Commencement exercises at UC Santa Cruz will be held this year on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 10-12. A total of 2,346 students are candidates for bachelor of arts, music, or science degrees. Also this spring, 215 students are eligible to receive master of arts or science degrees (of these students, 112 will complete UCSC's Department of Education master's program in late summer), and 61 students are candidates for doctorates. A small number of students will receive graduate certificates.
| A number of celebrations, beginning a day earlier, are also planned. |
(In the two prior quarters of the current academic year, many other UCSC students earned undergraduate or graduate degrees: 483 undergraduates earned bachelor's degrees at the end of the fall or winter quarters, 58 students earned master's degrees, and 38 students earned Ph.D.s. The number of previously earned bachelor's degrees is expected to increase as additional winter-quarter records are processed. An undetermined number of other UCSC students will also complete their work toward degrees this summer, in the academic year's fourth quarter.)
Schedule for commencement exercises on June 10-12:
Friday, June 10:
Commencement: Graduate Division commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be Chancellor Denice D. Denton. 1 p.m. East Field. Sponsored by the Division of Graduate Studies. (831) 459-4108.
Saturday, June 11:
Commencement: Merrill College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be professor and chair of women's studies Bettina Aptheker. 9 a.m. East Field. (831) 459-3357.
Commencement: Benjamin F. Porter College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speakers will be professor of education and creative writing David Swanger and professor and chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Roberto Bogomolni. 10 a.m. Porter Quadrangle. (831) 459-4758.
Commencement: College Nine commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be professor of psychology Catherine Cooper. 10:30 a.m. Upper Quarry Amphitheater. (831) 459-4465.
Commencement: Cowell College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be associate professor of environmental studies S. Ravi Rajan. 1 p.m. East Field. Reception follows at Cowell Courtyard. (831) 459-2255.
Commencement: College Eight commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be assistant professor of community studies Paul Ortiz. 1:30 p.m. Lower West Field. Reception to follow at the College Eight Plaza. (831) 459-4279.
Commencement: College Ten commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be Chancellor Denice D. Denton. 3 p.m. Upper Quarry Amphitheater. (831) 459-4465.
Commencement: Kresge College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be legal studies lecturer and Santa Cruz City Council member Ryan Coonerty. 5 p.m. East Field. Free parking passes required. (831) 459-4434.
Commencement: Oakes College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be professor of American studies George Lipsitz. 6 p.m. Lower West Field. (831) 459-4505.
Sunday, June 12:
Commencement: Crown College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be professor of chemistry and biochemistry Glenn Millhauser. 9 a.m. East Field. (831) 459-2101.
Commencement: Stevenson College commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be associate professor of history David Anthony. 1 p.m. East Field. (831) 459-3108.
Commencement: The Jack Baskin School of Engineering commencement ceremonies. The keynote speaker will be Chancellor Denice D. Denton. 3 p.m. Engineering 2 Courtyard. (831) 459-4877.
Schedule for graduation celebrations on June 9-12:
Thursday, June 9:
Celebration: 7th annual Rainbow Ceremony honoring countywide gay, lesbian, bi, trans, intersex, and ally graduates. 3 to 5:30 p.m. Women's Center. Free. Sponsored by Lionel Cantú GLBTI Resource Center. (831) 459-4385.
Celebration: Student Parent Graduation. 4 p.m. Academic Resources Center Courtyard. Sponsored by UCSC Family Center, Family Student Housing, and STARS. (831) 459-2549.
Friday, June 10:
Celebration: Women's Studies Senior Celebration. 10 a.m. Bay Tree Conference Center Room D. Sponsored by Women's Studies Department. (831) 459-4324.
Celebration: Asian American/Pacific Islander Year-End Ceremony. 2 p.m. Music Center Recital Hall. Sponsored by the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center. (831) 459-5349.
Celebration: Physics Graduation Celebration. 3 p.m. Interdisciplinary Sciences Building Courtyard. Sponsored by the Physics Department. (831) 458-2329.
Celebration: African American Recognition Ceremony. 6 p.m. College Eight Red Room Plaza. Sponsored by the African American Recognition Ceremony Committee. (831) 458-3675.
Celebration: Filipino Student Association Celebration. 7 p.m. Colleges Nine and Ten Multipurpose Room. Sponsored by SOAR. (510) 406-4091.
Sunday, June 12:
Celebration: American Indian Graduation Celebration. 10 a.m. Women's Center. Sponsored by the American Indian Resource Center and Student Alliance of North American Indians. (831) 459-5389.
Celebration: Chicano Latino Year-End Celebration. 11 a.m. Upper Quarry Amphitheater. Sponsored by SOAR. (831) 459-2934.
