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Commencement events scheduled, May 29-31
Posted May 17, 2005; 02:51 p.m.
Several activities for undergraduate and graduate degree candidates are planned for Sunday through Tuesday, May 29-31:
• The Baccalaureate service will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday in the
University Chapel. The speaker will be award-winning author Toni
Morrison, the Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities at Princeton.
• The Class Day ceremony for seniors is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday on
Cannon Green (Jadwin Gym in case of severe weather). The speaker will
be comedian Chevy Chase.
• The Hooding ceremony for advanced degree candidates will begin at 5 p.m. Monday in McCarter Theatre.
• The University's 258th Commencement ceremony is slated for 11 a.m.
Tuesday on the lawn in front of Nassau Hall (Jadwin Gym in case of
severe weather).
Admission to all events is by ticket only.
The Baccalaureate service will be simulcast on a screen outside of the
chapel as well as in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall; McCosh 10
and 50; McCormick 101; and Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture;
tickets are required at the simulcast sites.
The Hooding ceremony will be simulcast in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall; tickets are required at the simulcast site.
Class Day will be simulcast in McCosh 10 and 50, and Commencement will
be simulcast in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall; no tickets are
required at these simulcast sites.
The Baccalaureate, Hooding and Commencement ceremonies will be
broadcast live on TigerNet Channel 7 on campus and on Channel 27 on
Princeton cable television. They also will be Webcast and will be archived for later viewing at the same site.
Detailed information about the events, including parking instructions
for members of the University community and guests, is available online.
To ease traffic congestion, some University employees are being asked
to park in alternate lots. In addition, non-essential staff will be
dismissed at noon on Tuesday. For details, employees should ask their
supervisors.
Media representatives must register for credentials by noon Wednesday, May 25.