More than 360 Tusculum College students are scehduled to graduate Saturday during two winter commencement programs.

The first program will begin at 11 a.m. in the Pioneer Arena in the Niswonger Commons.

The second ceremony will be held there at 2:30 p.m.

Robin Aiken and Mark Strange will present brief student addresses on behalf of the graduating class in the 11 a.m. ceremony, and Brody Wells will provide the student address in the 2:30 p.m. ceremony.

The baccalaureate sermon, entitled "Why It Is Better to Be Poor Than Rich" will be presented by Dr. Stephen R. Weisz, the college's chaplain.

Also addressing the graduates will be Dr. Russell Nichols, Tusculum's interim president.

Convening the commencement ceremony will be J. Clement Allison, faculty marshal. Conferring the degrees will be Dr. Nichols and Dr. Kimberly K. Estep, provost and academic vice president.

Two bagpipers, Jon Shell and Ben Pollard, will lead the commencement processional, as is traditional at Tusculum College.

Organist James Winfree will provide musical accompaniment, with vocal music led by Dr. Estep and Jill Jones, director of academic advising for the residential college.

Tusculum College, the oldest college in Tennessee and the 28th oldest in the nation, describes itself as "a civic-arts institution committed to developing educated citizens distinguished by academic excellence, public service and qualities of Judeo-Christian character.

About 2,400 students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and four off-site locations in East Tennessee.