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Winter 2017 Commencement: December 19 and December 20

Winter 2017 Commencement: December 19 and December 20

Winter 2017 Commencement: December 19 and December 20

College of Arts and Humanities Tuesday, December 19 – Wednesday, December 20 2017 Various Locations


Congratulations to ARHU's Winter 2017 graduates!

Winter Commencement activities will be held on Tuesday, December 19th and Wednesday, December 20, 2017. The President will confer degrees at the campus-wide Commencement ceremony, which will begin at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, December 19, in the Xfinity Center. Individual ceremonies will be held throughout the campus on Wednesday, December 20th.

For additional information regarding the Commencement ceremonies, please visit the Commencement website at www.commencement.umd.edu.

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

9:00 a.m.

Communication, Department of
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Carlin Bokal, 301.405.6519, cbokal@umd.edu

9:30 a.m.

Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, School of
Kogod Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Susan Miller, 301.405.6694, smille13@umd.edu

10:00 a.m.

Art and Art History, Department of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Art: Jennifer Flores, 301.405.7790, jflores4@umd.edu
Art History: Anna Waller, 301.405.1480, awaller@umd.edu

11:30 a.m.

American Studies, Women’s Studies, English and Comparative Literature, and Film Studies. Departments of
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: American Studies: Tammi Archer, 301.405.1354, tarcher@umd.edu
Women’s Studies: JV Sapinoso, 301.405.6827, sapinoso@umd.edu
English and Comparative Literature: Karen Lewis, 301.405.3825, lewiske@umd.edu

12:30 p.m

History, Classics, and Philosophy, Departments of
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Jodi Hall, 301.405.4268, jlhall@umd.edu

Music, School of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Craig Arnold, 301.405.5563, csarnold@umd.edu

3:00 p.m

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of; and Linguistics, Department of
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Languages, Literatures, and Cultures:
Josiland Chambers, 301.405.6021, jchamb@umd.edu
Adrianna Atkinson, 301.405.4023, aatkins2@umd.edu
Linguistics: Kim Kwok, 301.405.6901, kkwok@umd.edu

Fall 2017 Commencement Honors criteria:

Students are eligible for Commencement Honors if they meet the following criteria:

Primary major in ARHU or will have a double degree in ARHU Have earned at least 60 credits at UM by the end of the graduating semester Have a final, cumulative GPA in one of the following credit ranges:

Honors GPA ranges:

Summa Cum Laude 4.000-3.975 Magna Cum Laude 3.974-3.932 Cum Laude 3.931-3.847

All those eligible will be notified shortly before commencement. For more information please visit theLatin Honors pageon the Office of the Registrar website.

Add to Calendar 12/19/17 6:00 PM 12/20/17 6:00 PM America/New_York Winter 2017 Commencement: December 19 and December 20


Congratulations to ARHU's Winter 2017 graduates!

Winter Commencement activities will be held on Tuesday, December 19th and Wednesday, December 20, 2017. The President will confer degrees at the campus-wide Commencement ceremony, which will begin at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, December 19, in the Xfinity Center. Individual ceremonies will be held throughout the campus on Wednesday, December 20th.

For additional information regarding the Commencement ceremonies, please visit the Commencement website at www.commencement.umd.edu.

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

9:00 a.m.

Communication, Department of
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Carlin Bokal, 301.405.6519, cbokal@umd.edu

9:30 a.m.

Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies, School of
Kogod Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Susan Miller, 301.405.6694, smille13@umd.edu

10:00 a.m.

Art and Art History, Department of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Art: Jennifer Flores, 301.405.7790, jflores4@umd.edu
Art History: Anna Waller, 301.405.1480, awaller@umd.edu

11:30 a.m.

American Studies, Women’s Studies, English and Comparative Literature, and Film Studies. Departments of
Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: American Studies: Tammi Archer, 301.405.1354, tarcher@umd.edu
Women’s Studies: JV Sapinoso, 301.405.6827, sapinoso@umd.edu
English and Comparative Literature: Karen Lewis, 301.405.3825, lewiske@umd.edu

12:30 p.m

History, Classics, and Philosophy, Departments of
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Jodi Hall, 301.405.4268, jlhall@umd.edu

Music, School of
Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Craig Arnold, 301.405.5563, csarnold@umd.edu

3:00 p.m

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of; and Linguistics, Department of
Kay Theatre, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Contact: Languages, Literatures, and Cultures:
Josiland Chambers, 301.405.6021, jchamb@umd.edu
Adrianna Atkinson, 301.405.4023, aatkins2@umd.edu
Linguistics: Kim Kwok, 301.405.6901, kkwok@umd.edu

Fall 2017 Commencement Honors criteria:

Students are eligible for Commencement Honors if they meet the following criteria:

Primary major in ARHU or will have a double degree in ARHU Have earned at least 60 credits at UM by the end of the graduating semester Have a final, cumulative GPA in one of the following credit ranges:

Honors GPA ranges:

Summa Cum Laude 4.000-3.975 Magna Cum Laude 3.974-3.932 Cum Laude 3.931-3.847

All those eligible will be notified shortly before commencement. For more information please visit theLatin Honors pageon the Office of the Registrar website.