Celebrating Our Newest Alumni – UK's 145th Commencement Ceremonies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 25, 2012) – What an exciting year it has been to be a Wildcat! From welcoming a new president to welcoming home the NCAA men's basketball championship, the graduating students have had a lot of fond memories during their time as UK students. But on Sunday, May 6, the celebration will turn to them as we celebrate our graduates at the University of Kentucky's 145th Commencement Ceremonies. Rupp Arena will be filled to its brim with proud families and friends anticipating the moment when their relative walks across the stage and receives a diploma.
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This year’s Commencement will not only mark a new beginning for graduates, but for the university as well. Keeping with UK tradition, President Eli Capilouto will deliver the Commencement address to students. UK presidents address the graduating class at the first and last Commencements of their tenure.
Dr. Capilouto became the 12th president of the University of Kentucky on July 1, 2011. With the recent groundbreaking on a new residence hall on campus, Capilouto is passionate about fulfilling the Kentucky Promise, UK's initiative to revitalize the campus, enhance undergraduate education, offer more opportunities to young Kentuckians through scholarships and continue a nearly 150-year legacy of education, research and service to the Commonwealth..
All Commencement Ceremonies will take place on May 6, 2012 at Rupp Arena.
The first ceremony of the day will take place at 9 a.m. This ceremony will be for all graduate and professional students.
The second ceremony recognizes undergraduates from the colleges of Agriculture, Gatton College of Business and Economics, Education, Engineering and Nursing. This ceremony begins at 1 p.m.
The third ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. The undergraduate students honored at this ceremony will be from the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Communications and Information Studies, Design, Fine Arts, Health Sciences and Social Work.
This year family members and friends unable to attend the Commencement Ceremonies can watch the events live online on UKNow, UK’s news website, at www.uky.edu/uknow. Live-streaming will be available for all three ceremonies. Prior to each ceremony, UK students will host “Live from the Big Blue Carpet,” a special pre-show that will feature a behind the scenes look at graduation and interviews with faculty, administrators and excited graduates. “Live from the Big Blue Carpet” begins approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of each ceremony.
Twitter.com will also be used during the ceremonies (and before) through the use of the hash tag #UKGrad to celebrate our graduates and all of the events surrounding Commencement. Follow UK's official Twitter account twitter.com/UniversityofKy for updates regarding Commencement. (Please note that if your tweets are protected, they will not appear in the #UKGrad search.) UK’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/universityofky will also be a hub for Commencement information.
For those attending Commencement, a family room will available to accommodate guests who may have difficulty navigating the stairs at Rupp Arena or for children who become restless during the day’s events. Located in Thoroughbred Room 8, the family room will include a television monitor for viewing the day’s events live.
For more information regarding the 145th Commencement Ceremonies, including answers to commonly asked questions, please visit www.uky.edu/commencement.
2012 Commencement Calendar
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Rupp Arena
Commencement Ceremonies
8:45 a.m. – “Live from the Big Blue Carpet” (online at www.uky.edu/uknow)
9 a.m. - Graduate and Professional Ceremony
12:45 p.m. – “Live from the Big Blue Carpet” (online at www.uky.edu/uknow)
1 p.m. – Undergraduate Ceremony honoring students from the colleges of Agriculture, Gatton College of Business and Economics, Education, Engineering and Nursing
5:45 p.m. – “Live from the Big Blue Carpet” (online at www.uky.edu/uknow)
6 p.m. – Undergraduate Ceremony honoring students from the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Communications and Information Studies, Design, Fine Arts, Health Sciences and Social Work
College of Engineering – 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Bluegrass Ballroom pre-function area
Graduate School – 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Thoroughbred Rooms 1-3 and pre-function area
College of Design - 1 to 3 p.m., Land of Tomorrow Gallery, 527 E. Third Street
Joint Undergraduate Reception – 3 to 5 p.m., Bluegrass Ballroom hosted by the UK Alumni Association and the colleges of Agriculture, Arts and Sciences, Gatton College of Business and Economics, Communications and Information Studies, Education, Fine Arts, Health Sciences and Social Work
The University of Kentucky is excited to honor the hard work and dedication of this year’s graduates. For more information on the 145th Commencement Ceremonies, visit www.uky.edu/commencement.