More than 3,000 students will receive degrees during the University of Notre Dame鈥檚 ceremonies, which will be held on campus May 18 and 19 (Saturday and Sunday).
Degrees will be conferred on 2,078 undergraduates at Notre Dame鈥檚 168th University Commencement Ceremony on Sunday. , archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be the principal speaker and the recipient of an honorary degree. Sister Susanne Gallagher, S.P.; Sister Mary Therese Harrington, S.H.; and Rev. James H. McCarthy, founders of the Special Religious Education Development Network, will receive the University of Notre Dame鈥檚 , the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics.
, a psychology major from Beverly Hills, Mich., will deliver the valedictory address.
In addition to Cardinal Dolan, other recipients are: Gu Binglin, former president of Tshingua University in Beijing; Sister Antona Ebo, F.S.M., a lifelong pioneer in civil rights; Marilynne Robinson, an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction; Morton Schapiro, the 16th president of Northwestern University; and Kenneth Stinson, chairman emeritus of Peter Kiewit Sons鈥� Inc. and a member of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees.
On Saturday, an additional 396 students will receive master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees at the , along with 422 master鈥檚 degree students at the and 197 students at the .
Notable Commencement weekend events are:
- ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, 9 a.m. Saturday, Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
- Graduate 91视频 Commencement Ceremony, 10 a.m. Saturday, Compton Family Ice Arena
- Mendoza College of Business Graduate Ceremony, 10 a.m. Saturday, Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center
- Law 91视频 Ceremony, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Hesburgh Library Reflecting Pool
- Service Send-Off Ceremony, 1 p.m. Saturday, Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
- Commencement Mass, 5 p.m. Saturday, Purcell Pavilion, Joyce Center
- University Commencement Ceremony, 9 a.m. Sunday, Notre Dame Stadium
- Undergraduate college and departmental diploma ceremonies, beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday, various locations
A complete schedule of events is available on the .
A number of the weekend鈥檚 events will be on the Internet.