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Congratulations Graduates-To-Be!

The campus-wide commencement ceremony will take place on Thursday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. (processional begins at 7:00) in the Comcast Center. For more information about the campus-wide ceremony, go to www.commencement.umd.edu/, send an email to events@ur.umd.edu or call 301-405-4638.

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences' commencement ceremonies will take place on Friday, May 23. Following are the times and locations for each academic departmental ceremony.

Other important information

 

Ceremonies by Department

 

African American Studies
9:00 a.m. in Memorial Chapel

Undergraduate Students/Marshals: Assemble in regalia at 8:00 am in the West Chapel of Memorial Chapel.
Graduate Students: Assemble in regalia at 8:00 a.m. in the Reception Suite/Conference room 1120 of Memorial Chapel.
Faculty/Platform Party: Assemble in regalia at 8:15 a.m. in the Memorial Chapel lounge.

Contact: Jeanne Long, 301-405-1559, jlong@aasp.umd.edu

Anthropology
9:00 a.m. in Memorial Chapel

Undergraduate Students/Marshals: Assemble in regalia at 8:00 am in the West Chapel of Memorial Chapel.
Graduate Students: Assemble in regalia at 8:00 a.m. in the Reception Suite/Conference room 1120 of Memorial Chapel.
Faculty/Platform Party: Assemble in regalia at 8:15 a.m. in the Memorial Chapel lounge.

Contact: Katherine Johnson, 301-405-1423, kjjohnson@anth.umd.edu

Criminology & Criminal Justice
9:00 a.m. in the Comcast Center

All Students/Marshals: Assemble in regalia at 8:00 a.m. in the small auxiliary gym (room 0601) on the ground floor of the Comcast Center.
Faculty/Platform Party: Assemble in regalia at 8:00 a.m. in the media room (0405) on the arena level of the Comcast Center.

Contact: Michael Kashtan, 301-405-4706, mkashtan@crim.umd.edu.

Economics
1:00 p.m. in Richie Coliseum

Undergraduate Students: Assemble in regalia at Noon in Ritchie’s basement lobby (Room 0199). Locate a graduation marshal to obtain a card printed with your name and graduation status (honors, double major, double degree, or other distinctions). Please leave all valuables and coats with your guests or in your car. There is no secure area in Ritchie to store these items.
Graduate (MA/Phd) students, faculty, and marshals: Assemble in Room 1104 of Ritchie at Noon.
Guests: Please enter Ritchie Coliseum from the main door facing Route 1. Parking is available in Lot K. Seating in the theater is open, except where designated for the graduates. We ask that family and guests not accompany graduates to the line-up area as space is limited.

Contact: Cindy Clement, 301-405-3257, clement@econ.umd.edu

Geography and ENSP - Land Use
9:00 a.m. in Memorial Chapel

Undergraduate Students/Marshals: Assemble in regalia at 8:00 am in the West Chapel of Memorial Chapel.
Graduate Students: Assemble in regalia at 8:00 a.m. in the Reception Suite/Conference room 1120 of Memorial Chapel.
Faculty/Platform Party: Assemble in regalia at 8:15 a.m. in the Memorial Chapel lounge.

Contact: Jacqui Ignatova, 301-405-8419, jignatov@umd.edu

Government & Politics and ENSP-Politics & Policy
1:00 p.m. in the Reckord Armory

Undergraduate Students/Marshals: Assemble in regalia at Noon in the basement of the Reckord Armory.
Graduate students/Faculty/Platform Party: Assemble in regalia at Noon in room 0121 of the Reckord Armory.

Contact: Jennifer Coarts, 301-405-4154, jcoarts@umd.edu.

Hearing and Speech Sciences
3:00 p.m. in Memorial Chapel

All Students/Marshals: Assemble in regalia at 2:15 p.m. in the “small” chapel.
Faculty/Platform Party: Assemble in regalia at 2:30 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel lounge.

Contact: Wei Tian, 301-405-4458, wtian@hesp.umd.edu.

Joint Program in Survey Methodology
12:00 p.m. in Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center - Deckelboum Concert Hall

Contact: Rupa Jethwa, 301-314-7911, rjeapen@survey.umd.edu

Leadership Education and Development (LEAD)
10:00 a.m. Hoff Theater, Stamp Student Union

All students/marshals: TBA

Contact: Darlene Iskra, 301-760-7507, diskra@oiep.umd.edu
LEAD Web site: http://www.lead.umd.edu/

Psychology
9:00 a.m. in the Cole Student Activities Building

Undergraduate Students/Marshals: Assemble in regalia at 8 a.m. in Parking Lot Z behind Cole Field House (at the entrance to the tunnel). If the weather is bad, students can gather inside the tunnel at the entryway. Lot Z is located on Union Lane. If you are headed west, the assembly place will be after the parking garage. Leave valuables with family members.
Graduate Students/Faculty/Platform Party: Assemble in regalia at 8 a.m. inside the tunnel at the back of Cole Field House. (You can enter through lot Z). Once inside the tunnel, enter the multipurpose room to your right to assemble.

Contact: James Malone, 301-405-5862, jmalone@psyc.umd.edu.

Sociology and ENSP - Society & Environmental Issues
12:00 p.m. in Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center - Deckelboum Concert Hall

All Students/Marshals/Faculty/Platform Party: Assemble in regalia at 11:00 a.m. in the Dance Choreography Studio.

Contact: Linda Moghadam, 301-405-6389, linda@socy.umd.edu

For more information contact:

Meghan Vesper
(301) 405-8748
mvesper@bsos.umd.edu

 


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