| Commencement 2010 |
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Posted by Rebecca Webb on Friday, Nov. 30, 2007
| Saturday, May. 15, 2010 1:30 pm |
| UMM Campus |
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Commencement 2010 will be held on the Campus Mall, weather permitting. Final decision to be posted on the Commencement page. |
Commencement 2009
Commencement 2009 was held on Saturday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m. on the campus mall. Enjoy the photos, slideshow, and watch the archived video from the festivities.
Commencement 2009 DVD now on sale!
Media Services, in cooperation with the Morris Campus Bookstore, is pleased to provide copies of the
May 16, 2009 Commencement ceremony on DVD for just $8.95 plus shipping and handling.
The nearly one hundred minute program includes a keynote address by author Will Weaver, the student address by Curtis Larson Award winner Nate Giles, musical selections by University vocal and instrumental groups, an Honor Song by the Northern Wind Singers of Canada, and Laura Woltjer's rendition of the National
Anthem. Please contact the bookstore at (320) 589-6141 for more information.
Please enjoy these photo highlights from the festivities:
Commencement Address Speaker
Author and outdoorsman Will Weaver will provide the keynote address during
the Commencement ceremony. The author of Red Earth, White Earth,
Weaver saw the title story of his collection, A Gravestone Made of
Wheat and Other Stories, adapted for the 2005 independent feature,
"Sweet Land," starring Alan Cumming and Oscar-winner Ned Beatty. The film
was shot near Montevideo, Minn. A native Minnesotan who grew up on a dairy
farm, Weaver's novels and short stories have earned rave national reviews
for their "unflinching realism." A former English professor at Bemidji
State University, Weaver lives in Northern Minnesota, a region he writes
from and loves.
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According to press kit notes, Sweet Land, filmed primarily in rural
Minnesota, was the first independently-produced carbon neutral film.
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Schedule of Events
Friday, May 15, 2009
Native American Honoring Ceremony, Oyate Hall, 3:30 p.m. Light reception follows.
Honors Recital, 5:00 p.m., HFA Recital Hall
Parent Reception, 6:00 p.m., Turtle Mountain Cafe
Student Honors and Awards Ceremony, 7 p.m., Edson Auditorium
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Buffet lunch and division receptions 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Student
Center
Students assemble approximately 1 hour before ceremony
Commencement ceremony, 1:30 p.m., Campus Mall (rain site PE Center)
Commencement reception in Oyate Hall follows ceremony
Web cast
UMM's 2009 Commencement Web cast will begin at 1:15 p.m. central standard
time, fifteen minutes before the 1:30
p.m. ceremony.
How to get to UMM
Driving
directions and map.
Parking information
All lots are open on Commencement Day, but handicapped zone restrictions
will be enforced. Please call Campus Security at (320) 589-6000
if you need special transportation arrangements on campus. Click here for a
campus map. North and central are the parking lots closest to
the mall. South and east are the lots closest to the PE Center.
Ceremony instructions
There is no limitation on the number of guests but attendees are
encouraged to consider bringing lawnchairs or blankets. Ceremony information and
instructions (PDF file)
"What becomes of my
e-mail
account?"
It's still good for a while. Read all about it here. (New/blank window will open.)
Photos from previous ceremonies
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
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