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FROM: James Moeser, Chancellor DATE: January 2003 As you complete your coursework and prepare for graduation, I offer you my sincerest congratulations on a job well done. I'm looking forward to sharing your joy and celebration during Carolina's 2003 Commencement Weekend. Activities will begin Friday, May 16, and end Sunday, May 18. In particular, I hope to see each of our degree candidates at the Commencement Ceremony, which begins at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, May 18, in Kenan Stadium. In the unlikely event of severe weather, the ceremony will be held in the Dean E. Smith Center. General arrangements for the weekend are coordinated by the Commencement Committee and the University Events Office. If you have questions, please call (919) 962-0045 or (919) 962-3427. Again, congratulations on your academic achievements. As you leave our great University, may your fond memories keep your years here alive and Carolina always on your mind. Hark the Sound! |
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William H. Cosby, Jr. was born to William and Anna Cosby on July 12, Germantown Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Calling himself a "late bloomer," he did not realize the value of a formal education until after the first four days of boot camp in the U.S. Navy. Cosby said, "Four years later in May, when I got out of the Navy, I hit the ground running from Norfolk, VA and immediately enrolled in Temple University in Philadelphia." Bill Cosby is well known for his commitment to education. He emphatically believes that the best assurance for a satisfying and rewarding life begins with knowledge. Cosby himself went back to college, long after he had |
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achieved much of his success to obtain a masters degree as well as an Ed.D. He has, in fact, applied this further education in his professional life. Cosby has never stopped realizing the importance of challenging himself. "People always say 'you don't need money, why are you still working?' My answer is that it isn't about money. That's academic. It's about accepting the challenges of one's own ideas, clarifying the unanswered questions and pursuing the excitement of discovery." "It is always a pleasure to see those fresh faces of the new graduates. It's also fun to notice the relieved smiles of the parents who are wondering, 'Are they going to be all right?' The unanswered questions are now really directed at them." Mrs. Cosby is equally passionate about the importance of education and she too has attained an Ed.D. Together, they have strived to promote the importance of a good education. They have donated funds to a wide range of universities and delivered commencement addresses to further emphasize the importance of learning. "Rationem educationis tuae reddere
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Association will sponsor the 2003 Baccalaureate service on Saturday, May
17 at 4 p.m. at the Carolina Union Auditorium, continuing a tradition
re-instituted in 1995. This is an inter-faith religious service in celebration
of Commencement and all families are invited to attend. Light refreshments
will be served immediately following the service in the lobby, outside
the auditorium.
Should you require special accommodations, such as an interpreter, Braille, etc., please contact the Parents Office at 919.962-8304 or parents@unc.edu no later than Friday, May 9, 2003. |
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Generic Graduation Announcements can be purchased in
Student Stores at the Art/Supply counter, located in the rear of the
store. Announcements are sold in packs of 10 for $8.95. Also, personalized
announcements can be purchased through Student Stores or through Herff
Jones. Contact Herff Jones at http://www.herffjones.com.
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Get all the information you need for May Commencement. Commencement Information Day will be held Wednesday, March 19 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in Multipurpose Room 1505 of the new Carolina Union. Representatives of the departments involved with Commencement will be on hand to answer your questions and give out information. Mark your calendars! |
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All undergraduate diplomas will be mailed to students after graduation and should be received by the first week in August. Diplomas will be printed with the student's first and second major, if applicable. Students receiving a Master of Arts or a Master of Science degree also will be mailed their diploma after graduation. The masters diploma will reflect the student's major course of study. The following other masters, doctoral, and professional diplomas will be available for distribution immediately following Commencement until 2 p.m. unless your department is having a departmental ceremony.
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D I S A B I L I T Y S E R V I C E S, S E A T I N G A N D P A R K I N G |
| Services for guests with disabilities are available. If you require accommodations, special seating, parking, interpreter services, etc., please contact the Department of Disability Services, 05 Steele Building, Campus Box #5100, (919)962-8300 (TDD). |
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There is no better way to keep in touch with Carolina and your Tar Heel friends and classmates than through membership in your General Alumni Association. The GAA provides many activities and benefits including an annual subscription to the Carolina Alumni Review, as well as access to Alumni Career Services, short and long term major medical plans, plus more. You may also participate in local and regional Carolina Club activities. With over 80 clubs throughout the U.S. and abroad, there are many opportunities for fun, fellowship and networking with other Carolina graduates. Stop by and visit us at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on Stadium Drive, or for more information on membership in the Association, contact Andrea McDowell; andrea_mcdowell@unc.edu |
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The Faculty Processional will form at 9:00 a.m. on the 2nd floor of the Kenan Football Center. Please note that the Kenan Football Center is the new football facility at the west end of the stadium. Faculty will no longer line up at the old Field House as in past years. Faculty Marshal Ron Hyatt will be on hand to lead the faculty processional. Parking will be available in the Bell Tower Lot for faculty participating in the ceremony. In case of severe weather, the faculty will meet at the north concourse of the Dean E. Smith Center, inside the yellow entrance. Faculty are invited to join graduates and their families at the reception in Polk Place following the ceremony. If you wish to rent or purchase academic regalia, you can arrange to do so by calling Eve Bradshaw in Student Stores at 962-2427. Faculty who hold Carolina doctorates may also purchase distinctive Carolina regalia through Student Stores. |
| The Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau and the Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau Web sites provide information on local lodging, restaurants, scheduled events, shopping, tours, and area resources. |
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Roadway Information: Ridge Road: Closed to thru traffic 7:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Restricted to Stadium Drive and Ehaus Field permits only from 7:15 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Stadium Drive: Closed to thru traffic 7:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Restricted to Stadium Drive permits only from 7:15 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Cameron Avenue: Closed to thru traffic 11 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Restricted to permits and disabled patrons with disability permits or generic disability hangtags/placards only from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. South Road Traffic: South Road becomes extremely
congested as early as 8 a.m. Students and guests should keep this in
mind and use alternate roadways into campus as much as possible or use
the park and ride lots off-campus. After 8 a.m., campus is best accessed
via Pittsboro Street to Manning Drive or Mason Farm Road or from 15/501
to Columbia Street and then Manning Drive or via 15/501 directly onto
Manning Drive.
Shuttle Services (click here to view shuttle map) Old Well and Carmichael Auditorium Shuttle: All Shuttles will operate from these locations back to all park and ride lots from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Carolina Livery Shuttles: Will operate from Hinton James, Ehaus Residence Hall, Cardinal Parking Deck shuttle stop and the Nash Lot shuttle stop to the north side of Kenan Stadium from 7:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. They will return from the Kenan Stadium to the parking lots from approximately 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. when the commencement ceremony is over. Chapel Hill Transit Shuttles: Will operate to the south side of Kenan Stadium from the S11 Smith Center Lots, the Highway 54 Lot Park and Ride Lot and the University Mall lot next to Dillards from 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. They will return from the Kenan Stadium to the parking lots from approximately 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. when the commencement ceremony is over. P2P Shuttles: Will operate to the north side of Kenan Stadium from the ACC Lot and the Dogwood Deck shuttle stop, the Highway 54 Lot Park and Ride Lot and the University Mall lot next to Dillards from 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. They will return from the Kenan Stadium to the parking lots from approximately 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. when the commencement ceremony is over. Trams: Will operate to the south side of Kenan
Stadium from the Craige Deck shuttle stop from 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
They will return from the Kenan Stadium to the parking lots from approximately
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. when the commencement ceremony is over. Parking Public Parking will be available in most parking lots on campus. However, the Ehringhaus Field Lot, Stadium Drive Lot, Public Safety Lot, Bell Tower Lot, Undergraduate Libary Lot, Swain Lot, Hanes Lot, Emergency Drive Lots, Koury Lot and Smith Lot will be reserved and restricted for the morning ceremonies and therefore will NOT be available to the general public. The Smith Lot, Koury Lot and South Road meters will open at noon for disability parking for the afternoon ceremonies. Stadium Drive will open for parking for the afternoon ceremonies once Kenan Stadium is cleared from the main commencement ceremony. The Dogwood Deck will be open for free parking from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Graduates and guests are encouraged to use the parking on the south side of campus accessed by Manning Drive off 15-501 (Fordham Boulevard) and Columbia Street or Mason Farm Road. Shuttles are available from almost all south side lots. Parking is prohibited in reserved spaces, in fire lanes, on sidewalks and on the landscape. Traffic control personnel should be obeyed. Pre-recorded commencement parking information will be
available on the special event hotline at 919-558-5961 or after 5 p.m.
weekdays and weekends at 919-962-3951 beginning April 14, 2003. Weekdays
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., anyone having a question not answered from the
web page or pre-recorded numbers may contact a parking customer service
representative at 919-962-3951. Dean E. Smith Center- Rain Site Shuttle Services In the event of severe weather, shuttles will be directed to the Dean E. Smith Center. Parking See information above. |
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The undergraduate processional will form outside Gates 3 and 5 in the west end zone. Students should arrive at the Bell Tower parking lot no later than 9 AM to line up. Candidates for the BA degree will line up outside Gate 5; BS degree candidates should go to Gate 3. Students will be seated in the west end zone seats. Please exit through Gates 3 and 5. Master's, doctoral, and professional degree candidates should report to the main entrance of Kenan Football Center. Parents should enter Kenan Stadium through Gates 1 and 2 on the north side OR Gates 6 and 7 on the south side for seating for the ceremony. Gates will open at 8:00 a.m. Upon the close of the ceremony, please exit through Gates 1 and 2 OR Gates 6 and 7. |
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| Please join us!
You are cordially invited to a reception honoring graduates, their families
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of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Advisory on SARS and Commencement May 12, 2003 We at the The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill understand and appreciate the importance of Commencement to students and their families. We are also mindful of the need to protect the health of our university community, our visitors, and residents of our local communities. That is why the University urges any individual who has recently lived in or visited a location affected by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) not to attend Commencement ceremonies or related activities if he or she has developed the following symptoms within 10 days of travel: A fever greater than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38.0
degrees Celsius) People with these symptoms should immediately telephone a health-care provider for advice and to arrange a medical evaluation. SARS-affected areas are those for which the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued special travel advisories. Currently, the CDC travel advisory covers mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. (CDC regularly updates its advisories at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/travel.htm. Additional University information, updated regularly, also is at http://www.ehs.unc.edu/workplace_safety/ueohc/sars_recs.htm.) The University asks that students, their families and their guests err on the side of caution regarding this important public health matter. If there is any doubt about the presence of any symptom in a guest who has traveled to Chapel Hill from a SARS-affected country, he or she should not attend Commencement or other public events. The University joins its graduates in looking forward
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Kenan
Stadium The following policy is being implemented for building and patron safety:
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| All graduating
students who have borrowed from campus-based loans such as Federal Perkins
Loan, University Loans, and Health Professions Loans must complete an
Exit Interview at www.collegexit.com
before graduation. They must also sign and return the Student Loan Repayment
Schedule sent to them. Students who have borrowed a Health Professions
Student Loan or Loan for Disadvantaged Students should contact Barbara
Beverley, e-mail address beverley@unc.edu,
for additional information concerning repayment of these loans. Students
who have borrowed a Federal Stafford Loan must complete an Exit Interview
at http://mapping-your-future.org/oslc.
Failure to complete an Exit Interview may result in
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| Students cleared
to graduate in Spring 2003 will need to pick up their three (3) severe
weather tickets between May 1st and May 9th (M-F, 9:00am - 5:00pm) at
the Dean Smith Center ticket office. These tickets should be given to
the students' guests prior to the ceremony and will be used only if severe
weather causes the ceremony to be moved from Kenan Stadium to the Dean
Smith Center. In the case of severe weather on Sunday, May 18th, the 2003 Commencement Ceremony will be moved to the Dean Smith Center. Severe weather is defined as rain accompanied by high winds, thunder and lightening. Due to limited seating in the Smith Center, GUESTS OF GRADUATING STUDENTS MUST PRESENT THEIR TICKETS for access to the commencement exercises. This ticket system will be used only in case of severe weather. Announcements of severe weather will be made on 1610 AM, the UNC web site, and local radio stations WCHL (AM 1360) and WXYC (FM 89.3) with specific information on parking and access to the Smith Center. All shuttle services will be redirected to the Smith Center in the case of severe weather. |
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TO:
All Degree Candidates
Caps and Gowns will be on sale at Student Stores Monday,
You are invited to become a member of the 