Commencement

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Group 2

All doctoral, master's and bachelor's degree candidates in the departments of Psychology, Sociology, Religious Studies & Women's Studies.

Sunday, June 14, 2009
8 a.m.
Pierce Lawn

Report Time for Candidates: 7 a.m. (PE Building, Gymnasium)

Recommended Guest Arrival: 7 a.m.

Ceremony Begins: 8 a.m.

Estimated Ceremony Length: Two hours

Keynote Speaker

Steve Breen (UCR Class of '92)
Steve Breen is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial cartooning. He works at the San Diego Union Tribune and his nationally syndicated political cartoons appear in USA Today, The New York Times and Newsweek.

Student Speaker

Bryan Ming Yeh
B.A., Psychology, Magna Cum Laude

Tickets

To ensure that there is adequate seating, all guests, including infants, must have a ticket for entry.

Based on projected student participation, each student participating in the CHASS Group 2 ceremony may order up to 8 guest tickets. See the Tickets page for the ticket ordering and distribution schedule.

More information regarding the availability of additional tickets will be announced after May 15.

Seating

Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Prohibited Items

The following items are prohibited on campus: alcohol, illegal drugs/paraphernalia, and weapons of any kind including firearms and knives and animals except for registered guide dogs. Strollers, balloons, and air horns etc. are not allowed at the venue; please leave these items at home or in your vehicle. Security will be screening at the venue.

Smoking is not permitted inside the Commencement venue.

Guests who are sensitive to heat and sun may view the ceremony in an indoor, climate-controlled location with a live video-feed of the ceremony shown on a large screen. No tickets are required for entrance into this location.