Graduation Schedule

Friday, May 20

  • 2:30 to 4 p.m. Reception and recognition for graduating international students, family, and friends. Kansas and Malott Rooms, Kansas Union, level 6.
  • 4 to 6 p.m. School of Business recognition for bachelor’s degree candidates and hooding for master’s degree candidates. Lied Center.

Saturday, May 21

  • 8:30 a.m. School of Journalism graduate recognition and master’s degree hooding ceremony. Lied Center. Reception follows.
  • 8:30 to 10 a.m. Reception for Chancellor’s student awards recipients. Kansas Room, Kansas Union.
  • 9 a.m. School of Allied Health recognition ceremony. Memorial Hall, 600 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.
  • 10 to 11 a.m. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences master’s hooding. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.
  • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. KU Visitor Center open at 1502 Iowa St.
  • 10:30 a.m. School of Fine Arts Convocation. Lied Center.
  • 10:30 a.m. to noon. School of Allied Health and School of Graduate Studies brunch for graduates and families. Murphy courtyard, the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
  • 11 a.m. School of Nursing recognition ceremony. Memorial Hall, 600 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.
  • 11 a.m. to noon. Phi Beta Kappa initiation. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union.
  • Noon. Phi Beta Kappa initiates reception. Big 12 Room, Kansas Union.
  • 12:30 to 2 p.m. School of Nursing brunch for graduates and families. Murphy courtyard, the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
  • 1 to 3 p.m. Program and reception for graduating seniors who have completed the University Honors Program and for graduating University Scholars, Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.
  • 1 to 3 p.m. School of Education

convocation. Lied Center. Tickets at www.soe.ku.edu.

  • 2 to 3 p.m. School of Medicine graduation brunch for graduates and families. Murphy courtyard, the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
  • 4 p.m. Graduate School doctoral hooding. Lied Center.
  • 6 p.m. Multicultural graduation banquet. Kansas Union Ballroom.
  • 6 to 7:30 p.m. School of Pharmacy senior recognition and Pharmacy hooding. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall. Reception follows, Murphy courtyard.
  • 7 p.m. School of Medicine hooding and awards. Lied Center.
  • 7 to 9 p.m. Division of Biological Sciences recognition of honors, awards, and graduating seniors ceremony. 120 Budig Hall.

Sunday, May 22

  • 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Drive closed to traffic. (Parking ban begins midnight Saturday.)
  • 8 a.m. School of Engineering recognition and awards ceremony. Lied Center. Reception following at Oliver Hall.
  • 9 to 11 a.m. Environmental Studies Program graduate recognition and honors reception. Environmental Studies office, 415 Snow Hall.
  • 9:30 a.m. Department of Applied Behavioral Science recognition for students receiving BA and BGS degrees. Courtyard between Dole and Haworth Halls.
  • 9:30 a.m. Department of Math graduation celebration. Brunch and recognition ceremony. 120 Snow Hall.
  • 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Speech-Language-Hearing undergraduate and graduate recognition ceremony. 110, Budig Hall. Reception follows, Wescoe Hall patio.
  • 10 to 11 a.m. Bachelor of Social Welfare recognition. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union.
  • 10 to 11:15 a.m. School of Law hooding. Lied Center. Tickets required. Reception follows, Green Hall.
  • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. KU Visitor Center open at 1502 Iowa St.
  • 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Class of 2005 Commencement lunch. Chancellor’s residence, 1532 Lilac Lane. Program begins at 11:30 a.m.
  • 11 a.m. to noon. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognition for students graduating with distinction and highest distinction. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.
  • 11:30 a.m. School of Architecture and Urban Design Commencement celebration. Ballroom, Kansas Union.
  • Noon to 1:15 p.m. School of Social Welfare hooding for M.S.W. candidates. Lied Center.
  • 2 p.m. Commencement participants assemble on Memorial Drive.
  • 2:30 p.m. Commencement procession begins.

Monday, May 23

  • 10 a.m. to noon. Joint Service commissioning ceremony. Kansas Union ballroom. Reception follows.

 

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