Cal State Fullerton Celebrates Commencement 2011

What:

More than 10,000 grads and candidates for graduation are eligible to participate in Cal State Fullerton’s May 21-22 commencement ceremonies. Attendees are expected to number more than 50,000 family members and friends during the weekend festivities.

Who:

Keynote speakers for the universitywide ceremonies will be Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tommy Lasorda Saturday, May 21, and Regina E. Dugan, director of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, Sunday, May 22. Dugan will be awarded an honorary doctorate in science from Cal State Fullerton and the California State University.

When:

Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22

Both commencement ceremonies begin at 8 a.m. on the sports fields north of Titan Gym. College and department exercises and celebrations will follow at various locations throughout campus, 800 N. State College Blvd, Fullerton, 92831. (Times and locations listed below.)

Tickets:

Tickets are not needed for the all-university ceremonies at 8 a.m., but are required for admission to all college and department exercises/celebrations.

Broadcast:

The ceremonies will be broadcast live on the Internet and may be viewed on Cal State Fullerton website, www.fullerton.edu; Titan Internet Radio, http://www.titanradio.org; AT&T U-verse; and on Channel 98 in Fullerton, Placentia, Santa Ana and Seal Beach.

Faculty Marshals:

Leading the campus faculty marshals will be Martin V. Bonsangue, professor of mathematics and the university’s Outstanding Professor Award recipient for 2010-11. Faculty marshals, by college, are:

• College of the Arts – Lawrence Johnson, emeritus professor of art
• College of Communications – Kuen Hee JuPak, professor of communications, Toya A. Wyatt, associate professor of human communication studies, and Larry W. Ward, professor of radio/TV/film
• College of Education – Joyce A. Lee, professor of educational leadership
• College of Engineering and Computer Science – Bin Cong, professor of computer science
• College of Health and Human Development – Dana N. Rutledge, professor of nursing
• College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Melinda A. Blackman, professor of psychology
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics – Martin V. Bonsangue, professor of mathematics
• Mihaylo College of Business and Economics – Katrin Harich, professor of marketing

Commencement Eve:

The annual Honors Convocation to recognize student achievements will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, in the Meng Concert Hall of the university’s Clayes Performing Arts Center. Also Friday, May 20, is the 10 a.m. ROTC Commissioning Ceremony on the Engineering and Computer Science lawn and the 5 p.m. Teacher Credential Ceremony in Titan Gym.

Website:

www.fullerton.edu/commencement

Parking:

Special Commencement parking permits are required for on-campus parking. Limited to vehicles with three or more occupants, on-campus parking is on a first-come, first-served basis. Late arrivals or cars with fewer than three people will be directed to park at nearby Hope University, Troy High School and Western State College of Law.

Parking Lot A (northwest corner of campus) and Parking Lot I (east of the Education-Classroom Building) have been designated for the disabled whose vehicles display DMV placard or DP plate; shuttles will be available in Lot A. Map of the campus: http://www.fullerton.edu/campusmap/CampusMap.htm

Cal State Fullerton 2011 Commencement

College and Department Exercises/Celebrations

(Approximate starting time is 10 a.m., except where noted)

SATURDAY, MAY 21

College of the Arts — parking lot west of tennis courts/corner of Gymnasium and West Campus drives (northwest corner of campus)

Steven G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
Business Administration-Accounting and Finance concentrations, M.A. Economics, M.B.A., M.S. — Athletics field north of Titan Gymnasium

College of Engineering and Computer Science — Lawn west of Engineering Building

College of Health and Human Development
Counseling — Meng Concert Hall, Clayes Performing Arts Center
Nursing — Patio east of Titan Shops/Commons
Health Science, Human Services, Kinesiology, Public Health — Titan Stadium
Social Work — Little Theatre, Clayes Performing Arts Center 

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
English, Comparative Literature, Linguistics — West side of Humanities-Social Sciences Building
French, German, Japanese, Latin American Studies, Spanish, TESOL — Portola Pavilion, Titan Student Union Gerontology, Sociology — Lawn south of Mihaylo Hall
Liberal Studies — Titan Gymnasium
Psychology — West entrance to Titan Gymnasium
Women’s Studies — Mackey Auditorium, Ruby Gerontology Center

SUNDAY, MAY 22

Steven G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
Business Administration-Business Economics, Entertainment and Tourism Management, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Management Science and Marketing concentrations and B.A. economics — Lawn north of Titan Gymnasium

College of Communications
Communications — Titan Stadium
Speech Communication — Lawn south of Mihaylo Hall
Radio-TV-Film — Patio east of Titan Shops

College of Education — Titan Gymnasium

College of Health and Human Development
Child and Adolescent Development — West entrance to Titan Gymnasium

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
American Studies, Comparative Religion — Meng Concert Hall, Clayes Performing Arts Center
Anthropology, Environmental Studies — Portola Pavilion, Titan Student Union
Criminal Justice, Political Science, Public Administration — Parking lot west of tennis courts/corner of Gymnasium and West Campus drives
Geography — Little Theatre, Clayes Performing Arts Center
History, European Studies — West side of Humanities-Social Sciences Building
Philosophy, Ethnic Studies-Afro-Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicana and Chicano Studies options — Little Theatre, Clayes Performing Arts Center (begins at 11 a.m.)

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics — West side of Engineering Building