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Boston University Events & Conferences 225 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts 02215 TO: All Degree Candidates SUBJECT: Commencement Weekend - May 17-19, 2013 Boston University requests that all students who have completed the requirements for a degree or certificate participate in the All-University Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 19, as well as the appropriate School or College convocation. The summary information presented in this memo is to help you as you prepare for Commencement Weekend. For more detailed information regarding the many aspects of Commencement Weekend, please visit the website at www.bu.edu/commencement, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter. If you have any additional questions, please call 617-353-2248. SCHEDULE Baccalaureate Service: Sunday, May 19, 11 am – Marsh Chapel All-University Commencement: Sunday, May 19, 1 pm – Nickerson Field, rain or shine School/College Convocations: May 17-19. Day, time, location, and coordinator listed on pages 2-3 ALL-UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT Assembly for Procession: Degree candidates from all Schools/Colleges are to reach the line-up areas via Harry Agganis Way. To ensure that you process onto Nickerson Field and are seated with fellow degree candidates from your School or College, you must reach the entrance to Harry Agganis Way by 12:15 pm. At the entrance to Harry Agganis Way, you will find a walkway reserved for degree candidates only. At this point, you should leave your guests and head directly down the walkway to locate your School or College area. Once you reach your School or College assembly area, University marshals will assist you with lining up. Your guests may reach Nickerson Field by continuing down a separate walkway, reserved for all guests, on Harry Agganis Way. Please note: Doctoral candidates from all Schools and all candidates from LAW, MED, SPH, SDM, SSW, GMS, and STH will be grouped together, not by individual Schools. Nickerson Field Protocol: Items such as champagne, balloons, beach balls or any similar paraphernalia will not be allowed onto Nickerson Field. Our security staff has been instructed to confiscate these objects. This will allow the ceremony to proceed without interruptions. For the consideration of others, please turn off all cellular phones and other paging devices. Spectator Seating: There is no reserved seating at Nickerson Field, except seating for guests with disabilities. The stands tend to fill quickly; therefore it is a good idea to arrive at Nickerson Field no later than noon. It is not advisable to arrange to meet family members or guests at Nickerson Field before the ceremony as the number of guests is very large and attendees are asked not to congregate outside on Harry Agganis Way. Please remember that this is an outdoor ceremony. Previous Commencement days have seen temperatures ranging from 50 to 90 degrees. Be prepared for all types of weather conditions. DIPLOMAS Diplomas are awarded to degree candidates at the individual School/College convocations and not at the All-University Commencement Exercises. Diplomas will be awarded to graduates who have met their academic degree requirements and who have completed payment of their account balances with Student Accounting Services by April 30, 2013. The University will make every attempt to ensure that diplomas are awarded to students who have met academic requirements but have not completed payment until after April 30; however, this is not guaranteed. Degree candidates are asked to access the Student Link at www.bu.edu/link to verify and/or update diploma information, Commencement attendance information, and review your student account. CAPS & GOWNS Degree candidates who did not place an online order for delivery or in-store pick-up must visit Barnes & Noble at BU, beginning April 28, to purchase their academic regalia or rent for doctoral candidates. Please be advised that in order to ensure you have the correct academic dress for your ceremony, with respect to color and size, you should plan to visit the bookstore to purchase (or rent if a doctoral candidate) your regalia no later than May 11. Candidates for the bachelor’s or master’s degree must purchase keepsake academic dress. The cost for a complete bachelor’s package is $78. The complete master’s package is $113. As part of all academic dress packages, each graduate will receive ten printed general announcements of the Commencement Exercises at Nickerson Field; additional announcements are available for purchase. These announcements do not limit the number of guests you may bring to the Nickerson Field ceremony. For doctoral candidates who place orders in the Bookstore after April 30, the rental fee for the complete doctoral package is $95. Please note that all rentals must be returned prior to May 23 to avoid late charges, and transcripts will be withheld by the University from any student failing to return rental items. PARKING All campus parking lots will be open throughout the weekend unless otherwise noted. Due to the anticipated traffic on Commonwealth Avenue during Commencement Weekend, you are urged to use public transportation. In addition, the University will provide shuttle bus service along Commonwealth Avenue throughout the weekend. Please note: due to construction, general parking on Babcock Street and adjacent streets will not be permitted over the weekend. BU Parking & Transportation Services will begin taking requests for reserved HP Commencement parking on April 1. Additional information and instructions will be posted on the Commencement website. ACCESS AND SERVICES FOR GUESTS AND GRADUATES WITH DISABILITIES Accessible seating is available for guests with disabilities and their companions and/or family members at the All-University Commencement Exercises at Nickerson Field as well as at individual school/college convocations. For the All-University Commencement on May 19, a sign language interpreter and a large screen, real time, open caption video feed will be available at Nickerson Field. A limited number of wheelchairs will be available on Sunday, May 19 at the Disability Services tent located near the entrance to the Case Center on Babcock Street. Wheelchairs are available on a first- come, first-served basis from 9 am to 3 pm. Borrowed wheelchairs must be returned immediately following the conclusion of the All-University Commencement. Arrangements for accessible guest seating and other services may be made through the Office of Disability Services. Please refer to the Commencement website for more information and instructions on how to request these services beginning April 1. SCHOOLS/COLLEGES DAY TIME CONVOCATION LOCATION COMMENCEMENT COORDINATOR EMAIL PHONE College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (Bachelor's and Master's Candidates) Kara Durocher [email protected] 617-358-3198 Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (PhD only) Friday 5:30 p.m. George Sherman Union, Metcalf Hall, 775 Commonwealth Avenue Laura Wipf [email protected] 617-353-7242 African American Studies Saturday 4 p.m. Departmental Offices, 138 Mountfort Street Deirdre James [email protected] 617-358-1421 American & New England Studies Saturday 9 a.m. School of Management Auditorium, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 105 Ben Tocchi [email protected] 617-353-2949 Anthropology Sunday 9 a.m. Photonics Colloquium Room, 8 St. Mary’s Street, 9th Floor Mark Palmer [email protected] 617-353-2196 Kathy Kwasnica [email protected] 617-353-2195 Archaeology Saturday 5:30 p.m. Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue Evelyn LaBree [email protected] 617-358-1640 Astronomy Saturday 4 p.m. College of Arts & Sciences, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 522 John Albert Moseley [email protected] 617-353-2625 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Saturday 9 a.m. College of General Studies Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Avenue Michelle Littke [email protected] 617-353-2432 Biology Sunday 9 a.m. Fitness & Recreation Center, 915 Commonwealth Avenue Michelle Littke [email protected] 617-353-2432 Chemistry Saturday 1 p.m. Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue Moneil H .A. Speitan [email protected] 617-353-6548 Classical Studies Saturday 5:30 p.m. School of Management Auditorium, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 105 Stacy Fox [email protected] 617-353-2426 Computer Science Sunday 9 a.m. School of Law Auditorium, 767 Commonwealth Avenue Chris Devits [email protected] 617-353-8919 Earth & Environment Sunday 9 a.m. Fuller Events Facility, 808 Commonwealth Avenue Christian Cole [email protected] 617-353-2529 Al Zayac [email protected] 617-358-0497 Sayaka Yamaki [email protected] 617-353-2525 Economics Friday 11:30 a.m. Walter Brown Arena, 285 Babcock Street Deborah Kasabian [email protected] 617-353-4389 Editorial Studies Saturday 4 p.m. Departmental Offices, 143 Bay State Road Katy Evans Pritchard [email protected] 617-353-6631 English Saturday 5:30 p.m. George Sherman Union, Metcalf Hall, 775 Commonwealth Avenue Alec Barnes [email protected] 617-353-2508 History Saturday 5:30 p.m. School of Law Auditorium, 767 Commonwealth Avenue Luis Chunga-Celis [email protected] 617-353-2555 Justin Schreiber [email protected] 617-353-2551 History of Art & Architecture Sunday 9 a.m. Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue Cheryl Crombie [email protected] 617-353-2522 Lisa Welter [email protected] 617-353-2520 International Relations Saturday 4 p.m. Walter Brown Arena, 285 Babcock Street Victoria Lorraine Puyat [email protected] 617-358-6440 Marine Program (BUMP) Saturday 1 p.m. School of Management Auditorium, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 105 Dave Brown [email protected] 617-358-4961 Mathematics & Statistics Sunday 9 a.m. College of General Studies Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Avenue Kathleen Heavey [email protected] 617-353-2560 Medical Science Saturday 4 p.m. Life Sciences & Engineering Auditorium, 24 Cummington Mall Kim Voce [email protected] 617-353-4866 Modern Languages & Comparative Literature Sunday 9 a.m. Sargent College Auditorium, 635 Commonwealth Avenue Danielle Papa [email protected] 617-358-5206 Music (with College of Fine Arts) Saturday 4 p.m.