For the first time in the College’s history, the Commencement ceremony will be available for live viewing via the Internet.

At 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 18, viewers watch a live webcast of the historic 124th Commencement ceremony, in real time, as President Robert M. Franklin Jr. ’75 presides over his first spring commencement. Approximately 520 men will become Morehouse men, including the College’s valedictorian, Joshua Packwood, and salutatorian, Shannon Joyner.

This webcast is made possible through a partnership with Florida A&M University. FAMU extends its FamCast streaming media infrastructure to Morehouse as the institutions launch a high tech collaboration.

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Individual senior photographs may be viewed and ordered after Friday, May 23 by accessing the website for Action Sports International at www.mygradphotos.com.

The newly established HBCU consortium was designed to promote technology collaboration among HBCU's nationwide. Florida A&M University, a charter member of the Internet2 consortium, will assist its sister HBCU's in gaining access to advanced technology resources including Multimedia Streaming Services , Internet2 and the National Lambda Rail. In addition,
FAMU will provide the opportunity for HBCUs to join forces in the development of Disaster Recovery Plans, Technology Research, Application Hosting and High Performance Computing. Florida A&M University, a leader in technology, is committed to collaborating with sister institutions to share advanced technology resources in an effort to enhance information
technology capabilities in the HBCU community.

"This first webcast of the Morehouse commencement is an example of a collaborative effort between FAMU and HP. We will continue to explore other ways of leveraging resources and maximizing our IT investments."

- Dr. Kenneth R. Perry,
Interim CIO/AVP Information Technology at Morehouse College

"Florida A&M University prides itself in being able to deploy innovative technologies to serve not only its campus community but also the wider higher education community"

- Mr. Robert Seniors,
CIO/VP Information Technology at Florida A&M University