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Winter commencement to take place December 16
Oct. 30, 2007 —On Sunday, Dec. 16, the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) will conduct its winter commencement ceremony and celebration for students who have completed their degree requirements.
Ceremony
The SILS ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. in the Pleasants Family Assembly Room of the Louis Round Wilson Library. All members of the SILS community, and especially all graduating students and any friends and family they'd like to have join them, are invited to attend.
Guest Speaker
Dr. Laura (Lolly) Gasaway is the guest speaker for the Winter commencement ceremony. Dr. Gasaway is the associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor at the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an adjunct professor of practice at SILS.
Students: Arrive in the lobby of Wilson Library no later than 9:15 a.m.
Faculty: Assemble in the lobby of the Wilson Library at 9:30 a.m.
Guests: Proceed directly to the Wilson Library and be seated prior to the beginning of the ceremony.
Students and Faculty: A group photo will be taken on the steps of the Wilson Library immediately following the ceremony.
Reception
A reception sponsored by the SILS Alumni Association will immediately follow the ceremony in the lobby of Wilson Library.
Regalia
The school has a small number of caps, gowns and hoods available from previous commencement ceremonies that may be borrowed. Contact the SILS Dean's Office at 919-962-8366 beginning Monday, Dec. 3 if you would like to borrow any of these items.
Caps and gowns will go on sale on the top floor of Student Stores on Friday, November 30 through Sunday, December 16. For more information, please visit www.store.unc.edu, or send e-mail to Eve Bradshaw at: ebradsha@email.unc.edu
Undergraduate Regalia: $42.99
Master's Regalia: $49.99
Doctoral Regalia: $65.99
You may wish to consider donating your regalia to SILS after the reception for future ceremonies.
Parking
There is parking at the Morehead Planetarium lot on Franklin St. as well as various locations on the UNC campus. See map for details.
University Commencement Activities
SILS students are encouraged to participate in the university ceremony, which will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, in the Dean E. Smith Center. This year's Commencement Speaker will be
Hodding Carter III, a leadership and public policy professor at UNC at Chapel Hill. For details, please check UNC's Commencement Web site.
Memories in Pictures
View photographs from past ceremonies of the School of Information and Library Science:
May 2007 Commencement