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MEDIA ADVISORY: Commencement set for Vanderbilt University
5/13/2004
5:06 pm
 2004 Vanderbilt graduates (Editors Note: During morning drive time, traffic will be heavier than usual on West End Avenue near Vanderbilt from about 7:30 to 9 a.m. because of commencement.) More than 3,000 students will receive diplomas at Vanderbilt University's graduation exercises Friday, May 14, starting at 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn, near West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North. Chancellor Gordon Gee will give the commencement address to the graduates. Following Chancellor Gee's address, graduates from the graduate and professional schools will recess at about 10:15 a.m. for separate hooding and diploma-awarding ceremonies. Undergraduates will stay on Alumni Lawn to receive their degrees. The ceremony on Alumni Lawn will be cybercast live starting at 9 a.m. with a link at http://www.vanderbilt.edu. A mult box will be available stage left. In case of severe weather, the event will be moved to Memorial Gymnasium on 25th Avenue South. For more Commencement information, go to http://www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/. WHAT: 2004 Commencement exercises at Vanderbilt WHERE: Alumni Lawn. Rain location Memorial Gym. WHEN: Friday, May 14, 9 a.m. Media parking: A limited number of parking spaces for print and television photographers will be available in Lot 1, which fronts West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North (across from Blockbuster Video). Reporters can park at Terrace Place garage, at 21st Avenue South and Terrace Place just off West End Avenue. All media must show valid news identification to park. If it rains, photographers/TV news crews can park at Kensington Garage on 25th Avenue. Media contact: Jim Patterson, (615) 322-NEWS jim.patterson@vanderbilt.edu Graduating students will receive diplomas at Vanderbilt University's commencement on Friday, May 13, starting at 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn, near West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North. Chancellor Gordon Gee will give the commencement address to 2,468 graduates. Following Gee's address, graduates from the graduate and professional schools will recess at about 10:15 a.m. for separate hooding and diploma-awarding ceremonies. Undergraduates will stay on Alumni Lawn to receive their degrees. The ceremony on Alumni Lawn will be cybercast live starting at 9 a.m. with a link at http://www.vanderbilt.edu. A mult box will be available stage left. In case of severe weather, the event will be moved to Memorial Gymnasium on 25th Avenue South. For more commencement information, go to http://www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/. WHAT: 2005 commencement exercises at Vanderbilt WHERE: Alumni Lawn. Rain location Memorial Gym. WHEN: Friday, May 13, 9 a.m. Media parking: A limited number of parking spaces for print and television
(Editor's Note: During morning drive time, traffic will be heavier that usual on West End Avenue near Vanderbilt from about 7:30 to 9 a.m. because of commencement.)
Graduating students will receive diplomas at Vanderbilt University’s Commencement on Friday, May 12, starting at 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn, near West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North. Chancellor Gordon Gee will give the Commencement address to 2,496 graduates. Following Gee’s address, graduates from the graduate and professional schools will recess at about 10:15 a.m. for separate hooding and diploma-awarding ceremonies. Undergraduates will stay on Alumni Lawn to receive their degrees. The ceremony on Alumni Lawn will be webcast live starting at 9 a.m. with a link at www.vanderbilt.edu. A mult box will be available stage left. In case of severe weather, the event will be moved to Memorial Gymnasium on 25th Avenue South. For more commencement information, go to www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement. WHAT: 2006 Commencement exercises at Vanderbilt WHERE: Alumni Lawn. Severe weather location Memorial Gym. WHEN: Friday, May 12, 9 a.m. Media parking: A limited number of parking spaces for print and television photographers will be available in Lot 1, which fronts West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North (across from Blockbuster Video). Reporters can park at Terrace Place Garage, at 21st Avenue South and Terrace Place just off West End Avenue. All Media must show valid news identification to park. If Commencement is moved to Memorial Gym because of severe weather, photographers/TV news crews can park at Kensington Garage on 25th Avenue South next to Memorial Gym. Media contact: Princine Lewis, (615) 322-NEWS princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu Contact:
Graduating students will receive diplomas at Vanderbilt University’s Commencement on Friday, May 11, starting at 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn, near West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North. Chancellor Gordon Gee will give the Commencement address to 2,556 graduates. Following Gee’s address, graduates from the graduate and professional schools will recess at about 10:15 a.m. for separate hooding and diploma-awarding ceremonies. Undergraduates will stay on Alumni Lawn to receive their degrees. The ceremony on Alumni Lawn will be webcast live starting at 9 a.m. from www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/webcast. A mult box will be available stage right. In case of severe weather, the event will be moved to Memorial Gymnasium on 25th Avenue South. For more commencement information, go to www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement. WHAT: 2007 Commencement exercises at Vanderbilt WHERE: Alumni Lawn. Severe weather location Memorial Gym. WHEN: Friday, May 11, 9 a.m. Media parking: A limited number of parking spaces for print and television photographers will be available in Lot 1A at Vanderbilt Place and West Side Row between Tri Delta sorority house and the Euclid building (Directions - At 24th Avenue South, turn left onto Vanderbilt Place and it will dead end into the Sarratt Student Center. Then turn left onto West Side Row.) Reporters can park at Terrace Place Garage, at 21st Avenue South and Terrace Place just off West End Avenue. All media must show valid news identification to park. If Commencement is moved to Memorial Gym because of severe weather, photographers/TV news crews can park at Kensington Garage on 25th Avenue South next to Memorial Gym. Media Contact: Princine Lewis, 615-322-NEWS princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu Contact:
Graduating students will receive diplomas at Vanderbilt University’s Commencement on Friday, May 9, starting at 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn, near West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North. Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos will give the Commencement address to graduates. Vanderbilt is granting 3,215 degrees this year, 1,541 to undergraduates and 1,693 to graduate and professional students. Nineteen students will claim dual degrees. About 2,578 graduates are expected to attend the ceremony. Following Zeppos’ address, graduates from the graduate and professional schools will recess at about 10:15 a.m. for separate hooding and diploma-awarding ceremonies. Undergraduates will stay on Alumni Lawn to receive their degrees. The ceremony on Alumni Lawn will be webcast live starting at 9 a.m. with a link at www.vanderbilt.edu. A mult box will be available stage right. In case of severe weather, the event will be moved to Memorial Gym on 25th Avenue South. For more commencement information, go to www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement. WHAT: 2008 Commencement exercises at Vanderbilt
WHERE: Alumni Lawn. Severe weather location is Memorial Gym. WHEN: Friday, May 9, 9 a.m. Media parking: A limited number of parking spaces for print and television photographers will be available in Lot 1A at Vanderbilt Place and West Side Row between Tri Delta sorority house and the Euclid building (Directions – At 24th Avenue South, turn left onto Vanderbilt Place and it will dead end into the Sarratt Student Center. Then turn left onto West Side Row.) Reporters can park at Terrace Place Garage, at 21st Avenue South and Terrace Place just off West End Avenue. All media must show valid news identification to park. If Commencement is moved to Memorial Gym because of severe weather, photographers/TV news crews can park at Kensington Garage on 25th Avenue South next to Memorial Gym.
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