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125th Spring Commencement

Schedule

All students earning graduate degrees are invited to their master's or doctoral Graduate School convocations on Saturday, May 17. In addition, those colleges, schools and departments noted below with an asterisk (*) include graduate degree candidates, along with undergraduate degree candidates, in their ceremonies.

Friday May 16, Convocation Schedule
Saturday, May 17, Convocation Schedule
University-Wide Schedule
College & School Contacts

Friday, May 16, 2008
College, School and Department Convocation

  9 a.m. McCombs School of Business (Undergraduate Ceremony)
Convocation Location: Frank Erwin Center
Contact: Undergraduate Program Office (512) 471-0690
  9 a.m. Department of Government*
College of Liberal Arts
Convocation Location: Gregory Gymnasium
Contact: Nancy Moses (512) 471-5121
  9 a.m. College of Pharmacy
Convocation Location: Recreational Sports Center
Contact: Lisa Meyer (512) 475-9753
  10 a.m. - 7 p.m. The Great Texas Exit
Location: Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, 2110 San Jacinto (Across from Stadium)
Information: Texas Exes

  Noon College of Education
Convocation Location: Gregory Gymnasium
Contact: Jennifer Morris (512) 471-3486
  Noon College of Liberal Arts
Convocation Location: Frank Erwin Center
Contact: Jean Johnson (512) 232-6504
Joint convocation for students graduating with the following majors:

Center for African and African American Studies
Department of American Studies
Department of Anthropology
Department of Asian Studies
Center for Asian American Studies
Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies
Department of Classics
Comparative Literature Program
Center for East Asian Studies
Center for European Studies
Department of French and Italian
Department of Geography and the Environment
Department of Germanic Studies
Humanities Program
Center for Intercultural Studies in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Institute of Latin American Studies
Department of Linguistics
Medieval Studies Program
Department of Middle Eastern Studies
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Department of Philosophy
Religious Studies Program
Division of Rhetoric and Composition
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies
Department of Sociology
South Asia Institute
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Center for Women's & Gender Studies

Departments not listed above have individual convocations. Please consult the remaining schedule for times and locations.

  Noon School of Nursing*
Convocation Location: Recreational Sports Center
Contact: Sue Walker (512) 232-4799
  3 p.m. Joint ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
Convocation Location: Bates Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center
Contact: Captain Ron Lobato, U.S. Navy (512) 471-7647
  3 p.m. College of Communication
Convocation Location: Frank Erwin Center
Contact: Cindy Patiño (512) 471-1553
  3 p.m. Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Recognition Ceremony
Convocation Location: Gregory Gymnasium
Contact: MBA Program Office (512) 471-7698
  3 p.m. College of Fine Arts
Convocation Location: Recreational Sports Center
Contact: Student Affairs Office (512) 471-5011
  6 p.m. Department of History*
College of Liberal Arts

Convocation Location: Recreational Sports Center
Contact: Department Office (512) 471-3261
  6 p.m. Master in Professional Accounting (MPA)
Recognition Ceremony

Convocation Location: Gregory Gymnasium
Contact: Madeline Chauvin (512) 471-6559
  7 p.m. Cockrell School of Engineering*
Convocation Location: Frank Erwin Center
Contact: Kelli Collier (512) 471-1166

*Ceremony includes graduate and undergraduate students.


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Saturday, May 17, 2008
College, School and Department Convocations

  8 a.m. College of Natural Sciences
(All majors except the School of Biological Sciences
and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Convocation Location: Frank Erwin Center
Contact: Holly Hunt (512) 232-1079
  8:30 a.m. (New Time) Plan II Honors Program
College of Liberal Arts

Convocation Location: Hogg Auditorium
Contact: Jennifer Scalora (512) 471-1442
Note: Tickets are required.
  9 a.m. Department of Economics*
College of Liberal Arts

Convocation Location: Gregory Gymnasium
Contact: Prudence Ching (512) 475-8507
  9 a.m. Graduate Studies (Master’s Degree Candidates)
Convocation Location: Recreational Sports Center
Contact: Gwen Barton (512) 232-3622
  10 a.m. Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Convocation Location: Bates Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center
Contact: Jeffery Patterson (512) 232-4220
  10 a.m. - 6 p.m. The Great Texas Exit
Location: Etter-Harbin Alumni Center, 2110 San Jacinto (Across from Stadium)
Information: Texas Exes
  Noon Texas Evening MBA, Texas Executive MBA,
Texas Executive MBA at Mexico City
McCombs School of Business

Convocation Location: Hogg Auditorium
Contact: Tessa Peterson (512) 232-5420
  Noon School of Biological Sciences and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
College of Natural Sciences

Convocation Location: Frank Erwin Center
Contact: Holly Hunt (512) 232-1079
  Noon Graduate Studies (Doctor's Degree Candidates)
Convocation Location: Recreational Sports Center
Contact: Gwen Barton (512) 232-3622
  12:30 p.m. Department of English*
College of Liberal Arts

Convocation Location: Gregory Gymnasium
Contact: Shannon Barry (512) 471-5736
  2 p.m. School of Information
Convocation Location: Jessen Auditorium, Homer Rainey Hall
Contact: Carla Criner (512) 471-3821
  3 p.m. Center for Mexican American Studies*
College of Liberal Arts

Convocation Location: University Teaching Center 2.112A
Contact: Elvira Prieto (512) 471-2134
  3 p.m. Jackson School of Geosciences*
Convocation Location: Bates Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center
Contact: Glynis Morse (512) 471-0270
  3 p.m. School of Social Work*
Convocation Location: Recreational Sports Center
Contact: Julie Cunniff (512) 471-0562
  3:30 p.m. School of Architecture*
Convocation Location: Hogg Auditorium
Contact: Jeanne Crawford (512) 471-0109
  3:30 p.m. School of Law
Convocation Location: Frank Erwin Center
Contact: Reymundo Ramos (512) 232-1313
  3:30 p.m. Department of Psychology*
College of Liberal Arts

Convocation Location: Gregory Gymnasium
Contact: Alice Andrews (512) 471-4410
  4 p.m. Master of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization
IC² Institute
Convocation Location: Thompson Conference Center 1.110
Contact: Jacquelin Courtney (512) 475-8935

 

*Ceremony includes graduate and undergraduate students.


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125th Spring University-Wide Commencement

The University of Texas at Austin Tower (Frank Erwin Center in the event of rain)

  7 p.m. Carillon Prelude
  7:20 p.m. Commencement Concert
  8 p.m. Grand Procession of Degree Candidates
     
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College and School Contacts

For information on specific convocations and special events, please call colleges, schools and departments in advance. Offices will be closed on Saturday, May 17th.

  Architecture Jeanne Crawford (512)471-0109
  McCombs School of Business    
  Master of Business Administration Undergraduate Program Office (512) 471-0690
  All Undergraduate Business Programs Tessa Peterson (512) 232-5420
  Executive Education MBA Programs MBA Program Office (512) 471-7698
  Master in Professional Accounting Madeline Chauvin (512) 471-6559
  Communication Cindy Patiño (512) 475-9166
  Education Jennifer Morris (512) 471-3486
  Engineering Kelli Collier (512) 471-1166
  Fine Arts Ginger Baker (512) 475-7032
  Graduate Studies
(Master's & Doctor's Degrees)
Gwen Barton (512) 232-3622
  Jackson School of Geosciences Glynis Morse (512) 471-0270
  IC² Institute Jacquelin Courtney (512) 475-8935
  Law Reymundo Ramos (512) 232-1313
  Liberal Arts    
  Economics Prudence Ching (512) 475-8507
  English Shannon Barry (512) 471-5736
  Government Nancy Moses (512) 471-5121
  History Department Office (512) 471-3261
  Mexican American Studies Elvira Prieto (512) 471-2134
  Plan II Honors Program Jennifer Scalora (512) 471-1442
  Psychology Alice Andrews (512) 471-4410
  ROTC Captain Ron Lobato, U.S. Navy (512) 471-7647
  All Other Liberal Arts Programs Jean Johnson (512) 232-6504
  School of Information Carla Criner (512) 471-3821
  Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Jeffery Patterson (512) 232-4220
  Natural Sciences (including Biological Sciences) Holly Hunt (512) 232-1079
  Nursing Sue Walker (512) 232-4799
  Pharmacy Lisa Meyer (512) 475-9753
  Social Work Julie Cunniff (512) 471-0562
       
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