Commencement

While most University students scrambled to pull the last assignments of the semester together, members of the Tigertones came back late Wednesday night after singing in the West Wing of the White House for President Barack Obama and his guests.

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.