Main Schedule & Program
| Friday, December 18, 2009 | ||
| 3:00 p.m. | Agricultural Institute Graduation Exercises | Stewart Theatre, Talley Student Center |
| 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. | Reception Chancellor James H. Woodward Receives the Graduating Students, Families, and Friends |
Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center |
| Saturday, December 19, 2009 | ||
| 8:30 a.m. | Concert by The Amalgam Brass Ensemble Dr. J. Mark Scearce, Director of the Music Department, Conductor | RBC Center |
| 9:00 a.m. | Graduation Exercises | RBC Center |
| See List Below | College and Departmental Ceremonies | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Joint Army-Navy-Air Force Commissioning Ceremony | Ballroom, Talley Student Center |
Times and Locations for Departmental Ceremonies by College
(Ceremonies will take place on Saturday unless it specifies on Friday)
- Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Design
- Education
- Engineering
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Management
- Natural Resources
- Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- Textiles
Main Ceremony Program
RBC Center
Chancellor James H. Woodward, Presiding
December 19 , 2009
| Processional, 9:00 a.m. | The Amalgam Brass Ensemble Dr. Randolph Foy, Conductor Associate Director of the Music Department |
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| The audience is requested to remain seated during the Processional. | ||
| Welcome | Chancellor James H. Woodward |
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| Moment of Reflection | Dr. Thomas H. Stafford, Jr. Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs |
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| National Anthem | The Grains of Time |
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NC State Music Department
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| Introductions | Chancellor James H. Woodward |
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| Address | Rajendra K. Pachauri |
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| Music Interlude | The Ladies in Red |
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NC State Music Department |
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| Conferring of Honorary Degrees | Chancellor James H. Woodward |
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| Rajendra K. Pachauri | Doctor of Sciences |
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| Jack W. Thomas | Doctor of Sciences |
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| Smedes York | Doctor of Humane Letters | |
| Conferring of Degrees | Chancellor James H. Woodward |
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| Address to Fellow Graduates | Ms. Emma Norton |
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| Candidates for advanced degrees presented by Dean of Graduate School. Candidates for baccalaureate degrees presented by Deans of Colleges. |
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| Recognitions | Chancellor James H. Woodward |
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| Turning of the Tassel | TBD |
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| Alma Mater | The Ladies in Red |
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NC State Music Department |
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| Recessional (Platform Party, Faculty, and Doctoral Candidates Only) | ||
| The audience is requested to remain seated during the Recessional. | ||
Specific questions concerning the Commencement Program or graduation procedures should be directed to the department of your major. General questions should be directed to the University Registrar's Office, 1000 Harris Hall, telephone (919) 515-2572.