Schedule of events

Commencement 2000
KU awards its highest honor
Distinguished teaching award winners named
Commencement simulcast planned
 
Friday, May 19
- 2 to 4 p.m. Reception for nontraditional graduates. Strong Hall rotunda.
- 4 to 5:30 p.m. Reception for graduating international students. Kansas Room, Kansas Union. Refreshments follow, Malott Room. Co-sponsors: International Programs, International Student Services, Phi Beta Delta.
- 7 p.m. All-university supper. Adams Alumni Center.
- 7 to 9 p.m. School of Business recognition for bachelor's degree candidates and hooding for master's degree candidates. Lied Center.
 
Saturday, May 20
- 8:30 to 10 a.m. Reception for chancellor's student awards recipients. Kansas Room, Kansas Union.
- 9 a.m. School of Allied Health recognition ceremony. Memorial Hall, 600 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.
- 9 a.m. School of Journalism hooding for master's degree candidates. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union.
- 10 to 11 a.m. College Graduate Division master's hooding. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.
- 10:30 a.m. to noon. Luncheon for graduates of the School of Allied Health and Medical Center graduate programs and their families. Fountain courtyard, Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
- 11 a.m. School of Nursing recognition ceremony. Memorial Hall, 600 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kan.
- 11 a.m. to noon. Phi Beta Kappa initiation. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union.
- Noon. Phi Beta Kappa initiates reception. Big 12 Room, Kansas Union.
- Noon to 3 p.m. School of Business Beta Gamma Sigma honors reception and lunch, Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Dr.
- 12:30 to 2 p.m. School of Nursing luncheon for graduates and families. Fountain courtyard, Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
- 1 to 3 p.m. School of Education convocation. Lied Center.
- 1 to 3 p.m. Program and reception for graduating seniors who have completed the University Honors program and for University Scholars, Summerfield/Watkins-Berger Scholars, National Merit Scholars, and Chancellor's Club Scholars. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.
- 2 to 3 p.m. Luncheon for School of Medicine graduates and families. Fountain Courtyard, Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
- 4 p.m. Graduate School doctoral hooding. Lied Center.
- 5:30 p.m. Reception for graduating minority students and their parents. Malott Room, Kansas Union.
- 6 p.m. Minority graduation banquet. Kansas Union ballroom.
- 6 to 7:30 p.m. School of Pharmacy senior recognition and Pharmacy hooding. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall. Reception follows, Murphy courtyard.
- 6:30 p.m. School of Business dinner for doctoral graduates. Adams Alumni Center.
- 7 p.m. School of Medicine hooding and awards. Lied Center.
- 7 to 9 p.m. Division of Biological Sciences graduate recognition, honors and awards reception. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union. Reception follows, Big 12 Room.
 
Sunday, May 21
- 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial Drive closed to traffic. (Parking ban begins midnight Saturday.)
- 8 a.m. School of Engineering recognition and awards. Lied Center.
- 9 a.m. School of Journalism recognition for bachelor's degree candidates. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall. Reception follows, Murphy Hall courtyard.
- 9:30 a.m. Department of Human Development and Family Life recognition for students receiving BA and BGS degrees. Courtyard between Dole and Haworth Halls.
- 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Speech-Language-Hearing graduate and undergraduate recognition. Room 110, Budig Hall. Reception follows, Budig Hall north entrance area.
- 10 to 10:30 a.m. Bachelor of Social Welfare recognition. Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union.
- 10 to 11:15 a.m. School of Law hooding. Lied Center. Brunch (tickets required) follows, Green Hall lawn.
- 10:30 a.m. Department of Music and Dance student recognition. Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall.
- 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Class of 1999 Commencement lunch. Chancellor's residence, 1532 Lilac Lane. Program begins at 11:30 a.m.
- 11 a.m. to noon. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recognition for students graduating with distinction and highest distinction. Crafton-Preyer Theatre, Murphy Hall.
- 11:30 a.m. School of Architecture and Urban Design brunch. Kansas Union ballroom.
- Noon to 1:15 p.m. School of Social Welfare hooding for MSW candidates. Lied Center.
- 2 p.m. Commencement participants assemble on Memorial Drive.
- 2:30 p.m. Commencement procession begins.
 
Monday, May 22
- 10 a.m. ROTC joint service commissioning. Kansas Union ballroom.

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