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As the school year closes, graduates from area colleges are tallying their credit hours and picking up caps and gowns. Joining the pomp and circumstance are commencement speakers, including a man who has gone to the moon, an award-winning TV journalist and the governor.

UNCG 

When: 10 a.m. Friday, May 15

Where: Greensboro Coliseum

Speaker: N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue
 

N.C. A&T

When: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9

Where: Greensboro Coliseum

Speaker: Byron Pitts, CBS News national correspondent
 

Elon University

When: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 23

Where: Under the oaks at West Residence Hall, Elon campus

Speaker: Elon Chaplain Richard McBride
 

Greensboro College

When:  10 a.m. Sunday, May 10

Where: Front Campus, Greensboro College

Speaker: Aldona Wos, former U.S. ambassador to Estonia
 

Guilford College

When:  9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9

Where: Lawn in front of King Hall, Guilford College campus

Speaker: Charlotte Roberts, Guilford College trustee and president of Blue Fire Partners
 

GTCC

When:  7 p.m. Thursday, May 14

Where: Greensboro Coliseum

Speaker: Adnan M.M. Mjalli, president and CEO of TransTech Pharma
 

Bennett College for Women

When: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 9

Where: The Quad, Bennett College campus

Speaker: Rep. Diane Watson (D. Calif.)
 

High Point University

When: 9 a.m. Saturday, May 9

Where: Roberts Hall Lawn

Speaker: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin