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Students to receive degrees

May 16, 2001

About 5,300 graduates are expected to attend this weekend’s commencement exercises at the Kohl Center.

Charlene Barshefsky, U.S. trade representative during the Clinton administration, will offer advice and encouragement to new graduates from the College of Letters and Science during commencement exercises this spring.

UW–Madison’s two honorary degree recipients, Pratima Kale and George B. Schaller, will deliver the “charge to the graduates” Sunday, May 20. Wildlife conservationist Schaller will address graduates at 10 a.m.; international activist Kale will speak at 2 p.m. Schaller and Kale will receive their honorary degrees Friday, May 18 at 5:30 p.m. Degrees to Ph.D., professional and master of fine arts students will be awarded at this ceremony.

Other ceremonies are scheduled through the weekend:

  • Saturday, May 19, 10 a.m.: Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the College of Letters and Science to students with majors A-I (African Languages and Literature through Italian). Multiple majors should attend the ceremony of the major that is first alphabetically; for example, an economics/political science major should come to the 10 a.m. ceremony. Speaking: Senior Class Secretary Sam Herbst.
  • Saturday, May 19 2 p.m.: L&S bachelor’s and master’s degree candidate with majors J-Z (Japanese through zoology). Speaking: Briggs.
  • Sunday, May 20, 10 a.m.: Agriculture, education, human ecology, medicine, nursing, pharmacy bachelor’s and master’s degrees; and Institute for Environmental Studies degrees. Speaking: Senior Tiffany Davis.
  • Sunday, May 20, 2 p.m.: Business and engineering bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Speaking: Senior Chad Brown.

All ceremonies will be in the Kohl Center. Degree candidates are asked to arrive 20 minutes before their ceremony. UW–Madison commencement is a free public event; no tickets are required. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis in adjacent university lots and on the street. Alcohol is prohibited at all commencement events.

For information, call the Commencement Hotline, (608) 262-9076.