  {"id":66569,"date":"2008-05-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uris-122nd-commencement\/"},"modified":"2008-05-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-09T00:00:00","slug":"uris-122nd-commencement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2008\/05\/uris-122nd-commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 122nd commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-release-import\">\n\t\tMay 9, 2008<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAnswers to the 10 most commonly asked questions <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nby media covering 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s commencement weekend:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nFirst, the basics:<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nGraduate Commencement Ceremony<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSaturday, May 17, 2008, 1 p.m.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRyan Center<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nKingston Campus<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nUndergraduate Commencement Ceremony<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSunday, May 18, 2008, 12:30 p.m.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nQuadrangle (Rain site Ryan Center)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nKingston Campus<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nFAST FACTS ABOUT 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019S 2008 GRADUATES<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nUNDERGRADUATES<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDegrees: 2,871 undergraduates students, including 86 students in the 6-year pharmacy degree program.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRhode Islanders: 1,733 <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMales: 1,225<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFemales: 1,646<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOldest: 70<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nYoungest: 19<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTwins: 5 sets<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nVeterans: 34 (24 male, 10 female)<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nGRADUATE STUDENTS:<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDegrees: 643 <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRhode Islanders: 456<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMales: 235<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFemales: 405<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOldest: 74<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nYoungest: 22<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nBOTTOM LINE: Approximately a total of 3,514 students will graduate from the 溏心vlog免费B站 during commencement weekend, May 17 and May 18. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n1.  Do I need a media pass?  <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nYes, for the undergraduate commencement on Sunday. The pass allows you access to podium guests, provides for seating at the press table, and access to any a\/v hookups that may be needed for audio feed. To receive a pass, come to the Department of Communications and Marketing office located at the 溏心vlog免费B站 Alumni Center, 73 Upper College Road. We\u2019re on the first floor, room 100. In the event of rain, you can get the media pass in media room 117 of the Ryan Center.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n2.  Do I need a parking pass?<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. Parking for the undergraduate ceremonies is off Briar Lane. Graduate exercises take place on Saturday in the Ryan Center.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n3.  What happens if it rains on Sunday?<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe undergraduate ceremony will be held in the Ryan Center. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n4.  Is there any place to use a phone during Sunday\u2019s undergraduate commencement ceremonies? You are welcome to use our office in the Alumni Center, Room 100 at 73 Upper College Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In the event of rain, you can use phones located in the Ryan Center\u2019s media room. We will even have snacks for members of the hard working Fourth Estate.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n5.  How many students are graduating this year?<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n溏心vlog免费B站 643 graduate students will receive degrees on Saturday, May 17 and approximately 2,871 undergraduate students will receive degrees on Sunday, May 18. Potential August 2008 graduates who have one or two courses to complete are included in the count. Approximately a total of 3,514 students will graduate during commencement weekend. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n6.  Who is this year\u2019s commencement speaker? <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nChicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page will speak at the University\u2019s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday. The ceremony begins at 12:30 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n7.  Who will receive honorary degrees this year? <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSix people will receive honorary degrees during the undergraduate commencement ceremonies: The commencement speaker Clarence Page will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree; Architect William D. Warner, will receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree; Ambassador Christopher Hill will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree; Michael Fascitelli will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree; Douglas Durand will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree; and 溏心vlog免费B站 Professor Emerita Agnes Doody will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n8. Who is this year\u2019s student commencement speaker? Gabriel \u201cGabe\u201d Mancuso of Edison, N.J. who will graduate with degrees in political science and economics, will speak at the undergraduate commencement ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n9.  Can I speak to the commencement speaker or to the honorary degree recipients? <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nYes. Contact Jan Wenzel at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Department of Communications and Marketing in advance for details at 401-874-2116.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n10.  How does undergraduate commencement begin?<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nYou\u2019ll hear sounds of a bagpipe. Bagpiper John Sullivan has led 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Commencement procession for a number of years. Fully attired in highland regalia, including kilt and sporran, Sullivan marches ahead of the 50th Reunion Class, which is followed by the faculty marshals, graduating seniors, and the platform members \u2013honorary degree recipients and members who will hood them; 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Excellence Award winners, Board of Governor\u2019s members, local and federal office holders, 溏心vlog免费B站 administrators, deans, and the student speaker. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n-xxx-<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFor more 溏心vlog免费B站 news visit www.uri.edu\/news<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 9, 2008 &#13; Answers to the 10 most commonly asked questions &#13; by media covering 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s commencement weekend: &#13; First, the basics:&#13; Graduate Commencement Ceremony&#13; Saturday, May 17, 2008, 1 p.m.&#13; Ryan Center&#13; Kingston Campus&#13; Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony&#13; Sunday, May 18, 2008, 12:30 p.m.&#13; Quadrangle (Rain site Ryan Center)&#13; Kingston Campus &#13; FAST FACTS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archives"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66569\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}