PARSIPPANY — A total of 1,205 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at separate commencement exercises for undergraduate and graduate students on Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5. ESU will hold three graduation ceremonies: one for graduate students on Friday, May 4 at 6:45 p.m. and two ceremonies for undergraduate students on Saturday, May 5. Caitlyn Capurso of Lake Hiawatha will receive a Bachelor of Science in Sport Management. Caitlyn is a graduate Parsippany High School Class of 2014.
The undergraduate ceremonies will take place at 8:45 a.m. (College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education) and at 1:15 p.m. (College of Business and Management and College of Health Sciences). All three ceremonies will be held in Koehler Fieldhouse.
A total of 1,010 bachelor’s degrees, 191 master’s degrees and four doctoral degrees will be awarded.
East Stroudsburg University, one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, opened in 1893 as East Stroudsburg Normal School. Today, ESU is a comprehensive university in northeastern Pennsylvania offering 55 undergraduate programs, 22 master’s programs and one doctoral program. More than 6,800 students are enrolled for the high quality, affordable, and accessible education ESU provides. Nearly 30,000 ESU alumni live in Pennsylvania.
