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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

A new flock of Seahawks -- an estimated 1,119 undergraduate, 250 graduate and 9 doctoral students -- will fly out of the University of North Carolina Wilmington at the fall 2011 commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 17.

Two ceremonies will be held in Trask Coliseum: one at 9:30 a.m. for the professional schools, including Cameron School of Business, the College of Health and Human Services, and the Watson School of Education, and another at 1 p.m. for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Tickets are not required. The doors to Trask Coliseum will open one hour prior to each ceremony, and seating will be available on a first come, first-serve basis. Special seating arrangements on the lower level of Trask Coliseum will be provided for guests who are physically challenged.

Parking for graduates and guests will be available in Lot K, adjacent to Trask Coliseum. The public should avoid all university entrances, as traffic will be heavy.

Media are invited to film or photograph the large-scale commencement setup of Trask the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 14 by request. Media parking for commencement ceremonies will be available in Lot A near Hanover Gym. Reporters should plan to arrive at ceremonies before they begin to limit disruption.

Media contact:
Joy Davis, Marketing and Communications, 910.632.3903 or davisjc@uncw.edu