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 UD Earth Week Begins with PLASTIC DAY, April 18

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Are our lives too plastic? That will be the question of the day on Wednesday, April 18, when the Environmental Humanities Working Group in the College of Arts and Sciences sponsors a talk and a movie about plastic, the material that defines so much of modern life.

Author Susan Freinkel will talk about her book Plastic: A Toxic Love Story. Freinkel's book explores society's troubled relationship with plastic.

April 18, 12:15 p.m.
Multipurpose Room A of the Trabant University Center

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The audience discussion of the documentary will be moderated by McKay Jenkins, Tilghman Professor of English and author of What’s Gotten into Us? Staying Healthy in a Toxic World. Susan Strasser, Richards Professor of American History and author of Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash, will join Freinkel in reflecting on the film.

April 18, 7:00 p.m.
127 Memorial Hall

Both events are free and open to the public.

Friday, May 25, 2012
1:00 p.m.
Clayton Hall - Room 101 A & B

Please visit the UD Convocation web page for more information.

 The University of Delaware Spring Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, May 26, 2012
9:00 a.m.
Delaware Stadium

Gates open at 7:00 a.m. and guests should plan to arrive no later than 8:00 a.m. Commencement tickets are not required. General seating for guests will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Commencement is a rain or shine event. In the case of inclement weather, the ceremony may be shortened.

Emmy-winning correspondent Soledad O'Brien will deliver the Commencement address. Special correspondent and anchor for the CNN morning show Starting Point, O'Brien has reported breaking news from around the globe and has produced award-winning documentaries on many of today's major issues.

If you have family or friends unable to attend this year's commencement, they can view the ceremony live on the UDLive website.

Please see our Parking & Travel page for information on parking, travel to and from the ceremony, travel to and from all the convocations, and construction alerts.

Want to know where to sit to be close to your graduate? Please refer to our online seating chart to see where the graduates will be seated.

For more details, please visit the UD Commencemnet and Convocation web page.