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University of Pennsylvania Commencement Events 2016
Baccalaureate Ceremony
Sunday, May 15
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: David Brooks, author; political and cultural commentator; New York Times columnist Doctor of Humane Letters
Commencement
Monday, May 16
Franklin Field, 9 a.m.
Speaker: Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer, writer and performing artist; Grammy, Tony, MacArthur and Pulitzer Prize recipient Doctor of Arts
Honorary Degree Recipients:
Hawa Abdi, human rights activist and physician; founder and chairperson, Dr. Hawa Abdi Foundation Doctor of Sciences
Elizabeth E. Bailey, John C. Hower Professor Emeritus of Business Economics and Public Policy, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Doctor of Sciences
David Brooks, author; political and cultural commentator; New York Times columnist Doctor of Humane Letters
Renée Fleming, opera and classical performing artist; Grammy and National Medal of Arts recipient Doctor of Music
Sylvester James Gates, Jr., John S. Toll Professor of Physics and director, Center for String and Particle Theory, University of Maryland Doctor of Sciences
Asma Jahangir, human rights activist and lawyer; founding member, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Doctor of Laws
Eric R. Kandel, University Professor and director, Kavli Institute for Brain Science, Columbia University Doctor of Sciences
Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer, writer and performing artist; Grammy, Tony, MacArthur and Pulitzer Prize recipient Doctor of Arts
Annenberg School for Communication
Bachelor of Arts Ceremony: Sunday, May 15, 10 a.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Reception: Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center, following the ceremony
Speaker: Maria Popova (C’07), founder of BrainPickings
PhD Ceremony: Monday, May 16, 1:30 p.m., Room 110, Annenberg School
Reception: Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center, noon-1:30 p.m.
School of Arts & Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences Ceremony: Sunday, May 15, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Class of 2016 Speaker: Laura Sorice
Speaker: Billy Shore, C’77, founder of Share Our Strength
Graduate Division, SAS Ceremony: Monday, May 16, 1 p.m., Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum
Speaker: Anne Norton, professor of political science and chair of the department of political science, SAS, Penn
College of Liberal & Professional Studies Ceremony: Sunday, May 15, 4 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Anita Allen, vice provost for faculty, Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and professor of philosophy
Fels Institute of Government Ceremony: Sunday, May 15, 1:30 p.m., Fox-Fels Hall
Speaker: General Larry O. Spencer, former vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force
School of Dental Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 16, 1 p.m., Irvine Auditorium
Speaker: Carol Gomez Summerhays, president of the American Dental Association
Reception: Following the ceremony, School of Dental Medicine, Robert Schattner Center
School of Design
Luncheon: Monday, May 16, noon, Meyerson Hall Upper and Lower Galleries and Dean’s Alley
Ceremony: Monday, May 16, 1:30 p.m., Meyerson Plaza
Reception: Meyerson Hall Upper and Lower Galleries and Dean’s Alley, 3:30 p.m., following the ceremony
Speaker: Thom Mayne, founder and design director at Morphosis; practice professor of architecture, and Paul Philippe Cret Professor, Penn School of Design
Graduate School of Education
Ceremony: Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of the School of Education, University of Michigan
School of Engineering & Applied Science
Undergraduate Ceremony: Monday, May 16, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Palestra
Speaker: Lloyd W. Howell Jr., executive vice president, Booz Allen Hamilton
Class of 2016 Speaker: Adam Stravitz
Luncheon: noon-2 p.m., immediately following the University Commencement
Master’s Ceremony: Saturday, May 14, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Palestra
Speaker: Gayle Laakmann McDowell, ENG’05, GEN’05, WG’11, entrepreneur, author, consultant and programmer
Luncheon: 12:30-2 p.m., before the ceremony
PhD Ceremony: Thursday, May 12, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Irvine Auditorium
Speaker: David Ege, Merck & Co., Inc.
Reception: Hall of Flags, Houston Hall, 4:30-6 p.m.
Law School
Ceremony: Monday, May 16, 3-5:15 p.m., Academy of Music
Speaker: Loretta Lynch, 83rd attorney general of the United States
Reception: Sunday, May 15, 2-4:30 p.m., Law School
Perelman School of Medicine
Ceremony: Sunday, May 15, 9 a.m., Kimmel Center
Speaker: Nobel Laureate Michael S. Brown, M’66, Paul J. Thomas Professor of Molecular Genetics and director of the Jonsson Center for Molecular Genetics at University of Texas Southwestern
Reception: Kimmel Center, immediately following the ceremony
Biomedical Graduate Studies Ceremony:
Monday, May 16, 12:30 p.m., BRB II/III auditorium and lobby
School of Nursing
Ceremony: Monday, May 16, 3 p.m., Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center
Speaker: Alex Gorsky, chairman and chief executive officer, Johnson & Johnson
Reception: Monday, May 16, noon, Carol Elizabeth Ware Lobby in the School of Nursing
School of Social Policy & Practice
Ceremony: Monday, May 16, 6:30 p.m., Irvine Auditorium (tickets required)
Speaker: Ari Shapiro, host of NPR’s All Things Considered & award-winning journalist
Reception: Houston Hall, following ceremony
School of Veterinary Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 16, 2:30 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Russell C. Redding, Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture
Reception: Annenberg Plaza, following ceremony
Wharton School
Wharton MBA for Executives San Francisco Graduation Ceremony:
Saturday, May 7, 10-11:45 a.m., Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave.,San Francisco, CA
Speaker: Jacqueline Reses, W’92, capital lead, Square
Wharton Doctoral Division Graduation Ceremony:
Saturday, May 14, 11 a.m., Kintner-Dietrich Galleries, Penn Museum
Wharton MBA for Executives Philadelphia Graduation Ceremony:
Saturday, May 14, 3 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Anthony Noto, WG ’99 (WEMBA 23), chief financial officer, Twitter
Wharton Undergraduate Division Graduation
Ceremony: Sunday, May 15, 9 a.m., Palestra
Class of 2016 Speaker: Sebastián Negrón Reichard
Faculty Speaker: David Bell, Xinmei Zhang and Yongge Dai Professor, marketing
Wharton MBA Division Ceremony:
Sunday, May 15, 1 p.m., Palestra
Speaker: Ruth Porat, WG’87, chief financial officer, Alphabet
For additional information on Commencement 2016, visit the Commencement website: www.upenn.edu/commencement or call the Commencement information line: (215) 573-GRAD. |
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