Processional
Faculty and Students
Introduction
Bette L. Bottoms Dean, Honors College
Welcome
Lon S. Kaufman Provost, UIC
Keynote Speaker
Judith Kirshner Deputy Director of Educational Affairs, Art Institute of Chicago
Dean Emerita, UIC College of Architecture and the Arts
Sara Hall Associate Dean, Honors College
Presented to:
Professor Gary E. Raney Associate Professor of Psychology, College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Presentation of Class 2013
Donald and Leah Riddle Prize
Hui-Ching Chang Associate Dean, Honors College
Student Address
Bryan Killian Class of 2013
Alumni Loyalty Award
Martin Tulley Representative, Campus Alumni Advisory Board
Presented to:
Ana Petrovic
Alumni Message
Ana Petrovic Class of 2004
Dean's Closing Remarks
Bette L. Bottoms Dean, Honors College
Recessional
Faculty and Students
Length of Program Approximately 90 minutes
GRADUATION DECLARATIONS WERE DUE MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013. If you are planning to graduate this year, please complete the Honors College Graduation Declaration AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. If you plan to attend the Honors College Convocation, please contact Stacie Williams at smccloud@uic.edu by 5:00 on Friday, May 3rd.
Keynote Speaker:
The Honors College is pleased to announce its Keynote Speaker for the 2013 Convocation, Judith Kirshner. Professor Kirshner stepped down as dean of the College of Architecture and the Arts in 2012 after leading the college to national and international recognition for over 15 years. Professor Kirshner joined UIC in 1990 and served as director of the School of Art and Design from 1990-1997. She previously served as Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago from 1976 to 1980, at The Terra Museum of American Art from 1985 to 1987 and in the Art History Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Critic and curator, Kirshner lectures frequently on contemporary art and is a member of the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events advisory board, as well as an advisory board member of numerous national and Chicago cultural organizations.
Recipient of the Warhol Foundation Award for Criticism, Professor Kirshner’s scholarship and publications focus on contemporary art, in particular Italian artists and feminist movements, and she has presented numerous lectures and essays. A contributor to Art in America and Artforum, Kirshner has also published and lectured on the work of artists Judy Ledgerwood, Tom Otterness, Dan Peterman, Gordon Matta-Clark, Roni Horn and Karen Reimer.
Professor Kirshner now serves as deputy director for education and the women’s board endowed chair at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Reception:
A reception will immediately follow the Honors College Convocation ceremony. Light refreshments will be served.
Tickets:
Tickets are not required for this event. Students may invite family and friends to the event. In addition, each student is encouraged to invite their Honors College fellow to attend.
Seating will be on a 'first-come, first-serve' basis. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.
Student Caps & Gowns
Please note that academic dress is required for the Honors College Convocation ceremony. Undergraduate student caps and gowns may be purchased from the bookstores in the UIC Student Centers East (312-413-5500) or West (312-413-5550). The cost, excluding sales tax, is $29.95 for bachelor's attire.
Tassels
Bachelor of Science students will wear a gold tassel.
Bachelor of Arts students will wear a white tassel.
Tassels are included in the cap & gown price. Additional tassels are available in the campus bookstores.
Where to Assemble
Honors Graduates will assemble in the UIC Forum, located on Halsted Street and Roosevelt Road at 6:15. Please follow directional signs. Please leave your personal belongings with a family member or friend, as there will be no place to store them.
Parking
Parking will be available in Lot 5 at the corner of Roosevelt and Morgan. Refer to the UIC Commencement website for additional details and maps for parking.
Accessibility Accommodations
Provisions will be made for graduates with hearing or physical disabilities, if needed. Please make Associate Dean Stacie Williams aware of any required accommodations. A sign language interpreter will be present on the stage for the benefit of students and guests who are hearing impaired. If you have additional questions or concerns, you may contact Stacie Williams at (312) 413-2260.
Honors College Gold Stoles
Graduates who will attend the Honors College Convocation Ceremony will receive their gold stole at the ceremony. Students who are unable to attend the Convocation may pick up their gold stole from the Honors College Reception desk beginning May 6.
The Honors College Gold Stole may be worn with your academic attire at all other college commencement ceremonies.
Honors Capstone
If you are working on an honors capstone, please note that the Capstone Completion Form must be submitted by the end of the fifteenth week, or Friday, May 3. You must complete your capstone, including all paperwork, in order to participate in the Honors College Convocation, or to receive your gold stole.
University Honors / Cords
University Honors are awarded to graduating students whose cumulative grade point average falls within the following honors categories: Summa cum laude: 3.90 and above; Magna cum laude: 3.75 to 3.89; or Cum laude: 3.50 to 3.74. Transfer students must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours at UIC to be eligible. Students eligible for University Honors will receive a notification by U.S. mail from the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs.
Students eligible for honors will receive a cord that should be worn during the ceremony. The University of Illinois Alumni Association will be distributing the honors cords for students receiving undergraduate University Honors on the day of the ceremony. A table will be set up where graduates are lining up for the processional.
If you are unable to attend the Honors Convocation to pick up your Honors Cords from the Honors College beginning May 6.
Photography Services
A professional photographer will be taking photos during the ceremony, which will include an individual photo of each graduate as they receive their Honors College certificate. In addition, all graduates at the Convocation will be asked to appear in the Honors College Class of 2013 photo, which will be taken at the time of the ceremony.
These graduation photos will be available for ordering directly from Grad Images. Students will receive ordering information by mail within two weeks of the ceremony.
If you wish to pre-register your contact information for easy access to your pictures, click here to register with GradImages®!.
Exit Survey
Please complete a short exit survey , available online at www.uiaa.org/Chicago. The survey will only take a few minutes, and gives us valuable feedback about your experiences here at UIC. Thank you in advance!
Additional Information
Please check the UIC Commencement website for additional details related to the 2012 UIC Commencement ceremonies.
Honors College Fellows, Faculty and Friends are encouraged to attend the Honors College Convocation.
Faculty who order academic dress directly from the Honors College will be able to pick-up their robes at the UIC Forum on May 8. You are welcome to carry the robes with you throughout the weekend – please return them after the last ceremony. If you did not order robes from the Honors College, we will have additional UIC robes on hand.
Whether you have ordered robes or are bringing your own, you may begin robing in the staging area at the UIC FORUM at 6:30 Please enter the Forum through the door marked “Faculty Entrance” and follow the directional signs to the staging area.
You are all invited to the reception after the program.
Parking will be available in Lot 5 at Roosevelt and Morgan streets or in the Maxwell Street Parking Structure, each about half a block from the Forum. Reciprocal parking is available if you bring your current parking hangtag.
Further Questions?
Please contact Associate Dean Stacie Williams at smccloud@uic.edu or at (312) 413-2266.
Congratulations to all our graduates!
