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May Commencement

Individual College and School Ceremonies The campus-wide commencement ceremony will be held on May. 22, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at the Comcast Center, with graduation exercises for individual colleges and schools taking place on May 23, 2008. Shuttle bus service will provide free transportation around campus throughout the day. Guests are urged to be seated approximately one half-hour prior to the designated time for the ceremonies if they wish to observe the student and faculty processional. Click here for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)   May 22 Main Ceremony 7:00 p.m. Comcast Center May 23 Departments of Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, and Geography 9:00 a.m. The Memorial Chapel College of Agriculture & Natural Resources NOON The Memorial Chapel Departments of American Studies and Women's Studies 10:00 a.m. Stamp Student Union, Colony Ballroom School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation 10:00 a.m. Architecture Building Great Space Department of Art History 10:00 a.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall Department of Art Studio 9:00 a.m. Stamp Student Union, Grand Ballroom Robert H. Smith School of Business 4:00 p.m. The Comcast Center College of Chemical and Life Sciences NOON Cole Student Activities Bldg. Department of Classics 9:00 a.m. Stamp Student Union, Prince Georges Room Department of Communication 9:00 a.m. Ritchie Coliseum College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences 10:00 a.m. Reckord Armory Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice 9:00 a.m. Comcast Center Departments of Dance and Theatre 10:00 a.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre Department of Economics 1:00 p.m. Ritchie Coliseum College of Education 3:00 p.m. Cole Student Activities Building A. James Clark School of Engineering NOON Comcast Center Department of English 6:00 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall Foreign Languages NOON Stamp Student Union, Grand Ballroom Department of Government and Politics 1:00 p.m. Reckord Armory Department of Hearing & Speech Sciences 3:00 p.m. The Memorial Chapel Department of History 5:00 p.m. Ritchie Coliseum Individual Studies 4:00 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall College of Information Studies 3:00 p.m. Stamp Student Union, Grand Ballroom Office of International and Executive Programs and Leadership Education & Development 10:00 a.m. Stamp Student Union, Hoff Theatre Jewish Studies NOON Stamp Student Union, Prince Georges Room Department of Linguistics 10:00 a.m. Marie Mount Hall Philip Merrill College of Journalism 3:00 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall Department of Music 9:00 a.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall Department of Philosophy 2:00 p.m. Stamp Student Union, Hoff Theatre Department of Psychology 9:00 a.m. Cole Student Activities Bulding School of Public Health 6:00 p.m. Cole Student Activities Building School of Public Policy 4:00 p.m. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kay Theatre Department of Sociology NOON Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Dekelboum Concert Hall Call 301.314.GRAD for more information.