There were 867 students who applied to graduate, including 412 undergraduates and 172 graduate students who signed up to participate in the commencement ceremony at Hulman Center on Dec. 15.

The Board of Trustees approved the creation and revision of a business analytics minor and three health programs.

Star Leonard of Kansas, Ill., who is completing her bachelor’s degree in biology with a pre-medicine track and a minor in chemistry, will deliver the student address and retiring state Rep. Clyde Kersey, ’71, GR ’74, will deliver the alumni address.