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FRIDAY, THE TWENTY-NINTH OF MAY TWO THOUSAND TWENTY TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING ,

COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY GRADUATE REGALIA

The 2020 Commencement Ceremony will be held May 29, All graduates participating in Commencement will be required 2020, at the Credit Union 1 Arena. The Credit Union 1 Arena to purchase regalia through the Herff Jones website between is located at 525 S. Racine Ave., Chicago, IL 60607, on the January 15 and April 1, 2020. Purchased gowns will allow the University of Illinois-Chicago campus. The ceremony will begin graduate to keep all components of the regalia including the at 10 a.m. Graduates will be required to arrive at 8:30 a.m. and hood, gown, cap and tassel. Regalia will be shipped directly the doors will also open to guests at 8:30 a.m. Seating is on to the graduate at the address specified. Costs for this year’s a first-come, first-served basis. Strollers will not be permitted regalia will be posted on the website on January 2, 2020. into the arena. Accessible seating will be available in the arena for guests in need of accommodation. No tickets are required Please watch for more information regarding the link to order for the ceremony and graduates are welcome to invite as many your regalia in January 2020. Regalia ordered after April 1, guests as they wish. 2020, will incur a $25 late fee.

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS

For the 2020 Commencement Ceremony, graduates are invited to submit names of notable individuals for consideration of both the Commencement Speaker and Graduate Salutation.

Commencement Speaker nominees should be individuals whose accomplishments and values are exemplary. All submissions will be reviewed by the Commencement Speaker Committee and final recommendations will be forwarded to the Office of the Provost. All submissions must be received by October 1, 2019 via the Commencement Speaker Nomination Form: rfu.ms/gradspeaker.

Graduate Salutation nominees will be solicited by each graduating program. The Graduate Salutation will be given by a student graduating in the 2020 Commencement Ceremony, who will deliver a short address to their fellow graduates. Each program will select one nominee from their class to be forwarded to the Commencement Speaker Committee. Final nominees from each program will be required to submit a written draft speech and deliver their speech in-person or via a video recording for the Commencement Speaker Committee. One final selection will be chosen no later than February 1, 2020. Please watch for more information in your email for your program’s nomination form, expected to be released in October 2019.

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AWARDS CEREMONY AND COMMENCEMENT HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS RECEPTION INFORMATION A hotel block has been established for graduates and their AWARDS CEREMONY guests. Please make reservations directly with the hotel. Rooms On Thursday, May 28, 2020, Rosalind Franklin University of are available now through March 2020. If all available rooms are Medicine and Science will host the annual Awards Ceremony and reserved prior to March 2020, no additional rooms will be available Commencement Reception in conjunction with Commencement. in the block. We encourage all graduates and their families to make This year, the ceremony will be at the Grand Ballroom at arrangements for hotels as soon as possible, as there is a large and will begin at 2 p.m. Graduates who are receiving an award will conference in Chicago the weekend of Commencement. receive notification no later than April 15, 2020. Each graduate Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza will have the opportunity to request four (4) complimentary 350 West Mart Center Drive tickets for guests. Additional tickets will also be available for Chicago, IL 60654 $25 each and can be ordered on the Ticket Request Form. Each Rates: $239 graduate will be asked to submit their request between April 15 and May 1, 2020, if they need to request tickets for the Awards Rooms available May 28–29, 2020. Ceremony and Commencement Reception. Tickets are valid for Call 855-268-0372 and reference block both the Awards Ceremony and the Commencement Reception. Rosalind Franklin University Commencement.

COMPOSITE PHOTOS

Each year, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science assembles a composite photo of each program’s graduating class that is displayed in the hallway of their academic program. All graduates will be asked to have a composite photo taken between now and April 1, 2020. Please watch for more information from your program. If you already have a formal composite photo on file, you may not need to submit your photo. In July 2020, each graduate will be emailed a complimentary digital copy of their class composite photo.