LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — More than 1,300 degrees will be handed out later this week during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s winter commencement.

The December commencement exercises will be held Friday and Saturday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln.

Tammy Beck, associate dean of graduate programs and external engagement and associate professor of management in the College of Business Administration, will deliver the address at the Friday graduate and professional degrees ceremonies.

M. Ishaq Nadiri, Jay Gould Professor of Economics at New York University, will deliver the address at the undergraduate commencement on Saturday. He will also receive an honorary doctorate.