Commencement

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Group 3

All doctoral, master's and bachelor's degree candidates in the departments of Art, Art History, Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages, Creative Writing, Dance, English, Ethnic Studies, Media & Cultural Studies, Hispanic Studies, Interdisciplinary Programs and Liberal Studies, Music & Theatre.

Sunday, June 14, 2009
6 p.m.
Pierce Lawn

Report Time for Candidates: 5 p.m. (PE Building, Gymnasium)

Recommended Guest Arrival: 5 p.m.

Ceremony Begins: 6 p.m.

Estimated Ceremony Length: Two hours

Keynote Speaker

Joel Reynolds (UCR Class of '75)
Joel Reynolds is senior attorney for the National Resources Defense Council's Los Angeles office.  He is an expert on environmental protection and conservation specializing in issues of coastal protection, land use, marine mammal protection, environmental justice and transportation. His father, William Reynolds, was one of UCR's founding faculty members. Joel has been named one of UCR's distinguished alumni.

Student Speaker

Samantha Lynne Wilson
B.A., Global Studies, 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 3 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.