Commencement 2008 Events
Commencement 2008 ceremonies will be held May 24-25, 2008. Please return to this page frequently to check for new and updated information.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Senior Day
Jenny Craig Pavilion
12 p.m.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Honors Convocation
Shiley Theatre, Camino Hall
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Kappa Gamma Pi Welcome Dinner and Induction Ceremony (Invitation Only)
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Rooms C-D
5:15 - 7:00 p.m.
Friday, May 16, 2008
School of Law Mass
Founders Chapel
2:30 p.m.
School of Law Awards Ceremony
Shiley Theatre
4 p.m.
(Reception following in Shiley Courtyard)
Saturday, May 17, 2008
School of Law Commencement
Jenny Craig Pavilion
9 a.m.
Reception - School of Law
Hahn University Center, Forums A/B
Immediately following Commencement
Friday, May 23, 2008
Naval ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
Camino/Founders Patio
10 a.m.
Reception - Naval ROTC
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Garden of the Sea
Immediately following Comissioning Ceremony
Mass for Graduate Schools
Founders Chapel
3:30 p.m.
Reception - Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
Hahn School of Nursing
4:30 p.m.
Hahn School of Nursing Honors Convocation
Founders Chapel
6 p.m.
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation (Invitation Only)
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Rotunda and Rooms A and B
5- 9 p.m.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Graduate Commencement
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Business Administration
School of Leadership and Education Sciences
Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science
Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
Jenny Craig Pavilion
1 p.m.
Reception - College of Arts and Sciences and Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies
Degheri Alumni Center Courtyard
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Reception - School of Leadership and Education Sciences
Mother Rosalie Hill Hall
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Reception - School of Business Administration
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, Garden of the Sea
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Baccalaureate Mass
Jenny Craig Pavilion
5 p.m.
Tickets are not required. Caps and gowns are not worn
Baccalaureate Dinner
Jenny Craig Pavilion, Eagen Plaza
6:30 p.m.
Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Chicana/o Latina/o Graduate Recognition Ceremony
Shiley Theatre and Hahn University Center Main Dining
7 p.m.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Undergraduate Commencement
College of Arts & Sciences (Including Liberal Studies)
Jenny Craig Pavilion
9 a.m.
Reception - College of Arts
and Sciences (Including Liberal Studies)
East Marian Way in front of the Hahn University Center
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Undergraduate Commencement
School of Business Administration and
Engineering Program
Jenny Craig Pavilion
2 p.m.
Reception – School of Business Administration
East Marian Way in front of
the Hahn University Center
4-5:30 p.m.

