Saturday, May 19

8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.; 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Commencement Information Area
Kirr Commons, University Center (UC)

8:30 - 9:45 a.m.
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Initiation Ceremony
McConomy Auditorium, UC

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; 6 - 8 p.m.
Cap-and-Gown Distribution
McKenna/Peter/Wright Room, UC

9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Societies Joint Reception
Rangos Hall, UC

10:15 - 11:30 a.m.
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Initiation Ceremony
McConomy Auditorium, UC

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Senior Honors Convocation
Gesling Stadium (rain location: Wiegand Gymnasium, UC) Seniors receiving university and college honors will be recognized and presented with honors medallions and cords. Caps and gowns are not required. Tickets are not required.

Noon - 2 p.m.
Commencement Picnic
Intramural Field Tent Graduating students, their families, guests and faculty are invited to attend. Tickets are required. Each graduating student is entitled to three free tickets to the picnic. Tickets will be distributed from 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday - Friday, May 1-17 at the UC Information Desk. Students must pick up their tickets in person. Additional tickets are $12 per adult and $6 for children under age eight.

Noon
ROTC Commissioning Ceremonies Aerospace Studies (Air Force), Military Science (Army) and Naval Science (Navy)
Banquet Hall, Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall

1:30 - 3 p.m.
Legacy Reception
Baker Hall Patio
The Office of Alumni Relations welcomes all alumni parents and friends of this year's graduating class.

2 p.m.
Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA) Master's and Doctor's Diploma Ceremony
Ceremony and Reception: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

2 p.m.
Master of Information Systems Management Diploma Ceremony
Philip Chosky Theater, Purnell Center for the Arts

4 - 6 p.m.
Carnegie Mellon Action Project (CMAP) Pre-Dinner Reception
Duranti's Restaurant. For further information contact the CMAP office at 268-2150.

5 p.m.
Master of Science in eCommerce Diploma Ceremony
Ceremony: McConomy Auditorium, UC
Reception: Grand Room, GSIA/Posner Hall

6 - 7:30 p.m.
Graduate Student Assembly Reception
Schatz Dining Room, UC. The Graduate Student Assembly hosts a reception for doctor's candidates, their friends and family preceding the doctor's hooding ceremony.

8 p.m.
Doctor's Hooding Ceremony
Wiegand Gymnasium, UC
Doctor's candidates will be recognized and hooded individually on stage. Caps and gowns are required. A reception for candidates, their families and friends will immediately follow the ceremony in Rangos Hall, UC.
NOTE: Doctor's candidates and program participants should gather for robing and procession line-up at 7:15 p.m. in Rangos Hall, UC.

Commencement Day, Sunday, May 20

8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Commencement Information Area
Kirr Commons, UC

8 - 8:45 a.m.
Baccalaureate Celebration
General Motors Dining Room, UC
The Carnegie Mellon Interfaith Council will lead an interfaith baccalaureate ceremony. Attendance is optional. Caps and gowns are not required. Tickets are not required.

8:30 - 10 a.m.
School of Computer Science Brunch
Perlis Atrium, Newell-Simon Hall
A brunch for School of Computer Science graduates and their families. Reservations are required. Please make reservations by sending email to Catherine Copetas at copetas@cs.cmu.edu.

8 - 10 a.m.
Various Diploma Ceremonies and Receptions
Various locations

9 - 11 a.m.
Cap-and-Gown Distribution
McKenna/Peter/Wright Room, UC

10 a.m.
Robing for Faculty and All Degree Candidates
Various locations on campus.

10:30 - 11 a.m.
Procession of Graduates into Gesling Stadium
Various locations across campus.

11 a.m. - Noon
Commencement Ceremony
Gesling Stadium

Noon - 5 p.m.
Cap-and-Gown Return
McKenna/Peter/Wright Room, UC
(Caps and gowns may also be returned from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday, May 21 in the McKenna/Peter/Wright Room, UC.)

12:30 - 4 p.m.
Diploma Ceremonies and Receptions
Various locations

First Aid

A first aid station will be available in the Athletic Training Room, first floor, UC. Hours are 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, and 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sunday. If an emergency occurs call Campus Police at 268-2323.

Retail Services

University Shoppe, Entropy and the Art Store
The retail stores, on the first floor of the UC, will be open throughout the weekend. The stores offer art/office supplies, books, clothing, film, memorabilia, snacks and sodas.

Hours are:
Entropy (convenience store) 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday

University Shoppe (clothing and memorabilia)
9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday

Art Store (art/office supplies)
9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday Closed Sunday

Parking

Free parking is available in all campus parking areas on Saturday and Sunday. Metered parking is available on Frew, Margaret Morrison and Tech streets.

On Sunday, the first floor of the East Campus Garage will be available for guests with special needs. Parking attendants will assist guests from the Forbes Avenue garage entrance. No special arrangements are necessary.

Parking will also be available in the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) garage on the corner of Winthrop and Dithridge streets ($2 a day). Complimentary shuttle service will be available Sunday for transportation to and from the SEI garage and diploma ceremony sites.

05/10/01