Letter from the Provost

November 2007

Dear Advanced Degree Candidates in the Graduate Programs and the School of Law,

I would like to extend my congratulations and invite you to the University’s commencement exercises for May 2008. The information provided here should help you as you plan your celebrations for this joyous occasion.

Our commencement for the Law School will be held on Saturday, May 17 at 9 a.m.  Commencement for graduate students from the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, School of Nursing and Health Science, and School of Peace Studies will be held on Saturday, May 24 at 1:00 p.m. Both commencements will be held in the Jenny Craig Pavillion. Law students and graduate students are welcome to invite as many guests as they please.

Additional commencement information will be available in the coming months. The School of Law will provide commencement and related activities for law students, and the Graduate Records Office will provide commencement information to all other petitioned graduate students in February. We encourage you to explore our commencement web page regularly, www.sandiego.edu/commencement, to stay up-to-date on commencement activities and other related events that will help make this weekend memorable.

We hope that this early announcement will allow your family to take full advantage of the activities of commencement weekend.  If you will be in need of accommodations, USD has partnered with Bartell Hotels, which offers discounted rates to students’ families.  Please see their web site, http://bartellhotels.com/usdpartnership/ for more information.  For other hotel options, rental cars, and local attraction tickets, ARES Travel (http://aresdirect.com/clients/usd/parents.html) also offers discounted rates through the University.

I look forward to sharing this proud moment with our graduates. I also look forward to welcoming you to the USD alumni community, individuals who are leading and serving throughout the world to create a more just and compassionate society.

Sincerely,

Julie H. Sullivan
Vice President and Provost