PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS: CELTIC STUDIES, COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN STUDIES PROGRAM, SCANDINAVIAN, SLAVIC and SPANISH & PORTUGUESE

• WHEN: Monday, May 19, 2008 from 1:00pm-4:00pm.
• WHERE: Ceremony - Zellerbach Hall; Reception - Ishi Court
• WHO: Students completing their A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees Fall 2007, Spring, Summer or Fall 2008. You may participate only once.

1. SPEAKER: Andrew Garrett (Linguistics Department)
   
   
2. MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Steven Botterill
   
   
3. DEGREE LIST (Undergraduates only): N/A
   
   
4. DIPLOMAS: Diplomas will be available at 120 Sproul Hall approximately four months after your "official" graduation. There is a form and a fee if you request that it be mailed to you. Click here for more information.
   
   
5. CEREMONY: The ceremony will run approximately two to two and one-half hours, with a main speaker and then a (very) brief presentation by each department and the conferral of their degrees.
   
   
6. TICKETS: We do not hand out tickets, as there is plenty of seating at Zellerbach. Please bring as many guests as you like to the ceremony. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
   
   
7. PHOTOGRAPHY: We will have a professional photographer on stage to take a photo of each graduate as they're receiving their scroll (represents a diploma). Students/parents will contract directly with the photographer to purchase photos after the event. Information will be available at the ceremony and with each contact person below.
   
   
8. RECEPTION: The reception will be held at Ishi Court, Dwinelle (North Entrance) immediately following the ceremony.
   
   
9. REGALIA: Cap and gown rental will be available through the Special Services Department at the Bear Student Stores. For more information, click here (Note: error in link please contact Cal Students Store at (510) 642-9000 directly for orders).
   
   
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Graduation announcements are formal notices to send to family and friends announcing your graduation. Announcements come in two forms: generic or personalized. For more information, click here.
    
    
11. PARKING: We will post more information closer to the commencement date. In the meantime, the campus Parking & Transportation department web site is http://public-safety.berkeley.edu/p&t/PublicAndVisitorParking/.
    

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

Comparative Literature: Amy Utstein, autstein@uclink.berkeley.edu, 642-1202.

German & Dutch: Nadia Samadi, germanic@berkeley.edu, 642-7445.

Spanish & Portuguese: Mari Mordecai, spanua@berkeley.edu, 642-4084 .

RELATED WEB SITES

Campus Convocation: http://www.urel.berkeley.edu/seniors/commencement.html

Senior Week: http://www.alumni.berkeley.edu/students/californians/seniors/senior_week/main.asp

City of Berkeley Visitor's Center: http://www.visitberkeley.com