Graduates hug after the 2017 commencement exercises. UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
WHAT: 650 undergraduate and graduate students will participate in winter commencement exercises at UC Berkeley; delivering the keynote speech will be beloved Berkeley alumnus and former head of Levi Strauss & Co. Robert D. Haas.
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21. Members of the media should arrive between 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.
WHERE: Haas Pavilion, 115 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720. (Map.) Enter through Gate 7 and check in at the media table. All bags will be checked for security purposes.
Please note that parking will not be provided.
WHO:
- Commencement Speaker Robert D. Haas
- Chancellor Carol Christ
- Student musical performances
PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE:
- Procession of 650 graduates
- Performances by student musicians
- Remarks by Chancellor Carol Christ
- Commencement address by Robert D. Haas
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- A mult box will be available