School Ceremonies
Graduates will participate in the following school-based ceremonies. Those who received their degrees in August and December 2008 are also invited to attend these functions.
Details regarding ceremony dates and locations will be posted as they become available. Further information may be available on the websites of the schools:
Annenberg School for Communication
Bachelor of Arts Ceremony: Sunday, May 17, 10:00 a.m., Zellerbach Theater
Reception: ASC Forum, following the ceremony
MA and Ph.D. Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 1:30 p.m., Room 110, Annenberg School
Reception: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m., ASC Forum
School of Arts and Sciences:
College of Arts and Sciences
Ceremony: Sunday, May 17, 6:30 p.m., Franklin FieldGraduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences
Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 1:00 p.m., Hill Field, 33rd and Walnut Street
Reception: Hill Field, immediately following the ceremonyCollege of Liberal and Professional Studies
Ceremony: Sunday, May 17, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m., Hill Field, 33rd and Walnut Street
Reception: Inn at Penn, Woodlands Ballroom, immediately following the ceremonyFels Institute of Government
Ceremony: Sunday, May 17, 2:00 p.m., Fels Institute of Government
School
of Dental Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 1:00pm, Irvine Auditorium
Reception: Immediately following the ceremony, School of Dental Medicine, Robert Schattner Center, 240 S. 40th Street
School
of Design
Luncheon: Monday, May 18, 12:00 noon, Meyerson Hall
Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 1:30 p.m., Furness Plaza, 34th Street and Locust Walk
Graduate
School of Education
Ceremony: Saturday, May 16, 10:00 a.m., Franklin Field
School
of Engineering and Applied Science
Doctoral Ceremony: Sunday, May 17, 1:00 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Reception: Annenberg Plaza, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Master's Ceremony: Sunday, May 17, 4:00 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Reception: Annenberg Plaza, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Undergraduate Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 2:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Luncheon: Monday, May 18, immediately following the main University Commencement ceremony, in the graduate’s respective department (more information available on the School website in early spring)
Law School
Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 3:00 p.m., Academy of Music, Broad and Locusts Streets
Reception: Sunday, May 17, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., Law School
School of Medicine:
School of Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 8:00 p.m., Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce StreetsBiomedical Graduate Studies
Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 12:30 – 2:30 p.m., University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
School
of Nursing
Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 3:00 p.m., Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce Streets
Reception: Monday, May 18, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., Carol Ware Gates Lobby, Claire M. Fagin Hall
School of Social Policy & Practice
Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 6:30 p.m., Irvine Auditorium (tickets required)
Reception: Hall of Flags, Houston Hall, immediately following the ceremony
School of Veterinary Medicine
Ceremony: Monday, May 18, 2:30 p.m., Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center
Reception: Annenberg Center Courtyard, immediately following the ceremony
Wharton Undergraduate Division
Ceremony: Sunday, May 17, 9:00 a.m., Franklin Field
Reception: Jon M. Huntsman Hall, immediately following the ceremony
Wharton Graduate Division
Ceremony: Sunday, May 17, 1:00 – 3:30 p.m., Franklin Field
Wharton
Doctoral Division
Ceremony and Reception: Sunday, May 17, 5-7 p.m., Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor, Colloquium Hall
