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Courtesy of Hartford.edu/commencement

Commencement for the class of 2010 will commemorate the achievements and successes of the graduating class. This year, the women’s basketball coach, Jennifer Rizzotti will be delivering the Commencement speech on the academic lawn.

The exercises will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 16, with the main ceremony, where Rizzotti will speak along with President Walter Harrison.

Taryn Brandt, a senior psychology major from Ontario, Canada, will deliver the student commencement speech. From there, students, parents and friends will disperse to the diploma presentation sites according to the graduate’s school. The ceremonies are broken down by school:

Art School—Courtyard, Hartford Art School Arts & Sciences—Chase Arena, Reich Family Pavilion Business—Auerbach Hall Lawn (tent) College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions—Main Site Engineering, Technology, and Architecture—Gray Center Lawn Hartt—Lincoln Theater Hillyer—Millard Auditorium University Studies—Gengras Student Union Cafeteria

All exercises are expected to be completed by 2 p.m. In the event of rain, the main ceremony will be canceled and only the diploma presentation ceremonies will occur. There will be ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., depending on the school. They will begin as follows:

10:30 a.m. Art School—Gengras Student Union Cafeteria College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions—Chase Arena, Reich Family Pavilion Engineering, Technology, and Architecture—Auerbach Hall Lawn (tent) Hartt—Lincoln Theater Hillyer—Millard Auditorium

1 p.m. (arrival on campus after noon encouraged) Arts and Sciences—Chase Arena, Reich Family Pavilion Business —Auerbach Hall Lawn (tent) University Studies—Gengras Student Union Cafeteria If this is the case, it will be posted on the university’s website starting at 6 a.m. on May 16, and there will be signs posted at the entrance to the university.

Graduates can pick up their caps and gowns from the university bookstore starting on May 13, and the times are posted on the university’s Commencement website.

Women are not to remove their caps at any point during the ceremony, and men are required to remove and replace their caps when Harrison does.

Undergraduate candidates wear the tassels to the front right, and graduate candidates wear them to the front left. Tickets are only required for the Hartt School diploma presentation ceremony, and only four tickets are available per student.

No tickets are required for the other seven ceremonies or the main ceremony. Parents and guests are encouraged to arrive at the university early to avoid last-minute traffic.

The Hawk’s Nest, located under the University Commons, will be open for breakfast with live jazz music from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. that morning.

There is also a buffet luncheon available at the 1877 Club starting at 12:30 p.m., and prepaid reservations are required. To reserve seating, call 860-768-4817. At the main ceremony site, there will be an outdoor food concession area.