Thursday, May 15, 2003

Just a reminder that the University of North Carolina at Wilmington will hold commencement exercises Saturday, May 17, in Trask Coliseum. Ceremonies for students in the College of Arts and Sciences will be at 9:30 a.m.; approximately 842 undergraduate and 130 graduate students will receive degrees.

Ceremonies for the professional schools (Cameron School of Business, Watson School of Education and the School of Nursing) will be at 1:30 p.m.; approximately 451 undergraduate and 78 graduate students will receive degrees. This will be Chancellor Leutze’s final commencement as chancellor, and he will have some special remarks for both groups.

Graduation Gala - 4 p.m., Friday, May 16 in the Warwick Center Ballroom. The Division of Student Affairs and the Office of Alumni Relations will sponsor a reception honoring the graduating class of 2003 and their families. During the reception, graduates who choose to participate will pledge to “explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job he/she considers and will try to improve these aspects of any organization for which he/she works.” More than 25 public and private institutions have adopted this pledge, including Harvard University, the University of Kansas and Notre Dame.

This year, we are reserving parking places for media along the service road between the back of Trask/Hanover natatorium and the tennis courts. The service road is along the south side of the coliseum, but you will need to enter the service road from Hamilton Drive, which intersects with Hurst Drive at the stoplight. There will be signs directing the media to that parking area. If you are not in a media vehicle, please have a sign in your drivers side window that says MEDIA in big letters. Please contact me if you have any questions.