Commencement at-a-Glance
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
Sunday, May 16, 1 p.m.
An estimated 12,651 graduates – a record – will receive degrees from Rutgers this year. They include approximately 8,636 baccalaureate degrees, 2,762 master’s degrees, 1,252 doctorates and one education specialist.
Location: Voorhees Mall, College Avenue Campus, New Brunswick
Remarks: Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority Foundation and former president, National Organization for Women, will be the keynote speaker. She will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Gov. Chris Christie, the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, will offer brief remarks.
Student Speakers: Julie Bianchini, Hillsborough, N.J., Class of 2010, School of Arts and Sciences, majoring in molecular biology and biochemistry and minoring in science, technology and society; Jonathan Maddison, Voorhees, N.J., Class of 2010, Camden College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in political science and minoring in American studies and national security studies.
Honorary degree recipients: Besides Eleanor Smeal and Gov. Chris Christie, Rutgers will present honorary degrees in New Brunswick to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia (Doctor of Laws); The Rev. M. William Howard Jr., a member of Rutgers’ Board of Governors since 2004 and chair since 2007 (Doctor of Humane Letters); and author Judy Blume, whose 28 books have been translated into 31 languages with more than 80 million copies sold (Doctor of Letters). Dr. Carl Djerassi, emeritus professor of chemistry at Stanford University and scientist, author, playwright and philanthropist, will receive his honorary Doctor of Science degree May 17 at the joint Rutgers-Newark College of Arts and Sciences-University College convocation, where he will be keynote speaker.
General information: All undergraduate and graduate degrees are conferred at this ceremony. The Graduate School-New Brunswick will award 782 degrees. The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology in New Brunswick (55 graduate degrees) and the School of Arts and Sciences (1,559 undergraduate degrees) will not hold a public ceremony. Schools and colleges holding additional convocations follow in chronological order.
NOTE: Estimated numbers of graduates are from the Office of the University Registrar.
*** IN NEW BRUNSWICK AND PISCATAWAY ***
EDWARD J. BLOUSTEIN SCHOOL OF PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY
Sunday, May 16, 10 a.m.
109 graduate degrees (90 undergraduate joint degrees are counted in their college totals)
Location: Nicholas Music Center, 85 George Street, Douglass Campus, New Brunswick
Speaker: U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-Hopewell Township)
RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL-NEWARK AND NEW BRUNSWICK
Sunday, May 16, 10 a.m.
335 undergraduate joint degrees (recipients are also counted in their college totals)
Location: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Livingston Campus, Piscataway
Speaker: Sara Mathew, CEO and chair (the latter effective June 30, 2010), the Dun & Bradstreet Corp., Short Hills
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION
Sunday, May 16, 7 p.m.
188 graduate degrees (600 undergraduate joint degrees are counted in their college totals)
Location: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Livingston Campus, Piscataway
Performance (in lieu of speaker): Queen’s Chorale
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND LABOR RELATIONS
Sunday, May 16, 7 p.m.
123 graduate degrees (95 undergraduate joint degrees are counted in their college totals)
Location: College Avenue Gymnasium, 130 College Avenue, New Brunswick
Speakers: Members of the Class of 2010, with their programs and hometowns – Michele Whelen, Bachelor of Science in Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Eatontown; Barry Hirschman, Master of Labor and Employment Relations, East Windsor; Nidia Bacchus, Master of Human Resource Management, Highland Park; William M. Dwyer, industrial relations manager, PSEG Services Corp., Newark; president, SMLR Alumni and Friends, Class of 1997.
DOUGLASS COLLEGE
Monday, May 17, 10 a.m.
423 graduates
Location: Antilles Field, Douglass Campus, New Brunswick
Speaker: Mary S. Hartman, former dean, Douglass College and director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Rutgers
ERNEST MARIO SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
Monday, May 17, 10 a.m.
215 Pharm.D. degrees
Location: College Avenue Gymnasium, 130 College Avenue, New Brunswick
Speakers: Clifford M. Davidson, Esq., Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC, New York. Rutgers College of Pharmacy, Class of 1983, and Rutgers School of Law-Camden, Class of 1986. Leslye B. Davidson, Esq., Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC, New York. Rutgers College of Pharmacy, Class of 1987.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Monday, May 17, 10 a.m.
531 graduates
Location: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Livingston Campus, Piscataway
Speaker: Edgar A. Sandoval, vice president North American marketing, Proctor and Gamble. Bachelor of Science, Class of 1989.
RUTGERS COLLEGE
Monday, May 17, 1 p.m.
1,975 graduates
Location: Voorhees Mall, College Avenue, New Brunswick
Speaker: Dean Carl Kirschner
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Monday, May 17, 3 p.m.
418 master’s degrees
Location: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Livingston Campus, Piscataway
Speaker: Dr. Randal Pinkett, founder, chair and CEO, BCT Partners LLC, a management, technology and policy consulting firm, Newark. Rutgers, Class of 1994.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Monday, May 17, 7 p.m.
278 graduates (257 master’s, 20 doctorates, one specialist)
Location: College Avenue Gymnasium, 130 College Avenue, New Brunswick
Speaker: Dr. Jacqueline Jones, senior adviser to the Secretary for Early Learning, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY-NEW BRUNSWICK
Monday, May 17, 7 p.m.
440 graduates
Location: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Livingston Campus, Piscataway
Speaker: The Honorable Sheila Y. Oliver, speaker, New Jersey General Assembly
COOK COLLEGE
Tuesday, May 18, 10 a.m.
541 graduates
Location: Lawn near College Pond (“Passion Puddle”), George H. Cook Campus, New Brunswick
Speaker: Dr. Mark G. Robson, dean of agriculture and urban programs, and professor of entomology, and professor of environmental and occupational health, UMDNJ School of Public Health. Rutgers University (Cook College), Class of 1977. Rutgers Graduate School-New Brunswick, Class of 1979 and 1988.
Rain: Same day, 10:30 a.m., Louis Brown Athletic Center, Livingston Campus, Piscataway
LIVINGSTON COLLEGE
Tuesday, May 18, 2 p.m.
559 graduates
Location: Louis Brown Athletic Center, Livingston Campus, Piscataway
Speaker: Dean Arnold Hyndman
MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Tuesday, May 18, 2:30 p.m.
130 graduating seniors, 86 graduate degrees (25 Doctor of Musical Arts, 25 Master of Music and 36 Master of Fine Arts)
Location: Nicholas Music Center, 85 George Street, Douglass Campus, New Brunswick
Speaker: Paquito D’Rivera, Grammy Award-winning jazz saxophonist/clarinetist, composer
ROTC COMMISSIONING CEREMONY
Tuesday, May 18, 3 p.m.
14 Air Force and 13 Army second lieutenants to be commissioned
Location: Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick
Speaker: Brig. Gen. Robert G. Kenny, mobilization assistant to the Deputy Judge Advocate General, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. Senior partner and chief litigation counsel, Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, New Brunswick. Rutgers University, Class of 1978.
*** IN NEWARK ***
RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL-NEWARK AND NEW BRUNSWICK
Monday, May 17, 10 a.m.
619 graduate degrees and 524 undergraduate degrees
Location: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center Street
Speaker: Gary Rodkin, CEO, ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb. Rutgers College, Class of 1974 (Phi Beta Kappa).
JOINT CONVOCATION
Monday, May 17, 2 p.m.
Newark College of Arts and Sciences
614 graduates
University College-Newark
118 graduates
Location: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center Street
Speaker: Dr. Carl Djerassi, scientist-educator, emeritus professor of chemistry, Stanford University, honorary degree recipient (Doctor of Science).
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Tuesday, May 18, 10 a.m.
139 graduates
Location: Golden Dome Athletic Center, 42 Warren Street
Speaker: Dr. Beverly Louise Malone, CEO, National League for Nursing. Master of Science, Class of 1972.
JOINT CONVOCATION
Tuesday, May 18, 2 p.m.
Graduate School-Newark
309 graduates (including School of Criminal Justice doctoral recipients)
School of Public Affairs and Administration
80 graduates
Location: Golden Dome Athletic Center, 42 Warren Street
Speaker: Dr. Glenn Shafer, Board of Governors Professor (accounting, business ethics and information systems), Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick
SCHOOL OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Friday, May 21, 10 a.m.
23 master’s degrees (170 undergraduate joint degrees are counted in college totals)
Location: Golden Dome Athletic Center, 42 Warren Street
Speaker: Col. Rick Fuentes, superintendent, New Jersey State Police
SCHOOL OF LAW-NEWARK
Friday, May 28, 10 a.m.
262 graduates
Location: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center Street
Speaker: The Honorable Stuart J. Rabner, chief justice, New Jersey Supreme Court
*** IN CAMDEN ***
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS-CAMDEN
Monday, May 24, 9 a.m.
291 undergraduate degrees, 67 advanced degrees
Location: Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbor Boulevard
Speaker: Jeffrey Brown, president and CEO, Brown’s Super Stores Inc., Bellmawr, N.J.
SCHOOL OF LAW-CAMDEN
Monday, May 24, 1 p.m.
271 graduates
Location: Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbor Boulevard
Speaker: The Honorable Stuart Levey, U.S. Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence
JOINT CONVOCATION
Monday, May 24, 6 p.m.
CAMDEN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
632 graduates
GRADUATE SCHOOL-CAMDEN
130 graduates
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE-CAMDEN
160 graduates
Location: Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbor Boulevard
Speaker: Dr. Marie Cornelia, professor emerita of English, Rutgers-Camden
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