2008 Commencement Calendar

Thursday, May 1

4:30 p.m.

• International Student Reception, Helen King Alumni House

Friday, May 2

1:00 p.m.

• College of Nursing, Graduate Student Recognition and Reception, Singletary Center for the Arts

4:00 p.m.

• Air Force and Army ROTC, Joint Commissioning Ceremony, Memorial Hall
• College of Law, Recognition, Singletary Center for the Arts
• College of Nursing, BSN Pinning and Reception, Grand Ballroom, Student Center

7:00 p.m.

• College of Pharmacy, Recognition and Reception, Singletary Center for the Arts
• Vince Davis Lecture, Patterson School, Memorial Hall

Saturday, May 3

2:00 p.m.

• Harambee Celebration, Memorial Hall

7:00 p.m.

• Honors Program Reception, Ovid's Café, W. T. Young Library

Sunday, May 4

8:30 a.m.

• College of Agriculture, Recognition, Rupp Arena. Graduates enter from Cox Street parking Lot at Door # 9

10:00 a.m.

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, Reception and Line-up, on Cox Street parking lot, near loading docks.
• College of Education, Reception and Line-up, Heritage Ballrooms 1, 2, & 3
• College of Design, Recognition, Kentucky Theater, 214 E. Main Street

11:00 a.m.

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, Recognition, Rupp Arena
• College of Fine Arts, Recognition, Singletary Center for the Arts
• College of Public Health, Recognition, Memorial Hall

11:30 a.m.

• Martin School, Recognition, Lexington Center, Thoroughbred Rooms 1 & 2, level 3
• College of Communications and Information Studies, Recognition, Heritage Hall West (Graduates enter loading dock door E.)
• College of Education, Recognition, Heritage Hall Center and East

12:00 noon

• Gatton College of Business and Economics, Reception, Bluegrass Pre-Function
• Graduate School, Reception and Hooding, Lexington Center, Elkhorn Rooms, first floor

1:30 p.m.

• Faculty and graduating students form the academic procession on Cox Street parking lot, near loading dock area. If inclement weather, academic procession will form in lower concourse at floor level of Rupp Arena.

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

• 141^st ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY, Rupp Arena

4:00 p.m.

• College of Engineering, Reception and line-up, Heritage Ballroom 1, 2, and 3
• College of Medicine, Ph.D. Reception, Thoroughbred Pre-Function

4:30 p.m.

• College of Arts and Sciences Line-up* on Cox Street parking lot, near loading docks
• College of Social Work, Recognition, Bluegrass Grand Ballroom, Level 3, Reception following
• College of Engineering, Recognition, Heritage Hall Center and East

5:00 p.m.

• College of Arts and Sciences, Recognition, Rupp Arena*
• College of Dentistry, Convocation for Presentation of Academic Hoods, Memorial Hall
• College of Health Sciences, Recognition, Singletary Center for the Arts

7:30 p.m.

• Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Commencement, Rupp Arena

Saturday, May 10

2:00 p.m.

• College of Medicine, Recognition and Reception, Center for the Arts

*Master's and doctoral degree students are not participants