Penn Commencement

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 Field

Graduate 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 ceremony

College 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 ceremony

Fels 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 Streets

Biomedical 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    

Family and Friends Reception:  Jon M. Huntsman Hall, immediately following the ceremony

Wharton Doctoral Division
Ceremony and Reception:  Sunday, May 17, 5-7 p.m., Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 8th Floor, Colloquium Hall

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