Cal State Fullerton Celebrates Commencement 2010

May 11, 2010

What: More than 10,000 graduates and candidates for graduation are eligible to participate in Cal State Fullerton’s 2010 Commencement ceremonies May 22-23. The main ceremonies are open to the public, and more than 50,000 celebrants are expected. Tickets are required for the college exercises that follow.

When/ Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23
Where: 8 a.m. university ceremonies on the athletics field north of Titan Gym
10 a.m. (approximate) college and department exercises at various locations on campus — schedule follows.

Who: This year’s keynote speakers and honorary doctorate of humane letters recipients are: Paul Folino, executive chairman of Emulex Corp., who will take the podium May 23, and Rudy Hanley, president and CEO of SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, who will address attendees May 22.
More info on Keynote Speakers

More: The annual Honors Convocation to recognize student achievements will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 21, in the Meng Concert Hall of the university’s Clayes Performing Arts Center.

Also Friday, May 21:
10 a.m. — ROTC Commissioning Ceremony on the lawn of the Engineering and Computer Science complex
5 p.m. — Teacher Credential Ceremony in Titan Gym

Website: www.fullerton.edu/commencement

Parking: Special Commencement parking permits required for on-campus parking. On-campus parking, limited to vehicles with three or more occupants, is on a first-come, first-served basis. Late arrivals or cars with fewer than three people will be directed to parking at Hope University, Troy High School and Western College of Law in the area directly surrounding Cal State Fullerton.

Parking Lot A and I have been designated for the disabled; shuttles will be available in Lot A. http://www.fullerton.edu/campusmap/CampusMap.htm

Media Parking: Golleher Alumni House parking lot, off State College Boulevard at the Dorothy Lane/Student Union Drive. http://www.fullerton.edu/campusmap/CampusMap.htm

Media Contacts:
Paula Selleck, Public Affairs, 657-278-4856 or pselleck@fullerton.edu
Pamela McLaren, Public Affairs, 657-278-4852 or pmclaren@fullerton.edu

Cal State Fullerton 2010 Commencement

College and Department Exercises/Celebrations

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

SATURDAY, MAY 22

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, finance and MBAs — Athletic field 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 Humanities and Social Sciences
History, European Studies — West side of Humanities-Social Sciences Building
Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Linguistics — Portola Pavilion, Titan Student Union
Philosophy, Afro-Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicana and Chicano Studies — Little Theatre, Clayes Performing Arts Center
Psychology — West entrance to Titan Gymnasium
Women’s Studies — Mackey Auditorium, Ruby Gerontology Center
American Studies, Comparative Religion — Meng Concert Hall, Clayes Performing Arts Center

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

SUNDAY, MAY 23

Steven G. Mihaylo College of Business and Economics
Business Administration-Economics, Entertainment/Tourism, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Management, Marketing — Lawn north of Titan Gymnasium

Engineering and Computer Science — Lawn west of Engineering Building

College of Health and Human Development
Child and Adolescent Studies — West entrance to Titan Gymnasium
Public Health, Health Science, Human Services, Kinesiology — Titan Stadium
Counseling — Meng Concert Hall, Clayes Performing Arts Center
Social Work — Mackey Auditorium, Ruby Gerontology Center
Nursing — Patio East of Titan Shops

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Sociology, Gerontology — Lawn south of Mihaylo Hall
Political Science, Public Administration, Criminal Justice — Parking lot west of
tennis courts/corner of Gymnasium and West Campus drives (northwest corner of campus)
English, Comparative Literature — West side of Humanities-Social Sciences Building
Liberal Studies — Titan Gymnasium
Geography — Little Theatre, Clayes Performing Arts Center
Modern Languages, TESOL, Latin American Studies — Portola Pavilion, Titan Student Union