June 3, 2002 UCSC'S Class of 2002 commencement exercises begin Friday, June 7 A number of graduation celebrations, the first of which starts a day earlier, are also planned UCSC's class of 2002 will participate in commencement exercises on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 7-9. Approximately 1,900 (1,896) students are candidates this spring for bachelor of arts, music, or science degrees; 58 are to receive master of arts or science degrees; and 167 are candidates for doctorates. A small number of students will receive graduate certificates. In several cases, commencement information was listed incorrectly in the campus's web calendar and subsequently in the June 1 "newsprint" edition of Currents. The information presented here was up to date as of Friday, May 31. Each of UCSC's nine colleges will hold commencement exercises. The Graduate Division and Jack Baskin School of Engineering will also host commencement exercises. In addition, a number of ceremonies are planned to honor graduates. In the summer, the Graduate Program in Education will also hold commencement exercises for 117 students who will be awarded master of arts degrees. That ceremony will take place on July 19 at 10 a.m. in the Upper Quarry Amphitheater. The following is the schedule for commencement exercises at UCSC on June 7-9: Friday, June 7: Commencement: Graduate Division commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be Vice Chancellor and Graduate Dean Claudia Mitchell-Kernan of UCLA. 5 p.m. Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Sponsored by the Division of Graduate Studies. (831) 459-2510. Saturday, June 8: Commencement: Merrill College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be alumnus Jeffrey A. Solinas, M.D. 9 a.m. East Field. (831) 459-5534. Commencement: Porter College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speakers will be UCSC professor of music Sherwood Dudley and UCSC lecturer in theater arts Tandy Beal. 10 a.m. Porter College Quadrangle. (831) 459-2857. Commencement: College Nine commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be UCSC associate professor of sociology Helen Shapiro. 11 a.m. Upper Quarry Amphitheater. (831) 459-3142. Commencement: Cowell College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be UCSC associate professor of classics Karen Bassi. 1 p.m. East Field. (831) 459-2255. Commencement: College Eight commencement ceremonies. Keynote speaker will be lecturer in community studies Michael Rotkin. 1:30 p.m. Oakes College Field. (831) 459-4279. Commencement: Kresge College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be UCSC professor of politics Peter Euben. 5 p.m. East Field. (831) 459-4434. Commencement: Oakes College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be UCSC professor of psychology Craig Haney. 6 p.m. Oakes College Field. (831) 459-4505. Sunday, June 9: Commencement: Crown College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be UCSC lecturer in writing and Santa Cruz city councilman Timothy Fitzmaurice. 9 a.m. East Field. (831) 459-2101. Commencement: Stevenson College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be UCSC lecturer in humanities Bruce Thompson. 1 p.m. East Field. (831) 459-3108. Commencement: The Jack Baskin School of Engineering commencement ceremonies. Keynote speaker will be Robert J. T. Morris, director of the Almaden Research Center and vice president of personal systems and storage at IBM. 3 p.m. Oakes College Field. (831) 459-2868. The following is the schedule for graduation ceremonies at UCSC on June 6-9: Thursday, June 6: Ceremony: Rainbow Ceremony honoring UCSC's Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans, and Ally graduates. Includes student, faculty, staff, and alumni speakers; presentation of the graduates with rainbow certificates and tassels; student musical performances; and a buffet reception. 2:30 p.m. Women's Center. Free. Sponsored by the GLBT Resource Center. (831) 459-2468. Friday, June 7: Ceremony: "We Are the Answers to Our Ancestors' Prayers." African American Recognition Ceremony 2002. 11 a.m. Theater Arts Mainstage. Free. Sponsored by the African American Recognition Ceremony Committee. (831) 459-3207. Ceremony: Film and Digital Media Graduation Reception. Join graduating film and digital media seniors, families, friends, faculty, and staff to celebrate graduation. 2 p.m. Porter College, Fish Pond Patio. Free. Sponsored by the Film and Digital Media Department. (831) 459-3204. Ceremony: Asian American/Pacific Islander Graduation Reception. Held in honor of Asian American/Pacific Islander graduating seniors at UCSC. 2 p.m. Music Center Recital Hall. Free. Sponsored by the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center and the Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance. (831) 459-5349. Sunday, June 9: Ceremony: Chicano/Latino Year-End Ceremony. 11 a.m. Upper Quarry Amphitheater. Free. Sponsored by SOAR and the Chicano/Latino Year-End Ceremony Planning Committee. (831) 425-1484. Return to Front Page