Commencement Information
University of Illinois at Chicago
College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs

For Public Administration and Urban Planning and Policy graduates and degree candidates for the following academic terms: July 2008, December 2008 and May 2009. Graduates and Degree Candidates and guests are invited to:

CUPPA Commencement
Friday, May 8, 2009

UIC Forum
725 Roosevelt Road (Corner of Halsted Street and Roosevelt Road), Chicago
Brief reception to follow.

Please place your order for Academic Apparel at http://www.ssb.uic.edu/commencenew/facultyapparel_start.asp by March 16.

RSVP required by April 6th, 2009 to:

UPA Students: Contact Anna Baccellieri, abacce1@uic.edu, 312.413.2565

PA Students: Contact Sharon Sanders, shar@uic.edu, 312.996.3109

UPP Students: Contact Hazel Brown, memi@uic.edu, 312.996.6211

BE PRESENT AND DRESSED BY 9:40 A.M.

All degree candidates and CUPPA faculty must be present, dressed in academic regalia, and ready to assemble for the processional by 9:40 a.m. on Friday, May 8. Dressing areas at the UIC Forum will open at 9:00 a.m. Enter through the main entrance.

TRAVEL AND PARKING INFORMATION
Please see http://www.vcsa.uic.edu/MainSite/departments/commencement/home/directions.htm for travel directions to Student Center East and parking information for the UIC Forum.

CAPS AND GOWNS
Academic regalia will be available for purchase at the Student Center East Bookstore beginning April 6th. The base cost (excluding sales tax) for regalia is as follows:
Bachelor: $28.95, Master’s: $54.95, PhD: $82.95

If you're eligible to attend this year's commencement ceremony and plan to
attend, please see http://www.vcsa.uic.edu/MainSite/departments/commencement/caps_and_gowns/
for instructions on how to purchase a cap and gown. You **must** purchase a cap and gown before the event. When purchasing a master's gown, be sure to clearly convey your degree title (i.e., MPA or MUPP) to Bookstore staff.

* MPA candidates and graduates should receive a Peacock Blue hood and tassel.
* MUPP candidates and graduates should receive a Wedgewood Blue hood and
tassel.
* Bachelor: blue cap, blue gown, white tassel.

Hint: Peacock Blue is the brighter of the two. Wedgewood Blue has a "dusty" appearance.

All PhD candidates wear the same color regalia, regardless of major.

Caps and gowns will go on sale at the UIC Bookstore on April 6, 2009. See http://www.uicbookstore.org for their hours of operation.

Faculty regalia only: MUST be requested ONLINE by March 16, 2009 at http://www.ssb.uic.edu/commencenew/facultyapparel_start.asp

FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please contact Valerie Werner, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Services, at vwerne1@uic.edu (312.413.2292) or Jodi White Jones, Assistant Dean for Communications, at jmwhite@uic.edu (312.413.9127)