2010 Commencement moved…Again
…But just by two days. It will be held on Monday, June 14.
For those of you not familiar with the issue, the ceremony was originally moved up before finals week to accommodate the NCAA Track and Field Championships (red the original Emerald article about it here). Then, it was moved back (read about that here). Here’s some history on the issue:
Here’s an e-mail Provost Jim Bean sent out over the Human Relations mailing list. I can’t glean a clear reason for the change from it. I’ll post a larger story later when I know more.
Colleagues:
We have just completed a wonderful Summer Commencement. This is noteworthy as it was President Lariviere’s first commencement at Oregon, and each graduate was able to march and shake the President’s hand. It is now time to turn our attention to the Spring 2010 Commencement. As we announced, we have moved the Commencement back to the days following final exams. This will be a very exciting weekend on campus hosting both Commencement and the NCAA Track and Field Finals. For the past year a committee has been studying a renovation of the Commencement exercises to make them even more celebratory for our students and their families. We also have the advantage that new venues, such as the lawn behind the Knight Library, are back on line.The Commencement team including (Commencement Director) Amber Garrison, (Vice Provost) Karen Sprague, (Vice President for Student Affairs) Robin Holmes and others have been working closely with the Faculty Advisory Committee, Track and Field, and Lane County Travel to design the weekend. I am very excited about the resulting pageant. To summarize, a few of the 38 Commencement exercises will take place prior to the main event, as is currently the case. The primary festivities will begin Sunday afternoon, June 13. Families can arrive in Eugene at a leisurely pace that day and attend celebrations on Campus, a cookout, or just hold family events in town. Monday the 14th will begin with a redesigned, primary ceremony that we hope to develop into a “must-see.” The unit ceremonies will then take place over two time blocks in early afternoon and late afternoon. Other activities on campus will add to the celebration for those not immediately engaged in a graduation ceremony.
I would like to thank the Commencement committees, the FAC and the Track and Field staff for their great sense of innovation, collaboration and commitment to our students and their families in developing this plan. I can’t wait to see it. We will release more details as the year progresses.
Regards, Jim
More will soon follow.
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