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In its 158th Commencement, Syracuse University will celebrate the graduation of 5,056 degree candidates on Sunday, May 13, in the Carrier Dome. The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), in its 115th Commencement exercises, will confer 637 degrees at the ceremony.
Commencement 2012 Photo Slideshow
Commencement exercises will begin at 9:30 a.m., with class, school and college marshals leading degree candidates into the Carrier Dome.
Sunday Ceremony Viewing Details
Aaron Sorkin, award-winning screenwriter, producer and playwright, and 1983 VPA graduate, will deliver the Commencement address to the 2012 graduates of Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF. Watch the Commencement address by Aaron Sorkin
Members of the public wishing to attend can enter the Dome through Gates A, B, C, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N and P. Seating will be restricted to designated areas in the upper levels of the Dome. Space permitting, free parking is available in parking lots west of the Carrier Dome; University Avenue Garage (accessed by East Adams and Harrison streets; hours 7 a.m.-6 p.m.), with shuttle service available to University Place; Manley Field House, with shuttle bus service to College Place. Handicapped parking is at Manley Field House with shuttles to the Carrier Dome. For a complete map of available campus parking lots and garages, see http://commencement.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/parking-map.pdf.
The ceremony will be webcast live at http://sugrad.syr.edu. The link will be active beginning at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, and viewers will need flash video player to watch the live webcast. Flash player can be downloaded for free at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer.
Additionally, 9WSYR-TV (digital 9.2) will carry the majority of the Commencement ceremony, including Sorkin’s speech, live beginning at 9:30 a.m.
Weekend Activities
SU’s Commencement Weekend will feature numerous events for graduates and families. For a full schedule of the weekend, visit http://commencement.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Commencement-Info-Booklet1.pdf (PDF).
SUArt Galleries will offer free guided tours of the exhibitions and permanent collection on Friday, May 11, and Saturday, May 12, at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., and a special SUArt Kids tour will be held on Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m.
For full information on Commencement, visit http://commencement.syr.edu.
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