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Graduation Ceremonies for Area Colleges and Universities

Thursday, May 12, 2005

The District

American University

Ceremony will be held at Bender Arena, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

May 22, 1 p.m., for the Washington College of Law.

Speaker: Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D-Md.).

Graduates: More than 565 on May 22.

Catholic University

Both ceremonies will be on the east steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE.

Saturday, 10 a.m., bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

Speaker: James Towey, director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

May 28, 2 p.m., for the Columbus School of Law.

Speaker: Kathleen Abernathy, federal communications commissioner.

Graduates: More than 850 on Saturday, more than 250 on May 28.

Corcoran College of Art and Design

Saturday, 9 a.m., main auditorium of the Department of the Interior, 1849 C St. NW.

Speaker: Karim Rashid, industrial designer.

Graduates: 83.

Gallaudet University

Tomorrow, 1:30 p.m., campus field house, 800 Florida Ave. NE.

Speaker: Oliver Sacks, clinical professor of neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.

Graduates: Information unavailable.

Georgetown University

All commencement exercises will be held on Healy Lawn on the main campus, 37th and O streets NW, unless otherwise noted.

May 20, 3:30 p.m., for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, McDonough Arena.

May 21, 9 a.m., for McDonough School of Business; noon, for Georgetown College; 3 p.m., for the School of Nursing and Health Studies; 6 p.m., for the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

May 22, 11:15 a.m., for the medical school, DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. NW; 2 p.m., for the Law Center.

Speakers: Information unavailable.

Graduates: About 930 for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, about 310 for McDonough School of Business, about 885 for Georgetown College, about 145 for the School of Nursing and Health Studies, about 350 for the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, and about 160 for the medical school. Information unavailable for the Law Center.

George Washington University

May 22, 10 a.m., on the Ellipse between the South Lawn of the White House and the Washington Monument; 1 p.m., for the law school, in the Charles E. Smith Center, 600 22nd St. NW.

Speakers: 10 a.m., Andy Rooney, "60 Minutes" commentator; 1 p.m., Sen. Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.).

Graduates: 6,700 are expected to participate, including those who received diplomas earlier.

Howard University

Saturday, 10 a.m., Upper Quadrangle of the main campus, 2400 Sixth St. NW.

Speaker: Kweisi Mfume, former president and chief executive of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Graduates: About 2,900.

Southeastern University

June 26, 2 p.m., DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St. NW.

Speaker: D.C. Council Chairwoman Linda W. Cropp (D-At Large).

Graduates: About 400.

Trinity University

May 22, 11 a.m., Sister Helen Sheehan Library Terrace, Trinity campus, 125 Michigan Ave. NE.

Speaker: Barbara Kennelly, president of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, former congresswoman from Connecticut.

Graduates: About 300.

University of the District of Columbia

Saturday, 10 a.m., MCI Center, 601 F St. NW.

Speaker: Thomas N. Todd, civil rights attorney.

Graduates: About 450.

Maryland

Anne Arundel Community College

May 26, 7 p.m., Siegert Field on campus, 101 College Pkwy., Arnold.

Speaker: Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.).

Graduates: 1,325.

Bowie State University

May 21, 9 a.m., Bulldog Stadium, 14000 Jericho Park Rd., Bowie.

Speaker: Bobby Wilkerson, chief executive of Wilkerson Sports Apparel and Manufacturing.

Graduates: 795.

Capitol College

Saturday, 10 a.m., tent on campus, 11301 Springfield Rd., Laurel.

Speaker: Michael T. Wood, president of Capitol College.

Graduates: 260.

College of Southern Maryland

May 26, 6 p.m., La Plata campus lawn, 8730 Mitchell Rd., La Plata.

Speaker: David F. Hale, president, Board of Calvert County Commissioners.

Graduates: 300.

Frederick Community College

May 19, 7 p.m., field house on campus, 7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick.

Speaker: Information unavailable.

Graduates: Information unavailable.

Johns Hopkins University

May 26, 9:15 a.m., Homewood Field, Homewood campus, 3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore.

Speaker: William R. Brody, president of Johns Hopkins University.

Graduates: 5,640.

Hood College

May 21, 10 a.m., residential quadrangle on campus, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick.

Speaker: Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.).

Graduates: 370.

Howard Community College

May 20, 4 p.m., Merriweather Post Pavilion, 10475 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia.

Speaker: Sally L. Stroup, U.S. Department of Education assistant secretary for postsecondary education.

Graduates: 550.

Montgomery College

May 20, 10 a.m., tent on football field, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville.

Speakers: Al Hunt, managing editor of Bloomberg News, Washington, and Judy Woodruff, CNN anchor and correspondent.

Graduates: 1,950.

Mount St. Mary's University

May 22, 11 a.m., Knott Arena, 16300 Old Emmitsburg Rd., Emmitsburg.

Speaker: The Most Reverend Gordon D. Bennett, bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica.

Graduates: 485.

Prince George's Community College

May 26, 7 p.m., Novak Field House, 301 Largo Rd., Largo.

Speaker: Bob Wise, president of Alliance for Excellent Education.

Graduates: 500.

St. Mary's College of Maryland

Saturday, 10 a.m., tent on Townhouse Greens, 18952 E. Fisher Rd., St. Mary's City.

Speaker: James Hadley Billington, librarian of Congress.

Graduates: 480.

St. John's College

Sunday, 10:30 a.m., tent on campus lawn, 60 College Ave., Annapolis.

Speaker: Joseph Macfarland, St. John's College tutor.

Graduates: 94.

U.S. Naval Academy

May 27, 10 a.m., Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, 121 Blake Rd., Annapolis.

Speaker: President Bush.

Graduates: 1,000.

University of Maryland at College Park

May 21, 7 p.m., Comcast Center, Campus Drive, College Park.

Speaker: Andrea Mitchell, NBC News correspondent.

Graduates: 6,140.

University of Maryland University College

Saturday, 9 a.m., Comcast Center, Campus Drive, College Park.

Speaker: Stephen A. Burch, president of Comcast Cable, Atlantic Division.

Graduates: 4,600.

Virginia

College of William and Mary

Sunday, noon, William and Mary Hall, College of William and Mary, Campus Drive, Williamsburg.

Speaker: Timothy J. Sullivan, president of the College of William and Mary, stepping down this year.

Graduates: About 1,700.

George Mason University

May 21, 10 a.m., Patriot Center, George Mason University, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.

Speaker: Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.).

Graduates: About 6,000.

Longwood University

Saturday, 9:30 a.m., Wheeler Mall, Longwood University, 201 High St., Farmville.

Speaker: Sen. George Allen (R-Va.).

Graduates: About 860.

Patrick Henry College

Saturday, 1 p.m., Patrick Henry College, One Patrick Henry Circle, Purcellville.

Speaker: David Robinson, retired NBA all-star.

Graduates: 51.

University of Virginia

May 22, 10 a.m., on the lawn near the Rotunda on campus, University Avenue, Charlottesville.

Speaker: Vivian Pinn, director of the Office of Research on Women's Health, at the National Institutes of Health.

Graduates: 4,800.

University of Virginia's College at Wise

May 21, 11 a.m., on the lawn by the lake on campus, One College Ave., Wise.

Speaker: Susquehanna University President L. Jay Lemons, former chancellor of U-Va.-Wise.

Graduates: About 290.

Virginia Commonwealth University

May 21, 10 a.m., Richmond Coliseum, 601 E. Leigh St., Richmond.

Speaker: Richard T. Robertson, VCU alumnus and executive at Warner Bros.

Graduates: About 2,875.

Virginia Military Institute

Monday, 11 a.m., Cameron Hall on campus, Main Street, Lexington.

Speaker: Gov. Mark R. Warner (D).

Graduates: 257.

Virginia State University

Sunday, 9 a.m., Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St., Richmond.

Speaker: J. Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio secretary of state.

Graduates: About 600.

Virginia Tech

Tomorrow, 1:30 p.m., graduate ceremony, Cassell Coliseum on campus, Washington Street, Blacksburg.

Speaker: Judith S. Bailey, president of Western Michigan University.

Graduates: 807.

Tomorrow, 6 p.m., undergraduate ceremony, Lane Stadium on campus, Washington Street, Blacksburg.

Speaker: David L. Calhoun, president and chief executive of GE Transportation.

Graduates: 3,962.

Sunday, 3 p.m., National Capital Region ceremony, Center for the Arts, George Mason University, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.

Speaker: Claire Fraser, president and director of the Institute for Genomic Research.

Graduates: 261.

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