Local student graduates from Oregon State U

CORVALLIS, Oregon—Oregon State University will hold its 146th commencement on Saturday, June 13, beginning at 10:30am in Reser Stadium.

On of the candidates for graduation is Tinian native Winona-Rebekah B. Maratita, who will earn a bachelor of science degree in General Science.

OSU is one of the few large universities in the nation to hand out students’ actual diplomas during the commencement ceremony.

The commencement speaker is Howard K. Koh, director of the Leading Change Studio at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Koh, who served as the nation’s 14 Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will receive an honorary doctorate.

Commencement is free and open to the public; no tickets are necessary. More information about OSU’s graduation is available online at http://oregonstate.edu/events/commencement/. (OSU)