What: Commencement ceremonies at U of M Twin Cities campusWhen: May 4 - June 10Contact: Bob San, University News Service, (612) 624-4082
MONTH OF COMMENCEMENTS BEGINS FRIDAY, MAY 4
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL--Spring commencement season begins Friday, May 4, at the University of Minnesota with ceremonies for the Graduate School and the Institute of Technology. The last of the commencement ceremonies will be held June 10, when the School of Nursing celebrates its graduates. 2001 University of Minnesota commencement schedule:
May 4--Graduate School--1:30 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: John Sullivan, U of M Regent Professor of political science
May 4--Institute of Technology--7 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium,, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Bill Cadogan, executive at ABC Telecom
May 5--College of Natural Resources--2 p.m.--North Star Ballroom, St. Paul Student CenterSpeaker: An actor portraying former Minnesota governor John Pillsbury
May 6--College of Agricultural, Food, & Environmental Sciences--2 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Dale Bachman, CEO of Bachman's Inc. and COAFES alumnus
May 10--College of Education and Human Development--7:30 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Janet Hagberg, codirector of the Silent Witness National Initiative
May 11--Medical School--2:30 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Dr. John Lantos, pediatrician at the University of Chicago
May 11--Program of Mortuary Science--5 p.m.--St. Paul Student Center, 2017 Buford Ave. St. PaulSpeaker: James Bradshaw, funeral home owner in St. Paul
May 11--College of Human Ecology--7 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Shirley Baugher, dean of the college
May 12--College of Pharmacy--1 p.m.--Willey Hall, 225 19th Ave. S., MinneapolisSpeaker: Sen. Paul Wellstone
May 12--College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (two ceremonies)--McNamara Alumni Center, U of M Gateway, 200 Oak St. SE., Minneapolis4 p.m. (undergraduates) Speaker: To be announced7 p.m. (graduate students) Speaker: Antoine Predock, architect who designed the McNamara Alumni Center
May 12--Law School--2 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Ann Montgomery, U.S. District Court Judge and graduate of U Law School
May 12--College of Biological Sciences--7:30 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Jane Goodall, world-renowned scholar on chimpanzee
May 13--Carlson School of Management--10 a.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Robert Kierlin, Chair and CEO of Fastenal Company in Winona
May 13--College of Liberal Arts (two ceremonies)--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, Minneapolis10 a.m. Speaker: Emilie Buchwald, publisher/editor and CEO, Milkweed Editions, a literary nonprofit book publisher2 p.m. Speaker: Don Fraser, former U.S. congressman and mayor of Minneapolis
May 18--School of Dentistry--2 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Dr. Anthony DiAngelis, U of M faculty in preventive sciences
May 19--Reserve Officers' Training Corps--6:30 p.m.--McNamara Alumni Center, U of M Gateway, 200 Oak St. SE., MinneapolisSpeaker: John Adams , U of M geography professor
May 21--School of Public Health--5 p.m.--McNamara Alumni Center, U of M Gateway, 200 Oak St. SE., MinneapolisSpeaker: Dr. Harry Hull, Minnesota State Epidemiologist
May 26--College of Veterinary Medicine--2 p.m.--Northrop Auditorium, 84 Church St. SE, MinneapolisSpeaker: Dr. Thomas Bowersox, Small Animal Clinical Science Department faculty
June 10--School of Nursing--2 p.m.--Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2128 4th St. S., Minneapolis. Speaker: LaVohn Josten, U of M School of Nursing professor
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