The University of Delaware will hold its 2001 Commencement and Convocation ceremonies on Saturday, May 26. The 152nd Spring Commencement will begin at 9 a.m., rain or shine, in the Delaware Stadium, with the procession of alumni delegates.
David McCullough, a distinguished historian and noted author, whose honors include the Pulitzer Prize, two National Book Awards and the Frances Parkman Prize, will deliver the Commencement address before members of the graduating Class of 2001, their families and friends at the free, public ceremony.
Most of the Convocation ceremonies will be held after Commencement at sites located throughout the campus. However, four programs–for medical technology, nursing and Army and Air Force ROTC–will be held on Friday, May 25. Each ceremony will last approximately one hour. No tickets are required.
Convocations on Friday, May 25, are scheduled:
Department of Medical Technology
2 p.m., Trabant University Center Theatre
Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
5 p.m., Mitchell Hall
Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
5:30 p.m., Friday, 128 Clayton Hall
Department of Nursing
6 p.m., 101 Clayton Hall
Convocation celebrations and locations on Saturday, May 26, include:
* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1:30 p.m., Carpenter Sports Building, Front Gymnasium
* College of Arts and Science
Department of Anthropology
11:30 a.m., Munroe Hall
Departments of Art, Art Conservation, Art History, Music and Theatre
11:30 a.m., Mitchell Hall
Department of Biological Sciences
11:30 a.m., Carpenter Sports Building, Back Gymnasium
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
11:30 a.m., Pearson Hall auditorium
Department of Communication
1:30 p.m., Mitchell Hall
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
1:30 p.m., Pearson Hall auditorium
Department of English
11:30 a.m., Carpenter Sports Building, Front Gymnasium
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
11:30 a.m., Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building
Departments of Geography and Geology and the Environmental Science Program
1:30 p.m., Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building
Department of History
11:30 a.m., Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center
Department of Mathematical Sciences
11:30 a.m., 115 Purnell Hall
Department of Philosophy
11:30 a.m., 131 Sharp Laboratory
Department of Physics & Astronomy
11:30 a.m., 100 Sharp Laboratory
Department of Political Science and International Relations and Arts and Science Economics
1:30 p.m, Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center
Department of Psychology
1:30 p.m., Delaware Field House
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
11:30 a.m., Delaware Field House
Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Program
3 p.m., 209-211 Trabant University Center
Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and Medical Scholars Program
11:30 a.m., 125 Clayton Hall
* College of Business and Economics
1:30 p.m., Bob Carpenter Center
* College of Engineering
1:30 p.m., Carpenter Sports Building, Back Gymnasium
* College of Health and Nursing Sciences
Department of Health and Exercise Sciences
1:30 p.m., 101 Clayton Hall
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
11:30 a.m., 128 Clayton Hall
* College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy
Department of Individual and Family Studies, School of Education graduate program and all undergraduate programs
11:30 a.m., Bob Carpenter Center
School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy graduate program
noon, 130 Smith Hall
* College of Marine Studies
11:30 a.m., Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center
Degree candidates at all ceremonies must wear academic cap and gown.
For more information on Commencement, visit the web site at [http://www.udel.edu/ alumni/commence.html].
