Staff Report
State leaders and an American Indian poet are among the UNM convocation speakers scheduled to offer their thoughts to prospective graduates this weekend.
The departmental ceremonies, which are Friday and Saturday, supplement the University's main commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday in The Pit.
In addition to the ceremonies, the UNM Alumni Association will offer an open house for graduating seniors daily this week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Hodgin Hall. The group also co-sponsors the University president's reception and picnic from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at University House, 1901 Roma Ave. NE.
Individual convocations are listed below, and all events are Saturday unless otherwise noted:
- American Studies Department, 1 p.m. in Room 125 of Dane Smith Hall. Speaker: Craig Newbill, executive director of the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities.
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- Anderson Schools of Management, 2:30 p.m. in Johnson Center. Speaker: Jerry T. Jackson, retired executive vice president of Merck and Co.
- Anthropology Department, noon in Room 163 of the Anthropology Building. No speaker.
- School of Architecture and Planning, Friday at 6 p.m. in Hiland Theatre. Speaker: David E. Stuart, UNM associate provost for Academic Affairs.
- Biochemistry Department, 1 p.m., Room 203 of the Basic Medical Sciences Building. Speaker: Paul Roth, UNM School of Medicine dean.
- Biology Department, 11 a.m. in Room 100 of Castetter Hall. Speaker: Ray Powell, state land commissioner.
- Communication and Journalism Department, Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Room 101 of Woodward Hall. Speakers: Graduate student Mary Meares and undergraduate student Steve Aguilar.
- Chemistry Department, noon in Room 101 of Clark Hall. Speaker: Thomas Niemczyk, department chairman.
- Dental Hygiene Department, 9 a.m. in Rodey Theatre. Speaker: Faculty member Kirstin Peterson.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, noon in Room 122 of Northrop Hall. No speaker.
- Economics Department, 11:30 a.m. in the Economics Courtyard. Speaker: James Jimenez, city administrator for Rio Rancho.
- College of Education, noon in Johnson Center. Speaker: Michael J. Davis, state superintendent of public instruction.
- School of Engineering, 12:30 p.m. in University Arena. Speaker: AndrÇs C. Salazar, Suntek Industries president.
- English Department, noon in Room 101 of Woodward Hall. Speaker: Poet Simon Ortiz of Acoma Pueblo.
- College of Fine Arts, 2 p.m. in Hiland Theatre. Speaker: Tom Guralnick, co-owner of Outpost Performance Space.
- Foreign Languages and Literature Department, noon in Room 335 of Ortega Hall. Speaker: Warren Smith, UNM classics professor.
- Geography Department, noon in the Park Plaza Condos Hospitality Suite. Speaker: Bradley Cullen, interim department chairman and graduate adviser.
- History Department, 11:30 a.m. in the East Courtyard of Mesa Vista Hall. Speaker: Michael Stanfield, a professor from the University of San Francisco.
- Latin American Studies Department, Friday at 3:30 p.m. Speaker: William Stanley, Latin American and Iberian Institute director.
- School of Law, 1 p.m., at the School of Law. Speaker: Dean Robert D. Desiderio.
- Linguistics Department, noon in Room 120 of the Humanities Building. Speaker: Department Chairwoman Joan L. Bybee
- Mathematics and Statistics Department. Department reception at 6 p.m. in Dane Smith Atrium followed by ceremony at 7 p.m. in Room 125 of Dane Smith Hall. Speaker: Professor emeritus Frank Kelly.
- School of Medicine, Friday at 2 p.m. in the Kiva Auditorium in the Albuquerque Convention Center. Speaker: John Mohawk, director of the Indigenous Studies Program at State University of New York at Buffalo.
- Nursing, 2 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Pyramid Hotel. Speaker: Gina Lori Milford for registered nurse to bachelor's of science in nursing graduates, Renee Connor for other bachelor's degree candidates and Nancy Lange for master's degree candidates.
- Philosophy Department, 12:30 p.m. in Room 519 of the Humanities Building. Speaker: UNM associate professor John Taber.
- Physics and Astronomy Department, 12:30 p.m. in Regener Hall. Speaker: J. Douglas Beason, deputy associate director for defense threat reduction at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- Political Science Department, Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the Kiva Lecture Hall. Speaker: Jack Fortner, vice president of the UNM Board of Regents.
- College of Pharmacy, 1:30 p.m. in the Kiva Auditorium in the Albuquerque Convention Center. Speaker: Kenneth Corazza, owner of the Medicine Chest.
- Psychology Department, 12:30 p.m. in the Continuing Education Auditorium. Speaker: UNM professor Samuel Roll.
- Public Administration, 2:30 p.m. in Johnson Center. Speaker: Graduate Student David Bowman.
- Religious Studies, 12:30 p.m. in Hokona-Zuni Hall. No speaker.
- Sociology, 3:30 p.m. in Woodward Hall. Student speakers.
- Spanish and Portuguese, noon in Room 101 of Mitchell Hall. Speaker: Juan Estevan Arellano, escritor de Nuevo Mexico.
- Speech and Hearing Sciences, Friday at 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of St. John's United Methodist Church. Speaker: Department Chairwoman Amy Wohlert and student speakers.
- University College, 3 p.m. in the SUB tent area of Smith Plaza. Speaker: Larry Lavender, program director for the Bachelor's of University Studies.
- University Honors, Friday at 7 p.m. in the Continuing Education Building. Speakers: Students John Probasco and Blake Standish.
- Women's Studies Department, Friday at 2 p.m. in Room 335 of Ortega Hall. Speaker: UNM associate professor Ann Nihlen.
