March 10, 2010

Spring commencement schedule set

by Pete Rosenbery

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- The spring commencement schedule is set at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Plans call for ceremonies at Shryock Auditorium and the Student Recreation Center, which will offer students and their families plenty of seating along with convenient parking. The SIU Arena will be unavailable in May due to continuing renovations, part of the Saluki Way project.

The commencement schedule is:

Friday, May 14

  • 5 p.m. -- Graduate School, Student Recreation Center.
  • 7:30 p.m. -- College of Agricultural Sciences, Shryock Auditorium.
  • 7:30 p.m. -- College of Business, Student Recreation Center.

Saturday, May 15

  • 8 a.m. -- College of Education and Human Services; Health Education and Recreation, Kinesiology, Workforce Education and Development, Rehabilitation Institute, Social Work. Shryock Auditorium.
  • 8 a.m. -- College of Liberal Arts; Anthropology, Art and Design, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Geography and Environmental Resources, History, Linguistics, Music. Student Recreation Center.
  • 10:30 a.m. -- College of Education and Human Services; Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Psychology and Special Education. Shryock Auditorium.
  • 10:30 a.m. -- College of Liberal Arts; Paralegal Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Speech Communication, Theater, and University Studies. Student Recreation Center.
  • 1 p.m. -- College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Shryock Auditorium.
  • 1 p.m. -- College of Applied Sciences and Arts; Architectural Studies, Fashion Design and Merchandising, Interior Design, Automotive Technology, Aviation Technologies, Aviation Management, Aviation Flight. Student Recreation Center.
  • 3:30 p.m. -- College of Science, Shryock Auditorium.
  • 3:30 p.m. -- College of Applied Sciences and Arts; Dental Hygiene, Health Care Management, Mortuary Science and Funeral Service, Radiologic Sciences, Physical Therapist Assistant, Electronic Systems Technologies, Fire Service Management, Information Systems Technologies, Technical Resource Management. Student Recreation Center.
  • 6 p.m. -- School of Law, Shryock Auditorium.
  • 6 p.m. -- College of Engineering, Student Recreation Center.