University of Pennsylvania Commencement Events 2010 |
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May 4, 2010,
Volume 56, No. 32
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Baccalaureate Ceremony
Sunday, May 16
Irvine Auditorium
1:30–2:30 p.m.–Ceremony for students whose last names begin with A-K
3–4 p.m.–Ceremony for students whose last names begin with L-Z
Speaker: Mitch Albom, Author
Commencement
Monday, May 17
Franklin Field, 9 a.m.
Speaker: Jon Huntsman, C’87,
US Ambassador to China
Honorary Degree Recipients:
Sandra M. Faber,
Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz; Astronomer, University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory:
Doctor of Science
Paul Farmer,
Chair and Founding Director of
Partners In Health; Maude and
Lillian Presley Professor of
Social Medicine, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine,
Harvard Medical School:
Doctor of Science
Jon Huntsman, C’87,
US Ambassador to China: Doctor of Laws
Abdullah Ibrahim,
South African Jazz Pianist:
Doctor of Music. Mr. Ibrahim could not attend Commencement on May 17, 2010. No honorary degree was granted.
Risa J. Lavizzo-Mourey, WG’86,
President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Doctor of Laws
Greg Mortenson,
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Central Asia Institute:
Doctor of Humane Letters
Peter C. Nowell, M’52,
Gaylord P. and Mary Louise Harnwell Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania: Doctor of Science
James S. Riepe, W’65, WG’67,
Senior Advisor and Retired Vice Chairman, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.: Doctor of Laws
School Ceremonies and Speakers
Annenberg School for Communication
Bachelor of Arts Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 10 a.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Reception: Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center, 202 S. 36th Street, following the ceremony
PhD Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 1:30 p.m., Room 110, Annenberg School
Reception: Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center, 202 S. 36th Street, noon–1:30 p.m.
School of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences:
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: George Smith, C’55,
2009 Nobel Laureate in Physics
Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences:
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 1 p.m.,
Hill Square, 33rd and Walnut Street
Speaker: Mark Devlin, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Professor of Physics and Astronomy,
University of Pennsylvania
Reception: Hill Field, immediately following the ceremony
College of Liberal and Professional Studies:
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 4 p.m.,
Hill Square, 33rd and Walnut Street
Speaker: David Grazian, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Chair of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Reception: Hill Field, immediately following the ceremony
Fels Institute of Government:
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 2 p.m., Fels Institute of Government, 3814 Walnut Street
Speaker: Della Clark, President of the Enterprise Center
Reception: Immediately following the ceremony
School of Dental Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 1 p.m.,
Irvine Auditorium
Speaker: Governor Edward G. Rendell
Reception: Immediately following the ceremony, School of Dental Medicine,
Robert Schattner Center, 240 S. 40th Street
School of Design
Luncheon: Monday, May 17, noon,
Meyerson Hall Terrace
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 1:30 p.m., Furness Plaza, 34th Street and Locust Walk
Speaker: Barry Bergdoll, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art; Professor, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Graduate School of Education
Ceremony: Saturday, May 15, 10 a.m.,
Franklin Field
Speaker: John Katzman, Chief Executive Officer, 2tor, Inc.
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Doctoral Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 1 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Senator Ted Kaufman of Delaware
Reception: Annenberg Plaza, 2–3 p.m.
Master’s Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 4 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Sean McDonald, President and CEO of Precision Therapeutics, Inc.
Reception: Annenberg Plaza, 5–6 p.m.
Undergraduate Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 2:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: Rajendra Singh, Telcom Ventures, L.L.C.
Luncheon: Monday, May 17, immediately following the University Commencement
Law School
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 3 p.m.,
Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Streets
Speaker: Jeffrey Toobin, Esq., Author and CNN Senior Analyst
Reception: Sunday, May 16, 2–4 p.m., Law School
School of Medicine
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 9 a.m.,
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts,
Broad and Spruce Streets
Speaker: Arthur L. Caplan, Emmanuel and Robert Hart Director of the Center for Bioethics and the Sydney D Caplan Professor of Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
Reception: Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, immediately following the ceremony
Biomedical Graduate Studies:
Ceremony and Reception: Monday, May 17, 12:30–2:30 p.m., University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
School of Nursing
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 3 p.m.,
Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center,
Broad and Spruce Streets
Speaker: Greg Mortenson, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Central Asia Institute
Reception: Monday, May 17, noon-1:30 p.m., Carol Ware Gates Lobby, Claire M. Fagin Hall
School of Social Policy & Practice
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 7 p.m.,
Irvine Auditorium (tickets required)
Speaker: Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Reception: Houston Hall, immediately following the ceremony
School of Veterinary Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 17, 2:30 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: James A. Wight, Author
Reception: Annenberg Center Courtyard, immediately following the ceremony
Wharton School
Wharton Undergraduate Division
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 9 a.m., Franklin Field
Faculty Speaker: Philip Nichols, Legal Studies & Business Ethics Department
Student Speaker: Shannon Dwyer, W’10
Reception: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, immediately following the ceremony
Wharton Graduate Division
Ceremony: Sunday, May 16, 1–3:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: Robert Kapito, Co-Founder,
President and Director of BlackRock
Wharton Doctoral Division
Ceremony and Reception: Sunday, May 16, 5 p.m., Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor, Colloquium Hall
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For additional information on Commencement 2010:
visit the Commencement Website: www.upenn.edu/commencement
or call the Commencement Hotline: (215) 573-GRAD.
Related: Commencement Invitation
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