 at the Quadrennial Session of the General Conference,
The Right Reverend Reginald T. Jackson was elected, and on July 4th
consecrated the 132nd Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church. He was assigned to the Twentieth Episcopal District (Malawi and
Zimbabwe) and as the Ecumenical and Urban Affairs Officer and Chair of the
Social Action Commission. In addition to his pastoral responsibilities, he
served from 2000 to 2012 as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Essex County
College and Board of Trustees of the Barnabas Health System, the largest health
system in the state. He has consistently been named one of the "Twenty
Five Most Influential People in New Jersey."
Commencement Service
will begin at 2:00 p.m. with the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. as the speaker.
Rev. Jesse Jackson is the founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition,
and is one of America's foremost civil rights, religious and political figures.
Reverend Jackson has been called the "Conscience of the Nation" and
"the Great Unifier," challenging America to be inclusive and to
establish just and humane priorities for the benefit of all. He is known for
bringing people together on common ground across lines of race, culture, class,
gender and belief. A hallmark of Rev. Jackson’s work has been his commitment to
youth. He has visited thousands of high schools, colleges, universities and
correctional facilities encouraging excellence, inspiring hope and challenging
young people to study diligently and stay drug-free.
The public is invited and welcomed to attend
both events.
