The following is a schedule of events for commencement weekend for undergraduate students. For detailed information about individual recognition ceremonies, please refer to the contact information listed for that particular event. Please note: though tickets are not required for the University-Wide Undergraduate and Graduate Ceremonies, they may be required for some Individual Recognition Ceremonies. Please check with your individual school, college or department.

Sunday, May 17

University-Wide Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony - 10:00 a.m.
Location: The Entry Plaza, at the top of Collin's Circle

The ceremony for the formal conferral of undergraduate degrees will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. and will last for approximately one hour. Candidates should arrive for assembly by 9:00 a.m. The location where students report for assembly will be posted online in March. Guests should plan to arrive no later than 9:30 a.m. The ceremony will be held outdoors, rain or shine, so please dress accordingly. Graduates and their families should designate a meeting location for after the ceremony.

Many of the individual school ceremonies/receptions that follow the undergraduate ceremony will be held at locations within a short walk of the Entry Plaza. Please refer to the map provided to determine the location of the individual ceremony you plan to attend. University shuttles will be available for those who need rides back to their vehicles. There will be ample time to get to the individual recognition events following the undergraduate ceremony.

Undergraduate Individual Recognition Ceremonies and Receptions

Saturday, May 16

Africana Studies - Noon
Location: Campus Center Assembly Hall
Contact: Africana Studies Department, 442-4730

Art, Music, Theatre and Classics – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center Main Theater
Contact: Art Department, 442-4020; Classics
Department, 442-4020; Music Department
442-4187; Theatre Department 442-4200

Biology – Noon
Location: Performing Arts Center Main Theater
Contact: Biology Department, 442-4300

Communication – 5:00 p.m. / 5:30 p.m.
Location 1: Hall of Fame Room, SEFCU Arena.
Reception at 5:00 p.m.
Location 2: SEFCU Arena.
Ceremony begins at 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Communication Department, 442-4871

College of Computing and Information - 3:00 p.m.                         
(Information Studies & Computer Science)                                                                                                                                                              
*Graduate & Undergraduate Ceremony
Location: Performing Arts Center, Main Theater
Contact: Brian Gabriel  442-5115

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences – Noon
Location: Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall
Contact: EAS Department, 442-4556

East Asian Studies – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center, Studio Theater
Contact: East Asian Studies Department, 442-4117

Economics – Noon
Location: Campus Center Ballroom
Contact: Economics Department, 442-4735

English – 3:30 p.m.
Location: SEFCU Arena
Contact: English Department, 442-4056 http://www.albany.edu/english/commencement.shtml

Geography and Planning – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall
Contact: Geography and Planning Department, 442-4770

History – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Ballroom
Contact: History Department, 442-5300

Languages, Literatures and Cultures – Noon
Location: Science Library Atrium
Contact: Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Department, 442-4100 or 518-442-4222

Mathematics – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall                                                                                                                                                                               
Contact: Mathematics Department, 442-4602

Psychology – 12:30 p.m.
Location: SEFCU Arena
Contact: Psychology Department, 442-4820

Sociology – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Ballroom
Contact: Sociology Department, 442-4666

Sunday, May 17

Anthropology – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Ballroom                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Contact: Anthropology Department, 442-4700

School of Business – 1:00 p.m.
Location: SEFCU Arena
Contact: School of Business Office of Student
Services, 442-4961
*Doors will open for guest seating at noon.

Chemistry - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall                                                                                        
Contact: Chemistry Department, 442-4400

School of Criminal Justice – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center, Main Theater
Contact: School of Criminal Justice, 442-5214

Judaic Studies and Philosophy – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Campus Center 375
Contact: Judaic Studies Department, 442-4130
Philosophy Department, 442-4250

Latin American and Caribbean Studies – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Art Museum
Contact: Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Department, 442-4890

Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy - 12:30 p.m.
Political Science and Public Administration & Policy
*Reception followed by Ceremony, which will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Location: Page Hall Auditorium (Downtown Campus)
Contact: Rockefeller College, 442-5254

Physics – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Campus Center Assembly Hall
Contact: Physics Department, 442-4500

School of Social Welfare -12:30 p.m.
Location: Lecture Center 18                                                                                                                        
Contact: Dawn Knight-Thomas, 591-8769

Women’s Studies – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Performing Arts Center, Studio Theater
Contact: Women’s Studies Department, 442-4220