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NEWS & EVENTS

Spring Commencement 2008

Mar. 31, 2008—On Sunday, May 11, the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) will conduct its spring commencement ceremony and celebration for students who have completed their degree requirements.

Ceremony

The SILS ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Student Union. 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.

Students and Faculty: Please plan to meet at noon on the steps of Manning Hall for a group photo. All students participating in the graduation ceremony will need to report to room 209 of Manning Hall by 12:15. Faculty, please assemble in the lobby at 12:30.

Guests: Proceed directly to the Great Hall of the Student Union and be seated prior to the beginning of the ceremony.

Commencement Speaker

Dr. Duane Webster is the featured speaker for commencement. Webster is the Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) where he has provided leadership for the past 20 years.

Reception

A reception sponsored by the SILS Alumni Association will immediately follow the ceremony in the lobby of the Great Hall.

Regalia

The school has a small number of caps, gowns and hoods available from previous commencement ceremonies that may be borrowed. Contact Michael Penny at 919-962-8366 in the SILS Dean's office beginning April 30 if you would like to borrow any of these items.

Caps and gowns will go on sale at Student Stores on Friday, April 25 through May 11 or you may order online from April 1 through April 30. For more information, please visit the Student Stores.

You may wish to consider donating your regalia to SILS after the reception for future ceremonies.

Parking

Limited parking is available in the Morehead Planetarium lot on Franklin St., which is accessible from Franklin Street. Rates are $1.25 per hour. See map for details.

Additional parking is available in the Rosemary Street parking deck. Rates are $1 per hour. Shuttles are also available to and from several pick-up points on campus. See unc.edu/commencement for more information. For disabled guests, handicapped parking permits will be honored in lots across campus.

University Commencement Activities

SILS students are encouraged to participate in the university ceremony, which will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 11, in the Kenan Football Stadium. This year's Commencement Speaker will be renowned opera singer Jessye Norman. For more details about the university's ceremony, please check UNC's Commencement Web site.

Memories in Pictures

View photographs from past ceremonies of the School of Information and Library Science: