Commencement Information

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 2006, December 2006 and May 2007. Graduates and Degree Candidates along with five guests are invited to:

CUPPA Commencement
Saturday, May 12, 2007
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
Student Center East Illinois Room
750 South Halsted Street
Brief reception to follow.

RSVP required by April 2
PA Students: Contact Gabrielle Brown, gabbyliz@uic.edu, 312.413.3181
UPP Students: Contact Hazel Brown, memi@uic.edu, 312.996.6211

BE PRESENT AND DRESSED BY 9:45 A.M.
All degree candidates and CUPPA faculty must be present, dressed in academic regalia, and ready to assemble for the processional by 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 12. Dressing areas will open at 9:00 a.m. in the Cardinal Room adjacent to the Illinois Room on the 3rd floor of the Student Center East

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 Halsted/Taylor Parking Structure.

CAPS AND GOWNS
Academic regalia will be available for purchase at the Student Center East Bookstore beginning April 17. The base cost (excluding sales tax) for regalia is as follows:
Master’s: $49.95 PhD: $79.95

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.

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 17 April 2007. See http://www.uicbookstore.org/ for their hours of operation.

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) .