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JAMES F. COLLINS, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA,
TO SPEAK AT BLOOMINGTON COMMENCEMENT
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A total of 12,904 degrees will be conferred by Indiana University during 1999 commencement ceremonies on its eight campuses. An additional 1,717 degrees from Purdue University will be awarded on the six campuses where Purdue also offers courses. IU will confer eight honorary degrees during five different campus ceremonies.
Receiving honorary degrees at Bloomington this year will be James F. Collins, the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Doctor of Laws, who will also, as previously announced, be the Bloomington commencement speaker; and Sarah Evans Barker, federal judge for the Southern District of Indiana, Doctor of Laws.
The daily schedule of commencement observances will begin in Bloomington May 8 at 10 a.m. in Memorial Stadium. IU Bloomington will award 5,923 degrees. The figures include degree candidates for May, June and August, as well as graduate students whose degrees have been or will be awarded on a monthly basis from January through July of this year. Also included are graduate students whose degrees have been or will be awarded on a monthly basis during the 1998-99 academic year.
IU Bloomington's 170th year of commencement activities actually will begin May 7 with the traditional graduation send-off from 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. at Bryan House, the Bloomington campus home of IU President Myles Brand and his wife, IU Professor Peg Brand.
The send-off will be followed by a baccalaureate from 5 to 5:45 p.m. in the Musical Arts Center.
In the event of inclement weather, the IU Bloomington commencement will be held in two sessions in Assembly Hall, with the following schedule: at 10 a.m., Kelley School of Business; School of Education; School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation; School of Law; School of Music; School of Public and Environmental Affairs; and University Graduate School (doctoral candidates in above areas); at 3:30 p.m., College of Arts and Sciences; School of Continuing Studies; School of Journalism; School of Library and Information Science; School of Optometry; and University Graduate School (doctoral candidates in above areas).
(DeAnna Hines, 812-855-0850 or 812-855-3911, djhines@indiana.edu)