University News | May 29, 2013

Harvard Commencement week 2013: events for Wednesday, May 29

ROTC commissioning and numerous Class Day celebrations, including speeches by O’Brien, Moore, Wurman, and more

EVENTS FOR Wednesday, May 29, include:

ROTC commissioning with President Drew Faust and the guest speaker, Lieutenant Colonel David R. Downer ’63 (U.S. Air Force, now retired). While scheduled for 11:30 A.M. in Tercentenary Theatre, the ROTC event was relocated indoors to Fong Auditorium in Boylston Hall.
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) will celebrate the Centennial Medalists at a luncheon.
Harvard College Class Day will begin at 2 P.M. in Tercentenary Theatre, with student speeches and an address by CNN Special Correspondent Soledad O’Brien ’88. The ceremony will be broadcast live on WHRB (audio) and harvard.edu (video).
Geoffrey Canada, Ed.M. ’75, L.H.D. ’01, president and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, will give the Kennedy School's Commencement address at 2 P.M. in the JFK Jr. Forum.
CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin ’82, J.D. ’86 will speak at Harvard Law School’s Class Day ceremony at 2:30 P.M. on Holmes Field.
The Business School will celebrate Class Day with a speech by with guest speaker Ann Moore, M.B.A. ’78, former chairman and chief executive officer of Time, Inc. The ceremony will take place at 2:30 P.M. on Baker Lawn.
The Graduate School of Education's convocation will take place at 3 P.M. in Radcliffe Yard, with civil-rights leader James Meredith as speaker.
Architect, graphic designer, and creator of the TED conference Richard Saul Wurman will address Graduate School of Design degree candidates at 4 P.M. in Gund Hall.

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