EDITORS: Here is additional information on U-M’s commencement

September 29, 2006
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Additional information on commencement exercises commencement exercises.

Spring Commencement, 10 a.m. April 29, Michigan Stadium.

Tickets will be distributed 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 24-26 at the box office in the lobby of Hill Auditorium. Bachelor’s degree recipients are eligible for up to eight tickets, master’s and doctoral degree recipients, including those participating in the University Graduate Exercises on April 28, for up to four. Identification must be presented.

Extra tickets, if available, will be distributed to graduates and candidates on a first-come, first-served basis 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 27-28 at the Registrar’s Office in the LS&A Building.

Families and guests should enter the Stadium through Gates 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10 beginning at 8:30 a.m., and should be seated by 9:30 a.m.

Individuals with disabilities, both graduates and guests, should call 998-6037 no later than April 26 for information about entry into the stadium and seating locations.

The Ann Arbor Transit Authority will run special shuttle buses to the stadium from several Ann Arbor sites. Schedules will be available during ticket distribution.

In keeping with Michigan Stadium policy, the following are prohibited inside the gates: umbrellas, coolers, beverages and food, camcorder cases, backpacks, signs, banners, balloons, balls, large camera bags and items mounted on poles. University Graduate Exercises, 3 p.m. April 28, Hill Auditorium.

Up to six tickets per graduate/candidate will be distributed 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 25-26 in the lobby of Rackham Building. ID must be presented.

If available, extra tickets will be distributed to graduates/candidates on a first-come, first-served basis 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Rackham Building.

Families and guests should enter Hill through the front and side lobby doors and should be seated by 2:45 p.m. Doors will open at 2 p.m.

All participating graduates/candidates and their guests are invited to a reception following the exercises on the second floor of the Rackham Building.

Those with disabilities, both students and guests, may be dropped off at the accessible entrance to Hill Auditorium, on the corner of North University and Thayer Street. Ushers will be available to help with accessible seating and the location of accessible restrooms. Schools and Colleges Recognition Programs.

Tri-Service ROTC Commissioning, 1 p.m. April 28, Rackham Auditorium.

School of Information and Library Studies, reception, 5 p.m. Building.

School of Business Administration, speaker: Alex Trotman, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Co., 6 p.m. April 28, Crisler Arena. Preceded by reception 2:30-4 p.m. in the Executive Residence Courtyard, Business School.

School of Music, speaker: U-M President Emeritus Harlan Hatcher, 7 p.m. April 28, Power Center for the Performing Arts.

Division of Kinesiology, speaker: Lana Pollack, former state senator and publisher of Michigan Monthly magazine, 7:30 p.m. April 28, Hill Auditorium. Reception follows in Michigan League Ballroom.

School of Public Health, speaker: Caswell A. Evans, director of Public Health Programs and Services, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and president, American Public Health Association, 7:30 p.m., April 28, Rackham Auditorium.

School of Art, reception and recognition program, 1 p.m. April 29, Slusser Gallery, Art and Architecture Building.

School of Social Work, speakers: Edith A. Lewis, associate professor of social work and of women’s studies, and student Raviv Schwartz, 1 p.m. April 29, Mendelssohn Theatre.

School of Nursing, speaker: Ada Sue Hinshaw, dean of the School of Nursing, ” Practice and Research: A National Partnership,” 1:30 p.m. April 29, Power Center for the Performing Arts. Reception follows in the lobby.

Institute of Public Policy Studies, speaker: Lana Pollack, former state senator and publisher of Michigan Monthly magazine, 2 p.m. April 29, Rackham Amphitheater. Reception follows in Assembly Hall.

School of Natural Resources and Environment, 2:30 p.m. April 29, Rackham Auditorium.

School of Education, speaker: Lee S. Shulman, the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University, 3:30 p.m. April 29, Hill Auditorium. Reception follows in Alumni Center.

College of Engineering, speaker: Albina du Boisrouvray, president, Association Francois-Xavier Bagnoud, 5 p.m. April 29, Crisler Arena.

College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 7 p.m. April 29, Power Center for Performing Arts.

School of Dentistry, speaker: Rhetaugh G. Dumas, U-M vice provost for health affairs, 11 a.m. May 7, Hill Auditorium. Reception follows in School of Dentistry Forum.

Law School, 2:30 p.m. May 13, Hill Auditorium.

College of Pharmacy, speaker: Ara G. Paul, dean of the College of Pharmacy, 2 p.m. May 20, Mendelssohn Theatre.

Medical School, 4 p.m. June 9, Hill Auditorium.

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