The University of Ulster’s final ceremonies of the 2007 Winter Graduation series take place today at the University’s Jordanstown campus in Newtownabbey.

Today, over 700 students from the Faculties of Arts, Business & Management, Social Sciences, and Computing & Engineering will be presented with their degrees and diplomas. The Chancellor of the University of Ulster, Sir Richard Nichols, will preside over the morning ceremony, while the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Richard Barnett, will preside at the concluding ceremony.

Two eminent Northern Ireland businessmen will receive special honours at the University’s graduation ceremonies today.

During the morning ceremony, Mr Jim Dornan will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv) in recognition of his services to business life and to the University.

In the afternoon, Mr Terence Cross will receive the First Trust Bank/University of Ulster Distinguished Graduate Award, in recognition of his contribution to the integrated education movement and to business life in Northern Ireland.

Biographical information on Mr Dornan and Mr Cross is included in this media pack.

Over the three days of the 2007 Winter graduations, over 1700 students of the university received degrees and qualifications at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

For further information, please contact:

David Young
Telephone: 028 90366074
Email: David Young