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Contact: Tom Uribes

April 30, 2003

(559) 278-5366 or 250-845

  EDITORS: Full Commencement Week Schedule

 

Fresno State’s 92nd Commencement Set
for May 17 at Bulldog Stadium 

The 92nd Commencement at  will be held on Saturday, May 17 – one week earlier than in previous years.

The university issued its Commencement Week schedule that begins with the Fresno State/COS Center Celebration in Visalia on May 10 and ends with the Nursing Pinning Ceremony on May 17 in Fresno.

The university’s General Commencement begins at 8:30 a.m. in Bulldog Stadium and generally runs approximately two hours. 

Two of the larger celebrations are the Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony, which will be Friday, May 16 in the Amphitheatre at 6 p.m. and the Latino Commencement Celebration in Bulldog Stadium on Saturday, May 17 at 5:45 p.m.

Students began to purchase their cap and gowns in the Kennel Bookstore at the annual Alumni Association Grad Fair last month with sales increasing steadily, said Kennel spokesperson Tamara Rose. For bookstore hours, call 278-4062 or visit the web site.

The Dean’s Medalists and Honorary Doctorate will be announced in the coming weeks.

A general information pamphlet is available in the bookstore or online.   A full schedule of the celebrations and ceremonies held the week preceding Commencement is available through links at www.FresnoStateNews.com.

92nd Annual Commencement Week Schedule

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

May 10-17, 2003

SCHOOL/PROGRAM

LOCATION

TIME

 

INFO

 Saturday, May 10th

 

 

 

Fresno State/COS Center Celebration

College of Sequoias

10am

 

278-4621

 Friday, May 16th

 

 

 

College of Engineering & Computer Science

North Gym

8am

 

278-2500

Kremen School of Education

Bulldog Stadium

9am

 

278-0300

Craig School of Business

Grizzlies Stadium

9am

 

278-2482

College of Ag Sciences & Technology

Amphitheatre

10am

 

278-2061

Department of Communicative Disorders

Satellite Student Union

10:30a

 

278-2423

College of Social Sciences

North Gym

11am

 

278-3013

Department of Kinesiology

Satellite Student Union

1pm

 

278-2016

College of Arts & Humanities

North Gym

2pm

 

278-3056

Army ROTC Commissioning

Smittcamp Alumni House

2pm

 

278-2887

Department of Social Work Education

Satellite Student Union

3:30p

 

278-3992

Department of Communication

John Wright Theatre

4pm

 

278-2826

Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony

Amphitheatre

6pm

 

278-2448

Air Force ROTC Commissioning

Quail Lakes

6pm

 

278-2593

African-American Recognition Program

Bulldog Stadium

7:30p

 

278-6040

 Saturday, May 17th

 

 

 

92nd UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT

Bulldog Stadium

8:30a

 

278-2741

Department of Psychology

Peace Garden

11am

 

278-2691

Asian/American Graduation Celebration

Satellite Student Union

2pm

 

278-2028

International Student Celebration

Residence Dining

4pm

 

278-6452

Latino Commencement Celebration

Bulldog Stadium

5:45p

 

278-2848

Nursing Pinning Ceremony

Grand Occasions

6pm

278-5272

 

 

 

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