Commencement

At the University’s 264th Commencement on Tuesday, 1,202 undergraduates from the Class of 2011, four from other classes and 815 graduate students received degrees.

Former university president William Bowen GS ’58 will deliver the graduate student commencement address at Indiana University Bloomington on May 6, the university announced last week.

Michael Bloomberg, the third-term mayor of New York, will deliver the Baccalaureate address on May 29, Class of 2011 president Alex Rosen announced in an e-mail to seniors Jan. 14.

 

Despite threats of heavy rainfall, students gathered with their family and friends under the historic green elms in front of Nassau Hall to celebrate the University’s 263rd Commencement on Tuesday morning.

The ceremony honored 1,175 bachelor’s degree recipients — 1,166 from the graduating Class of 2010 and nine undergraduates from previous classes — and 804 recipients of graduate degrees. Degree candidates were joined by roughly 7,500 family members and friends.

Charlie Gibson ’65, former anchor of ABC’s “World News,” did not attend his own Class Day 45 years ago. He didn’t want his four years at the University to end, he explained during his Class Day speech Monday morning. But, Gibson assured the Class of 2010 that students remain connected to the University, even after graduation.