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Graduating Students: please be at location & fully robed by 9:45am

On Saturday morning, 13 June 2009, the Philosophy Department will hold a commencement ceremony and reception in honor of graduating students.

The festivities are held outdoors in a new location for us (since Spring 2008), on the East Villard Lawn (between Villard and Lawrence Halls) from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Following the graduation ceremony, Philosophy Department graduating students and their guests are invited to remain for refreshments. Our ceremony always ends in plenty of time for graduates and guests to walk to McArthur Court for the All-University Commencement (which was held 30 minutes earlier last year, beginning at 12:00 noon instead of 12:30pm, due to having an outside Commencement Speaker; for more information on the McArthur Court ceremony, see http://studentlife.uoregon.edu/programs/commencement/spring.htm).

UO faculty members, family, friends, and classmates of our graduating students are always invited to join the celebration. Although no tickets are required to attend our ceremony, early arrivals will have the best choice of seating. Please take a moment to think about your guests and any accommodations that need to be requested in advance (wheelchair ramp, sign language interpreter, etc.). If you or your guests have any special needs, please contact Student Life as soon as possible so requests can be met.

PLEASE NOTE: Bob Knight Photo, in collaboration with GradTrak Graduation Images and Grad Photo, is now the official photographer for all University of Oregon commencement ceremonies. Each commencement, one of the staff will take a photograph of each graduate receiving a diploma, and graduates will receive a proof picture in the mail shortly after the ceremony. Pictures are also available online within 48 hours of the ceremony. If you have questions regarding graduation photos or wish to view photos online, please visit Bob Knight Photo.

 

Click here to see the University of Oregon Spring 2008 Commencement Brochure

Click here for a Map of all 2008 Commencement Ceremonies on the University of Oregon Campus

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Click here for regular Maps of the University of Oregon Campus

Please note that parking on campus is very limited, and we encourage the use of public transportation.

Please also note that in 2008, traffic was restricted on University Street from 15th Avenue to 18th Avenue:
On Friday, June 13th, traffic was one-way, south bound from 2pm-8pm.
On Saturday, June 14th, University Street was closed to traffic and parking from 6am-7pm.

Click here to see photographs from Commencement 2007