All spring graduates and all students who have applied to graduate at the end of the summer 2009 term are invited to participate in the Spring 2009 Commencement Ceremonies. These events will be held Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the UALR Jack Stephens Center.

The colleges of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Education; and Professional Studies will hold graduation at 9:30 a.m.

The colleges of Business, Science and Mathematics, and Engineering and Information Technology will hold ceremonies at 3 p.m.

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Spring 2009 Commencement Instructions for Students

Highlights from past commencement ceremonies:

Reminders:

• The UALR Jack Stephens Center will open at 8:00 a.m. for guests for the morning ceremony and 1:30 p.m. for the afternoon ceremony.
• Seating areas for guests will be clearly designated. Please no guests on the arena floor.
• There is a special seating area in the Jack Stephens Center for guests with disabilities. To help these guests and since the number of seats are limited, early arrival is suggested. For more information, please call Disability Resource Center at 569-3143.
• Please request that your guests stay for the entire ceremony. Leaving before the end of the ceremony causes disruption and disturbs those families whose students have not yet been recognized.

The commencement exercise is a ceremony filled with pomp, color, and music, and steeped in traditions, some of which date back to the Middle Ages. Learn more…

More than 500 high school basketball teams will compete in a national tournament, “Real Deal in the Rock,” April 17 to 19, at gyms all over Little Rock and North Little Rock. The Jack Stephens Center will be the major center for the tournament, and games are open to the public. A festival featuring live music, food, and games will take place from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 17, on the Jack Stephens Center parking lot. The tournament is the former “Real Deal On The Hill” that started in Northwest Arkansas in 2005.

Discussion from the Socratic Society on Bible-based religions, reason, faith, gender, sexual orientation, and the lingering effects of racism and colonialism. The discussion will be held at 7 p.m. April 7 in the Wesley Foundation yurt.

Chancellor Joel E. Anderson will unveil new signs and a plaque designating the three-sectioned assembly room at the Donaghey Student Center as the Calvin R. Ledbetter Jr. Assembly Hall in honor of the emeritus professor, chair, and dean of political science.

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