DANBURY, CONN. — Western Connecticut State University‘s May 2015 commencement ceremonies will feature remarks by former Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell and Sen. Chris Murphy.

Murphy, who served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and in the State Senate before his election to the U.S. Senate in 2012, will deliver the graduate commencement address at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015, in the Feldman Arena of the William A. O’Neill Athletic and Convocation Center on the university’s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury.

Rell, who served as Connecticut’s governor from 2004 to 2011, will deliver the undergraduate commencement address at 10:30 a.m., on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, 600 Main St. in Bridgeport.

The public is invited to both events.

For more information, call (203) 837-8800 or visit www.wcsu.edu/commencement.

Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England’s best small private universities.