ARHU Spring 2017 Commencement: Saturday, May 20 to Monday, May 22

Spring Commencement activities will be held on May 20 through 22, 2017. The President will confer degrees at the campus-wide Commencement ceremony, which will begin at 1:00 pm on Sunday, May 21, in the Xfinity Center. Individual ceremonies will be held throughout the campus on Saturday and Monday.

For additional information regarding the Commencement ceremonies, please visit the Commencement website at www.commencement.umd.edu.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

9:00 a.m.

Art History, Department of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Anna Waller, 301.405.1480, awaller@umd.edu

9:00 a.m.

History, Department of
Memorial Chapel
Contact: Jodi Hall, 301.405.4268, jlhall@umd.edu

9:30 a.m.

Music, School of
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Craig Arnold, 301.405.5563, csarnold@umd.edu

10:00 a.m.

Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, School of
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Susan Miller, 301.405.6694, smille13@umd.edu

11:30 a.m.

Philosophy, Department of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Louise Gilman, 301.405.5689, lgilman@umd.edu

12:30 p.m.

Art, Department of
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Kathie Boyle, 301.405.7790, kboyle2@umd.edu

3:00 p.m

English and Comparative Literature
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Karen Lewis, 301.405.3825, lewiske@umd.edu

3:30 p.m

Language, Literature and Cultures, and Film Studies, Departments of
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Josiland Chambers, 301.405.6021, jchamb@umd.edu

6:30 p.m.

Communication, Department of
Reckford Armory
Contact: Carlin Bokal, 301.405.6519, cbokal@umd.edu

Monday, May 22, 2017

9:30 a.m.

Classics, Department of
Kogod Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Patricia Rhodes-Kelly, 301.405.2014, prhodes@umd.edu

11:00 a.m.

Linguistics, Department of
Marie Mount Hall
Contact: Denise Best, 301.405.7002, denise@umd.edu

12:00 p.m.

Jewish Studies, Department of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Debra Kirsch, 301.405.4975, dakirsch@umd.edu

5:30 p.m.

American Studies and Women's Studies, Departments of
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: American Studies: Tammi Archer, 301.405.1354, tarcher@umd.edu
Women's Studies: Cliffornia Royals Prior, 301.405.6877, choward3@umd.edu

Spring 2017 Commencement Honors criteria:

Students are eligible for Commencement Honors if they meet the following criteria:

Primary major in ARHU or will have a double degree in ARHU Have earned at least 60 credits at UM by the end of the graduating semester Have a final, cumulative GPA in one of the following credit ranges:

Honors GPA ranges:

Summa Cum Laude 4.000-3.972 Magna Cum Laude 3.971-3.913 Cum Laude 3.912-3.835

All those eligible will be notified shortly before commencement. For more information see UM's Undergraduate Catalog