University of Delaware
Office of Public Relations
UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 32, May 22


             Colleges to hold spring Convocation exercises
     
     Thee 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
      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.