University of Delaware
Office of Public Relations
UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 26, April 10



             Colleges announce spring Convocation schedule
     
     The 148th Commencement exercises will take place at 9
a.m., Saturday, May 31, outdoors in Delaware Stadium, rain
or shine. Georgie Anne Geyer, columnist, lecturer and
author, will be featured speaker.
     A well-known journalist and foreign correspondent, her
most recent book, Americans No More: The Death of
Citizenship, was published in 1996.
     After Commencement, individual colleges and departments
in the College of Arts and Science will hold Convocation
ceremonies, including:
   * Anthropology, 19 Sunset Rd., 11:30 a.m.
   * Art, Art Conservation, Art History, Music and Theatre,
     Mitchell Hall, 1:30 p.m.
   * Biological Sciences, Delaware Field House, 1:30 p.m.
   * Chemistry and Biochemistry, Pearson Hall auditorium,
     11:30 a.m.
   * Communication, Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont
     Music Building, 11:30 a.m.
   * Computer and Information Sciences, 130 Smith Hall,
     noon
   * English and Foreign Languages and Literatures,
     Carpenter Sports Building, 1:30 p.m.
   * Geography, Geology and Environmental Science, Loudis
     Recital Hall, , Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 1:30
     p.m.
   * History, Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center,
     11:30 a.m.
   * Linguistics, 46 East Delaware Ave., 11:30 a.m.
   * Mathematical Sciences, Trabant University Center
     Theatre, 11:30 a.m.
   * Philosophy, Purnell Hall case study room, 11:30 a.m.
   * Physics, Room 100 Sharp Laboratory, 11:30 a.m.
   * Political Science and International Relations and Arts
     and Science Economics, Multipurpose Room, Trabant
     University Center, 1:30 p.m.
   * Psychology, Carpenter Sports Building, noon
   * Sociology and Criminal Justice, Delaware Field
     House,11:30 a.m.
   * Women's Studies, Room, 219, Trabant University Center,
     3 p.m.
   * Liberal Studies and Medical Scholars, Room 125 Clayton
     Hall, 11:30 a.m.
   For additional information, call 831-2351.
   College programs include:
   * Agricultural Sciences, Mitchell Hall, 11:30 a.m. For
     additional information, call 831-2501.
   * Business and Economics, Bob Carpenter Center, 11:30
     a.m. For additional information, call 831-2551.
   * Education, Carpenter Sports  Building, 11:30 a.m.
     Tickets are required. For additional information, call
     831-2311.
   * Engineering, Room 101 A/B, Clayton Hall, 11:30 a.m.
     For additional information, call 831-2401.
   * Human Resources, Bob Carpenter Center, 1:30 p.m. For
     additional information, call 831-2301.
   * Marine Studies, Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center,
     11:30 a.m. For additional information, call 831-1487.
   * Nursing, 101 A/B, Clayton Hall, 1:30 p.m. For
     additional information, call 831-2381.
   * Physical Education, Athletics and Recreation, Pearson
     Hall, 1:30 p.m. For additional information, call 831-
     2252.
   * Urban Affairs and Public Policy, Room 120, Clayton
     Hall, 11:30 a.m. For additional information, call 831-
     2394.
     Each of the Convocation ceremonies will last
approximately one hour. No tickets are required unless
noted.