Friday, June 7
The 2013 commencement ceremonies for approximately 500 Baker College of Owosso students will be held 6:30 p.m., Friday, June 7, at Perani Arena and Event Center, 3501 Lapeer Road, Flint.
“We celebrate the joy of our graduates’ achievements and congratulate them for having stayed the course,” said Peter W. Karsten, Baker College of Owosso president. “Each of them has made an investment in their future and is now better prepared with training and skills for workplace success.”
Christina Haskell, graduating with a secondary education degree with a major in math and a minor in English, will address the class of 2013. Haskell, a native Kansan, moved to Michigan 12 years ago and worked in the banking industry, processing residential loans, before beginning her studies at Baker College in 2008. She’s a wife and mother of four and is just finishing a long-term substitute teaching position, during which she taught 8th grade math classes. She hopes to secure a teaching position and pursue a master’s degree in educational technology in the near future.
Among the 2013 graduates is Angela Ariss, a graphic design/web instructor at Baker College of Owosso. She will earn a Master of Business Administration.
The largest private college in Michigan, Baker College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It is a nonprofit higher education institution, serving more than 40,000 students on 12 campuses and in three satellite locations. Baker grants certificates and associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business, health sciences, education and human services, and various technical fields, as well as a doctorate of business administration.
As a career college, the Baker College system is pleased to report that 97 percent of its available graduates are employed. For more information about Baker College, please check out our website at www.baker.edu.