The rector of a Mexican university that partners with Troy University will be the keynote speaker at Spring Commencement Exercises on the Troy Campus on May 16.
About 1,000 students are expected to participate in one of two ceremonies in Trojan Arena. The first, for graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Sorrell College of Business, is set for 10 a.m. The second ceremony at 2 p.m. will be comprised of graduates from the colleges of Health Sciences, Communication and Fine Arts and Education.
Tickets are required for attendance at both ceremonies.
Luis Alverde Montemayor is the founding Rector of Anáhuac University’s Querétaro Campus, a position he’s held since 2006. He has more than 25 years’ experience working for the Anáhuac University Network.
A native of Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, Alverde studied Industrial and Systems Engineering, and holds a Masters in Senior Management from Anáhuac University’s México Norte campus. When he arrived in Querétaro and founded Anáhuac University’s new campus, he had to develop it from scratch, including getting approval to use the land and admitting the very first students and professors. Since then, he has led the campus’ growth through to the present day. Anáhuac University’s Querétaro Campus has had 15,710 students and is currently in the national top 10 in academic results, number 2 in sports wins (according to the CONADEIP ranking), and is number 2 in graduate examinations performance (according to CENEVAL) among private universities.
Alverde has enjoys being close to young people and helping them to become competent professionals and exemplary citizens and to become “Leaders of Positive Action.”
