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Commencement Invitation to Penn Community

To the Penn Community:

Penn’s Commencement is a wonderful opportunity to gather together in recognition of the impressive accomplishments of our students.  On behalf of the Trustees, Officers and Deans and their faculties, we would like to invite all members of the Penn community to attend the University’s 261st Commencement on Monday, May 15, 2017.

The Academic Procession steps forth from the Annenberg Center at 9 a.m., then pauses for approximately 45 minutes in front of College Hall to applaud the graduating students as they pass through our ranks.  The procession then proceeds to Franklin Field, where the ceremony begins at 10:15 a.m. 

If you would like to attend, please seek advance approval from your supervisor to ensure that the business needs of your department will continue to be met.  Whether you wish to join the festivities around Locust Walk and College Green or come to the ceremony itself (tickets are not necessary), we very much hope that you will join us in this University-wide celebration of the academic year.

—Amy Gutmann, President

—Vincent Price, Provost

—Leslie Laird Kruhly, Vice President and University Secretary

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