More than 1,500 students are eligible to graduate from Eastern Illinois University this spring, and a vast majority of those will be seen crossing the commencement stage during ceremonies scheduled to take place Saturday, May 8.

Ceremonies are set to take place at 9 a.m., noon, 3 and 6 p.m. in Lantz Arena. Guest tickets are required for admission.

Graduates from Eastern's College of Sciences will march in the morning ceremony, while graduates from the College of Arts and Humanities and the School of Continuing Education march at noon . The College of Education and Professional Studies will have its turn at 3 p.m., followed by the Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences during the evening ceremony.

Julie Curry, Illinois ' Deputy Chief of Staff for Economy and Labor, will speak during the noon ceremony, while U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin plans to address commencement attendees at the 3 p.m. ceremony.