UMBC Spring 2018 Commencement Ceremonies
Dear Members of the UMBC Community,
Welcome to the start of a very exciting spring semester.
Already, we've celebrated a major milestone with the opening of the new UMBC Event Center. More than 4,000 alumni, students, faculty, staff, and community members came out to support the Retrievers Men's Basketball as they hosted Conference rival Vermont in the inaugural game in the new facility this past weekend, and we hope you will join us in continuing the celebration when Women's Basketball plays Binghamton on Thursday, February 8 at 7 p.m.
The opening of the Event Center also represents a pivotal moment in the academic life of our university as we celebrate an important milestone in the lives of our graduating students. We are thrilled that we will be able to host both our undergraduate and graduate spring commencement ceremonies on campus.
After careful planning and consideration, and feedback from the UMBC community, spring 2018 commencement will be celebrated in three separate ceremonies across two days. The Graduate Commencement Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 23 at 10 a.m. in the Event Center. Undergraduate Commencement will be held on Thursday, May 24 in the Event Center, with a morning ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. and honoring graduates from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, the School of Social Work, and Erickson School. An afternoon ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. will honor graduates from the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, the College of Engineering and Information Technology, and Interdisciplinary Studies.
The commencement ceremonies also mark a time for our scholarly community to come together to recognize the outstanding commitment of our faculty and staff to our students' success. As we prepare to host the spring ceremonies on our campus for the first time in more than 25 years, I encourage you to consider attending the commencement ceremonies and join us in the celebration of our graduating students. Whether marching in the procession, volunteering, or supporting the event in other ways, your involvement in this important event is much appreciated.
In the coming weeks you will receive additional communications on how you can get involved with commencement, as well as more specific details on the logistics of each ceremony. For more information about commencement, please visit commencement.umbc.edu.
Thank you, and we look forward to your participation.
Provost Philip Rous
Welcome to the start of a very exciting spring semester.
Already, we've celebrated a major milestone with the opening of the new UMBC Event Center. More than 4,000 alumni, students, faculty, staff, and community members came out to support the Retrievers Men's Basketball as they hosted Conference rival Vermont in the inaugural game in the new facility this past weekend, and we hope you will join us in continuing the celebration when Women's Basketball plays Binghamton on Thursday, February 8 at 7 p.m.
The opening of the Event Center also represents a pivotal moment in the academic life of our university as we celebrate an important milestone in the lives of our graduating students. We are thrilled that we will be able to host both our undergraduate and graduate spring commencement ceremonies on campus.
After careful planning and consideration, and feedback from the UMBC community, spring 2018 commencement will be celebrated in three separate ceremonies across two days. The Graduate Commencement Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 23 at 10 a.m. in the Event Center. Undergraduate Commencement will be held on Thursday, May 24 in the Event Center, with a morning ceremony beginning at 10 a.m. and honoring graduates from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, the School of Social Work, and Erickson School. An afternoon ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. will honor graduates from the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, the College of Engineering and Information Technology, and Interdisciplinary Studies.
The commencement ceremonies also mark a time for our scholarly community to come together to recognize the outstanding commitment of our faculty and staff to our students' success. As we prepare to host the spring ceremonies on our campus for the first time in more than 25 years, I encourage you to consider attending the commencement ceremonies and join us in the celebration of our graduating students. Whether marching in the procession, volunteering, or supporting the event in other ways, your involvement in this important event is much appreciated.
In the coming weeks you will receive additional communications on how you can get involved with commencement, as well as more specific details on the logistics of each ceremony. For more information about commencement, please visit commencement.umbc.edu.
Thank you, and we look forward to your participation.
Provost Philip Rous
Posted: February 7, 2018, 12:49 PM