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American Military University Graduates Gather for Unique Commencement Ceremony

American Military University (AMU) graduates are gathering this Saturday for a unique commencement celebration. For the first time, graduates of this distance learning institution will meet their professors in person -- coming from as far away as the Netherlands. They will salute the 2003 graduating class -- about 400 students in all -- from one of the nation's largest providers of higher education to the U.S. armed forces. AMU is one of three member institutions of the American Public University System, serving nearly 11,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guard members. Students also include security management, law enforcement professionals and others. They study online from their own living rooms, aboard ships and in barracks. One deployed soldier in Iraq even studies from a laptop resting on an overturned crate.

  posted by Ray at 6/12/2004 11:15:00 AM permanent item link   

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