17 2 nd MAY 19 - 21, 2017 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME COMMENCEMENT OFFICIAL 1 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY, MAY 19 9 A.M. 1:30 – 3:30 P.M. AFRICANA RECOGNITION PRAYER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS RECOGNITION Reception immediately following CEREMONY AND RECEPTION Ryan Hall – Chapel Tickets are required. Contact department for information - Shannon Carter (574) 631-9263 9 – 10:30 A.M. (Reception to follow: Irish Green) MINOR IN EUROPEAN STUDIES RECOGNITION DeBartolo Performing Arts Center - Leighton Concert Hall BREAKFAST Hosted by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies 2 – 3 P.M. By invitation only ENERGY STUDIES MINOR GRADUATION For information contact [email protected] or 574-631-5253 RECEPTION South Dining Hall – Oak Room Hosted by ND Energy and the College of Engineering By invitation only. Contact Anne Berges Pillai 10 A.M. – NOON (574) 631-9106 or [email protected] EDUCATION, SCHOOLING, AND SOCIETY Stinson-Remick Hall of Engineering – Atrium RECEPTION Graduates and their families are invited 2 – 4 P.M. Remick Commons – Visitation Hall DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY GRADUATION RECEPTION 11 A.M. – 1 P.M. For graduating majors, their guests, and faculty GENDER STUDIES PROGRAM GRADUATION Short program begins at 2 p.m. (Dessert reception to follow) RECEPTION McKenna Hall – Atrium and Auditorium (Inclement weather location: O’Shaughnessy Hall – Great Hall) West of O’Shaughnessy Hall – South Quad 2:30 – 4:30 P.M. DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS AND PROGRAM 11 A.M. – 1 P.M. IN ARABIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES AND RECOGNITION CEREMONY AND RECEPTION LITERATURES AWARDS CEREMONY Reception begins at 3:30 p.m. Washington Hall – Auditorium Tickets required. Contact department for information - Sherry Reichold (574) 631-7195 11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. DeBartolo Performing Arts Center – Upper Lobby and GRADUATE STUDENT MASS Browning Cinema All members of the Notre Dame community are invited, especially graduating masters and doctoral students and 3 – 5 P.M. their families and guests HESBURGH-YUSKO SCHOLARS PROGRAM Basilica of the Sacred Heart RECEPTION For Hesburgh-Yusko Scholars Program graduating seniors and their families. Refreshments will be served NOON – 2 P.M. Main Building - Room 120 HESBURGH PROGRAM IN PUBLIC SERVICE GRADUATION LUNCH 4 – 5:30 P.M. Hosted by the Hesburgh Program in Public Service. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION LEGACY RECEPTION By invitation only Graduating legacy students and their families are invited to a The Morris Inn – Private Dining Room cocktail reception to celebrate their shared Notre Dame heritage Eck Visitor's Center 1 – 3 P.M. PROGRAM OF LIBERAL STUDIES GRADUATION 4 P.M. RECEPTION LITURGICAL CHOIR COMMENCEMENT CONCERT South Dining Hall – Oak Room University of Notre Dame Liturgical Choir Free and ppen to the public Basilica of the Sacred Heart Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, May 19-21, 2017. Except when noted, all ceremonies and activities are open to the public and tickets are not required. 2 4 P.M. 5 – 9 P.M. NATIVE AMERICAN RECOGNITION CEREMONY ESTEEM GRADUATE PROGRAM DINNER By invitation only AND CELEBRATION Legends of Notre Dame For ESTEEM graduates, their families, and faculty By invitation only 4 – 5:30 P.M. Morris Inn – Smith Ballroom DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY RECEPTION AND RECOGNITION CEREMONY 5:30 P.M. Jordan Science Hall – Room 101 COMMENCEMENT BAND CONCERT Free and open to the public. 4 – 5 P.M. Tickets required - call (574) 631-2800 POLITICAL SCIENCE SENIOR THESIS AND DeBartolo Performing Arts Center – Leighton Concert Hall AWARDS CEREMONY DeBartolo Hall – Room 141 6 – 8 P.M. DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA STUDIES AND DOAN 4 – 6 P.M. SCHOLARS RECOGNITION CEREMONY THEOLOGY DEPARTMENT COMMENCEMENT See department for reservations. Reception begins at 6 p.m. RECEPTION Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Reception honoring graduating senior majors and their families South Dining Hall – Hospitality Room Appetizers will be served. R.S.V.P. via electronic invitation. Sacred Heart Parish Center – Community Hall 6 – 7:30 P.M. KROC INSTITUTE UNDERGRADUATE 4:30 – 5:30 P.M. RECOGNITION CEREMONY AND RECEPTION DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN STUDIES AND For Peace Studies graduating seniors, their guests, THE J. W. GALLIVAN PROGRAM IN JOURNALISM, and Peace Studies faculty and fellows. ETHICS, AND DEMOCRACY SENIOR RECEPTION Light refreshments will be served O’Shaughnessy Hall – Great Hall McKenna Hall – Auditorium 4:30 P.M. 7 P.M. EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES LATINX RECOGNITION CEREMONY RECOGNITION CEREMONY FOR GRADUATING (Reception immediately following: LaFortune Student SENIORS Center – Ballroom) Certificates of majors and minors in Chinese, Japanese, Washington Hall - Auditorium and Korean will be awarded DeBartolo Hall – Room 102 7:30 P.M. ENGLISH MAJORS END OF YEAR CELEBRATION 4:30 – 6 P.M. (Dessert reception to follow: Irish Green - no ticket required) KELLOGG INSTITUTE SENIOR AWARDS DeBartolo Performing Arts Center - Patricia George CEREMONY Decio Theatre Kellogg seniors and their families are invited to attend our annual awards ceremony and reception in honor of our 8 P.M. graduating seniors of the Kellogg International Scholars DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC COMMENCEMENT Program, Latin American Studies minor, and International CONCERT Development Studies minor as well as Kellogg senior award Featuring the Department of Music students recipients. Ceremony begins at 5 p.m. Free and open to the public. Tickets required – Reception begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Great Hall call (5740 631-2800 Hesburgh Center for International Studies - Auditorium DeBartolo Performing Arts Center – Leighton Concert Hall 4:30 – 6 P.M. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY SENIOR SATURDAY, MAY 20 RECOGNITION AND GRADUATON RECEPTION Reception for graduating seniors and their families, hosted by the Department of Sociology 9 - 11 A.M. To R.S.V.P. or for more information, please contact [email protected] ROTC COMMISSIONING CEREMONY McKenna Hall – Dining Hall Tickets required for ceremony (Reception to follow: Irish Green) 5 P.M. DeBartolo Performing Arts Center – Leighton Concert Hall ALLIANCE FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION MASS Members and families of ACE 24 welcome 9:30 A.M. – NOON (Reception to follow: Remick Commons in Visitation Hall) DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN AND RUSSIAN Dillon Hall – Chapel LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES CONVOCATION South Dining Hall – Hospitality Room 3 9:30 A.M. 1 – 3 P.M. LAW SCHOOL PRAYER SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF FILM, TELEVISION, AND Tickets required THEATRE SENIOR RECEPTION Basilica of the Sacred Heart For graduating seniors and their families DeBartolo Performing Arts Center – Philbin Studio Theatre 10 A.M. AFRICANA RECOGNITION CEREMONY 1 P.M. (Reception immediately following: LaFortune Student SERVICE SEND-OFF CEREMONY Center – Ballroom) Tickets required. Go to http://socialconcerns.nd.edu/postgraduate/ Washington Hall – Auditorium service_sendoff.shtml for more information (Reception to follow: Irish Green) 10 A.M. – NOON DeBartolo Performing Arts Center – Leighton Concert Hall DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY RECEPTION For graduating seniors, their guests, and faculty 1:30 – 3 P.M. McKenna Hall – Atrium SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE RECEPTION AND OPEN HOUSE 10 A.M. Class of 2017 thesis plates will be on display GRADUATE SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT Bond Hall – Gallery and Foyer CEREMONY AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES Students assemble at 9 a.m. (Reception to follow) 1:30 – 3:30 P.M. Compton Family Ice Arena MEDIEVAL INSTITUTE CEREMONY AND RECEPTION 10 A.M. – 1 P.M. For undergraduate and graduate students in Medieval Studies INSTITUTE FOR LATINO STUDIES OPEN HOUSE Alumni Hall – Chapel Certificate Ceremony for graduates at 11 a.m. McKenna Hall – Room 230 2 P.M. ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER RECOGNITION 10 A.M. CEREMONY MENDOZA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS GRADUATE Washington Hall – Auditorium CEREMONY AND CONFERRING OF DEGREES Joyce Center – Purcell Pavilion 2 – 4 P.M. KROC INSTITUTE M.A. RECOGNITION 11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. CEREMONY AND RECEPTION PHI BETA KAPPA INITIATION For graduating Peace Studies graduate students, their guests, Initiates are requested to arrive at 11 a.m. Tickets required and Peace Studies faculty and fellows DeBartolo Hall – Room 101 Hesburgh Center for International Studies – Auditorium NOON 2 – 4 P.M. DEPARTMENT OF ART, ART HISTORY, AND UNIVERSITY WRITING CENTER OPEN HOUSE DESIGN RECEPTION AND LUNCH For graduating Writing Center tutors and their families Hesburgh Library – Fishbowl Room Coleman-Morse Center – Room 203 12:15 P.M. 2:30 – 3:30 P.M. MENDOZA GRADUATE BUSINESS GRADUATION DEBARTOLO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER RECEPTION FOR: OPEN HOUSE TOURS Executive - Master of Business Administration DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Master of Business Administration Master of Science in Accountancy 2:30 P.M. Master of Science in Business Analytics DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE SENIOR Master of Science in Finance RECOGNITION CEREMONY Master of Science in Management Cap and gown required. No tickets required For EMBA, MBA, MSA, MSBA, MSF, and MSM Compton Family Ice Arena graduates and their families. Ticketed event Century Center – Downtown South Bend 3 – 4 P.M. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 12:30 P.M. ANALYTICS, AND OPERATIONS RECEPTION LAW SCHOOL HOODING AND CONFERRING Hosted by the ITAO Department Chair. All majors and their OF DEGREES familes are welcome. Please contact Emily Saavedra for more (Inclement weather location: Joyce Center – North Dome) information (574) 631-6183 or [email protected] Hesburgh Library – Reflecting Pool Mendoza College of Business – Potenziani Family Atrium 4 3 – 3:45 P.M. 9 A.M. PRESIDENT’S MEET AND GREET UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY - All degree candidates, their families, and guests are ACADEMIC PROCESSION welcome to stop by for a brief visit and photo opportunity Tickets are required for faculty, graduates and guests for with Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. admission. See list of prohibited items at Commencement.nd.edu Jordan Science Hall – Reading Room Notre Dame Stadium – Gates C or E 3:45 P.M. 9:30 – 11:30 A.M. DEGREE CANDIDATES ASSEMBLE FOR ACADEMIC UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY - PROCESSION FOR COMMENCEMENT MASS CONFERRING OF BACHELOR AND HONORARY Cap and gown attire required.