University of Pennsylvania Commencement Events 2017

May 2, 2017
vol 63 issue 33
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Baccalaureate Ceremony

Sunday, May 14
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: Angela Duckworth, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Penn; founder and scientific director of the Character Lab and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow

Commencement

Monday, May 15
Franklin Field, 9 a.m.

Speaker: Cory A. Booker, United States Senator for New Jersey; advocate for criminal
justice reform and community empowerment

Honorary Degree Recipients

Isabel Allende, writer, journalist, and women’s rights activist; Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Doctor of Humane Letters

Cory A. Booker, United States Senator for New Jersey; advocate for criminal justice reform and community empowerment
Doctor of Laws

Clara Franzini-Armstrong, emerita professor of cell and developmental biology, Perelman School of Medicine, Penn
Doctor of Sciences

Terry Gross, host and co-executive producer, Fresh Air, NPR; National Humanities Medal recipient
Doctor of Humane Letters

Ada Sue Hinshaw, inaugural director, National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH; groundbreaking researcher in the science of nursing
Doctor of Sciences

Robert Parris Moses, founder and president, The Algebra Project; educator and civil rights champion
Doctor of Humane Letters

Paul Muldoon, poet, Howard G.B. Clark ’21 University Professor in the Humanities,
Princeton University, and poetry editor, The New Yorker
Doctor of Humane Letters

School Ceremonies and Speakers

Annenberg School for Communication Bachelor of Arts Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 10 a.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center Reception: Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center, following the ceremony Speaker: Seth Grossman, C’ 01, chief of staff to University of California President Janet Napolitano; formerly with US Department of Homeland Security PhD Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 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 and Sciences: Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Field Class of 2017 Speaker: Ivan Sandoval, C’17 Speaker: Jennifer Egan, C’85, author Graduate Division, School of Arts & Sciences: Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 1 p.m., Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum Speaker: Ralph Rosen, Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities, professor of classical studies, Penn College of Liberal and Professional Studies: Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 4 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center Speaker: Angela Duckworth, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Penn Fels Institute of Government: Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 1:30 p.m., St. Mary’s, Hamilton Village Speaker: Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, IN and candidate for DNC Chairman School of Dental Medicine Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 1 p.m., Irvine Auditorium Speaker: Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, immediate past president and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; incoming PIK Professor, Penn Reception: Immediately following the ceremony, Robert Schattner Center School of Design Luncheon: Monday, May 15, noon, Meyerson Hall Upper & Lower Galleries and Dean’s Alley Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 1:30 p.m., Meyerson Plaza Speaker: Mindy Fullilove, professor of urban policy and health, Parsons School of Design Reception: 3:30 p.m., following the ceremony, Meyerson Hall Upper & Lower Galleries and Dean’s Alley Graduate School of Education Ceremony: Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m., Franklin Field Speaker: Robert Moses, founder and president, The Algebra Project School of Engineering & Applied Science Undergraduate Ceremony: Saturday, May 13, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Palestra Speaker: Iqram Magdon-Ismail, ENG’06, president and co-founder, Venmo Inc. Luncheon: 12:30-2 p.m., Engineering Complex Master’s Ceremony: Friday, May 12, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Palestra Speaker: Jonathan Brassington, GEN’97,WF’08, CEO and co-founder, LiquidHub Inc. Reception: 1:30-3 p.m., Engineering Complex	PhD Ceremony: Thursday, May 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Irvine Auditorium Speaker: Christian Gerdes, ENG’90, W’90, GEN’92, professor of mechanical engineering, Stanford University Reception: Immediately following the ceremony, Hall of Flags, Houston Hall Law School Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 3 p.m., Academy of Music Speaker: Mary Robinson, first woman president of Ireland, advocate for global human rights, recipient of the US Presidential Medal of Freedom Reception: Sunday, May 14, 2-4:30 p.m., Law School Perelman School of Medicine Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 9 a.m., Kimmel Center Speaker: Robert Wachter, professor and chair, department of medicine, UCSF Reception: Kimmel Center, immediately following the ceremony Biomedical Graduate Studies: Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center School of Nursing Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 7 p.m., Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center Speaker: Patricia Flatley Brennan, director, National Library of Medicine Reception: Monday, May 15, noon, Carol Elizabeth Ware Lobby in the School of Nursing School of Social Policy & Practice Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 6:30 p.m., Irvine Auditorium (tickets required) Speaker: Tamron Hall, award-winning journalist Reception: Houston Hall, immediately following the ceremony School of Veterinary Medicine Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 2:30 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center Speaker: Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, professor of medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; co-author of Zoobiquity Reception: Annenberg Plaza, immediately following the ceremony Wharton School Wharton San Francisco MBA for Executives Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, May 6, 3 p.m., Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA Speaker: K. Robert “Bobby” Turner, W’84, chairman & CEO, Turner Impact Capital Wharton Doctoral Division Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, May 13, 11 a.m., Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum Wharton MBA for Executives Philadelphia Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, May 13, 3 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center Speaker: Adam Grant, Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management, Wharton School and professor of psychology, Penn Wharton Undergraduate Division Graduation Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 9 a.m., Palestra Speaker: Nathaniel “Nat” Snead Turner V, W’08, co-Founder & CEO, Flatiron Health Wharton MBA Division Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 1 p.m., Palestra Speaker:Yuri Milner, founder, DST Global

Annenberg School for Communication
Bachelor of Arts Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 10 a.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Reception: Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center, following the ceremony
Speaker: Seth Grossman, C’ 01, chief of staff to University of California President Janet Napolitano; formerly with US Department of Homeland Security
PhD Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 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 and Sciences:
Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 6:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Class of 2017 Speaker: Ivan Sandoval, C’17
Speaker: Jennifer Egan, C’85, author
Graduate Division, School of Arts & Sciences:
Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 1 p.m., Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum
Speaker: Ralph Rosen, Vartan Gregorian Professor of the Humanities, professor of classical studies, Penn
College of Liberal and Professional Studies:
Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 4 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Angela Duckworth, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Penn
Fels Institute of Government:
Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 1:30 p.m., St. Mary’s, Hamilton Village
Speaker: Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, IN and candidate for DNC Chairman

School of Dental Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 1 p.m., Irvine Auditorium
Speaker: Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, immediate past president and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; incoming PIK Professor, Penn
Reception: Immediately following the ceremony, Robert Schattner Center

School of Design
Luncheon: Monday, May 15, noon, Meyerson Hall Upper & Lower Galleries and Dean’s Alley
Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 1:30 p.m., Meyerson Plaza
Speaker: Mindy Fullilove, professor of urban policy and health, Parsons School of Design
Reception: 3:30 p.m., following the ceremony, Meyerson Hall Upper & Lower Galleries and Dean’s Alley

Graduate School of Education
Ceremony: Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m., Franklin Field
Speaker: Robert Moses, founder and president, The Algebra Project

School of Engineering & Applied Science
Undergraduate Ceremony: Saturday, May 13, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Palestra
Speaker: Iqram Magdon-Ismail, ENG’06, president and co-founder, Venmo Inc.
Luncheon: 12:30-2 p.m., Engineering Complex
Master’s Ceremony: Friday, May 12, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Palestra
Speaker: Jonathan Brassington, GEN’97,WF’08, CEO and co-founder, LiquidHub Inc.
Reception: 1:30-3 p.m., Engineering Complex

PhD Ceremony: Thursday, May 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Irvine Auditorium
Speaker: Christian Gerdes, ENG’90, W’90, GEN’92, professor of mechanical engineering, Stanford University
Reception: Immediately following the ceremony, Hall of Flags, Houston Hall

Law School
Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 3 p.m., Academy of Music
Speaker: Mary Robinson, first woman president of Ireland, advocate for global human rights, recipient of the US Presidential Medal of Freedom
Reception: Sunday, May 14, 2-4:30 p.m., Law School

Perelman School of Medicine
Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 9 a.m., Kimmel Center
Speaker: Robert Wachter, professor and chair, department of medicine, UCSF
Reception: Kimmel Center, immediately following the ceremony
Biomedical Graduate Studies:
Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center

School of Nursing
Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 7 p.m., Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center
Speaker: Patricia Flatley Brennan, director, National Library of Medicine
Reception: Monday, May 15, noon, Carol Elizabeth Ware Lobby in the School of Nursing

School of Social Policy & Practice
Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 6:30 p.m., Irvine Auditorium (tickets required)
Speaker: Tamron Hall, award-winning journalist
Reception: Houston Hall, immediately following the ceremony

School of Veterinary Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 15, 2:30 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, professor of medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA; co-author of Zoobiquity
Reception: Annenberg Plaza, immediately following the ceremony

Wharton School
Wharton San Francisco MBA for Executives Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, May 6, 3 p.m., Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, CA
Speaker: K. Robert “Bobby” Turner, W’84, chairman & CEO, Turner Impact Capital
Wharton Doctoral Division Graduation
Ceremony: Saturday, May 13, 11 a.m., Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum
Wharton MBA for Executives Philadelphia Graduation Ceremony: Saturday, May 13, 3 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Speaker: Adam Grant, Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management, Wharton School and professor of psychology, Penn
Wharton Undergraduate Division Graduation
Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 9 a.m., Palestra Speaker: Nathaniel “Nat” Snead Turner V, W’08, co-Founder & CEO, Flatiron Health
Wharton MBA Division
Ceremony: Sunday, May 14, 1 p.m., Palestra
Speaker:Yuri Milner, founder, DST Global

For additional information on Commencement 2017, visit the Commencement website or call the Commencement information line (215) 573-GRAD.