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Synopsis of 2006 University-Wide Commencement and Divisional Ceremonies

University-Wide Commencement
Event Day, Time, Place Notes
University-wide Commencement

Speaker: Dr. William R. Brody,
President, The Johns Hopkins University

Caps and gowns are mandatory.

No tickets are required for guests.

Thursday, May 25

9:15 a.m.

Homewood Field
Homewood Campus
Rain or Shine

Inclement Weather: 410-516-7781.

President of the University confers all degrees in all divisions.

Doctoral recipients from all divisions receive their diplomas on stage.

M.D.s are called to the stage individually, but diplomas will be presented at the School of Medicine's Diploma Award Ceremony.

For more information, call the Commencement office at 410-516-8069 or the Registrar's Office at 410-516-8079.

 

Divisional Ceremonies
[in chronological order]
Event Day, Time, Place Notes
The G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering
Graduate Ceremony

Speaker: Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator

Caps and gowns are mandatory for all graduates.

No tickets are required for guests.

Wednesday, May 24

7 p.m.

Homewood Field
Homewood Campus
Rain or Shine

Inclement Weather: 410-516-7781.

Reception immediately following the ceremony.

Master's degree recipients from the School of Engineering full-time and part-time programs will receive their diplomas on stage.

Doctoral recipients receive their official Johns Hopkins University hoods.

For more information, call Part-Time Engineering Programs, 410-540-2960.

The Bloomberg School of Public Health
Convocation Ceremony

Speaker: Paul E. Farmer, founding director, Partners in Health; professor of medical anthropology, Harvard Medical School

Caps and gowns are mandatory.

Tickets are required for guests.

Wednesday, May 24

2 p.m.

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Cathedral and Preston Streets
Baltimore, MD

For more information, contact the Bloomberg School of Public Health's Registrar's Office, 410-955-3552, [email protected].

Also, stop by the SPH commencement website here.

The Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and The G.W.C Whiting School of Engineering
Undergraduate Diploma Award Ceremony

Speaker: Elias A. Zerhouni, MD, Director, National Institutes of Health

Caps and gowns are mandatory.

No tickets are required for guests.

Thursday, May 25

1:45 p.m.

Homewood Field
Homewood Campus
Rain or Shine

Inclement Weather: 410-516-7781.

Bachelor degree recipients from the Schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering full- and part-time programs will be called to the stage.

For more information, call the Commencement office at 410-516-8069 or the Registrar's Office at 410-516-8079

The School of Nursing
Diploma Award Ceremony

Speaker: Martha N. Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Caps and gowns are mandatory.

No tickets are required for guests.

Thursday, May 25

Baccalaureate Candidates
Diploma and Award Ceremony
1:00 p.m., Shriver Hall
Homewood Campus

Master's and Doctoral Candidates
Diploma and Award Ceremony
3:30 p.m., Shriver Hall
Homewood Campus

For more information, call School of Nursing Student Services Office 410-955-7548.

Visit the SON commencement websites for undergraduates and graduates.

Visit the School of Nursing News and Events website.

The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Diploma Award Ceremony

Speaker: Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Learn more
here.

Caps and Gowns are mandatory.

Tickets are required for guests.

Thursday, May 25

3 p.m.

Constitution Hall
18th and D Streets, NW
Washington, D.C.

Reception following ceremony at SAIS

For more information, call SAIS Office of Student Affairs, 202-663-5616.
The School of Medicine
Diploma Award Ceremony

Speaker: Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York, founder of Bloomberg L.P.

Caps and Gowns are mandatory.

No tickets are required for guests.

Thursday, May 25

2:30 pm

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
Cathedral and Preston Streets
Baltimore, MD

For more information, call the School of Medicine Registrar's Office, 410-955-3080 or email [email protected].

Also, stop by the SOM commencement website here.

The School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE)
Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Award Ceremony

(except Ed.D.s)

Speaker: Peter Petersen, associate dean of the Graduate Division of Business and Management, SPSBE

Caps and gowns are required.

No tickets are required for guests.

Thursday, May 25

7:30 p.m.

Homewood Field
Homewood Campus
Rain or Shine

Reception immediately following the ceremony.

All SPSBE degree recipients (except Ed.D.s) will be called to the stage.

For more information, call SPSBE Student Services Office, 410-872-1212.

The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University
Diploma Award Ceremony

Speaker and Peabody Medal Recipient: Gilbert Kalish, pianist and educator

Caps and gowns are mandatory.

Tickets for guests are required.

Thursday, May 25

8 p.m.

Friedberg Hall

For more information, call Peabody Conservatory Director's Office, 410-659-8100, ext. 3060.
The Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences
Master's Diploma Award Ceremony

Speaker: Alice McDermott, novelist, winner of the National Book Award, and JHU Writing Seminars Professor. Learn more about McDermott online here.

Caps and Gowns are strongly encouraged but are not required.

No tickets are required for guests.

Friday, May 26
10 a.m

Homewood Field for Full-time and Part-time Master's candidates.

Reception to follow ceremony in the Robert Scott Gymnasium, Ralph S. O'Connor Recreation Center.

Rain or Shine

Inclement Weather: 410-516-7781

Master's degree recipients from the School of Arts and Sciences full- and part-time programs will receive their diplomas.

For more information, call Arts & Sciences Advanced Academic Programs Office, 202-452-0983 or visit this webpage.

Notes:
Non-Homewood Doctoral Diplomas not presented at the University-wide ceremony will be forwarded to the divisional Registrars' Offices for disposition.

 
[Updated 16Apr06]

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