Special Edition: 132nd Commencement
May 2010

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Commencement 2010
Graduates
The 132nd Commencement of the University of the Arts will be held May 20, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at the Academy of Music (240 S. Broad Street). Graduates are to arrive at Hamilton Hall (320 S. Broad Street) that day at 9:30 a.m. for procession formation. The procession departs from Hamilton Hall at 10 a.m. and travels north on Broad Street to the Academy of Music. A post-commencement celebration for the University's newest alumni and their families and friends will take place at Hamilton Hall immediately afterward.
Commencement Honorands
Moses Pendleton
Famed choreographer Moses Pendleton (right) will receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts (HDFA) and deliver the Commencement keynote address. Peggy Amsterdam, former president of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance who passed away on December 26, 2009, after battling cancer, will receive an HDFA posthumously. Robert Capanna '73 (Composition), the recently retired executive director of Philadelphia's Settlement Music School, will also be honored with an HDFA. Read more.
Silver Star Alumni Award Recipients
Alphonse Mattia and Renee JaworskiOne of the nation's leading furniture makers Alphonse Mattia (left) '69 (Dimensional Design), a senior critic in the Rhode Island School of Design's graduate program in Furniture Design and faculty member at the Center for Turning and Furniture Design at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, will receive the College of Art and Design Silver Star Alumni Award. Pilobolus Dance Theater rehearsal director and artistic associate Renee Jaworski (right) '94 (Modern Dance) will receive the College of Performing Arts Silver Star Award. First awarded in 1955 to world renowned portrait and fashion photographer Irving Penn and fashion designer Tina Leser, the Silver Star Alumni Award has been bestowed upon nearly 100 graduates of the University's College of Art and Design and College of Performing Arts. The honorees are selected because they are role models for graduating seniors and represent the tradition of educational and artistic excellence that the University's faculty works hard to achieve.
Webcast Information
Commencement 2009Those who can't attend the ceremony merely need to pull up a "virtual seat" and log onto the University's live Webcast at 10:30 a.m. You are advised to visit the Webcast page in advance of the broadcast, where you will be prompted to download an updated version of Flash if you need it. For best performance, your computer should have been bought or upgraded within the last few years. While every effort will be made to troubleshoot technical issues during the live broadcast, the University cannot guarantee access to the Webcast. Following the ceremony, on-demand rebroadcasts will be available through June 20.
Overflow Seating and Viewing
Caplan CenterFamilies and friends who are not able to secure seating in the Academy of Music (240 S. Broad St.) because all tickets have been claimed are welcome to watch the proceedings on a live feed from the University's Ronald and Ellen Caplan Center for the Performing Arts (right) on the 17th floor of Terra Hall (211 S. Broad Street). Tickets for overflow seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Will Call window in the vestibule of the Academy.
Commencement-Related Events
Master's Hooding Ceremony
Tuesday, May 18, 3 p.m.
Hamilton Hall, Solmssen Court (320 S. Broad St., Philadelphia)

Commencement Rehearsal
Wednesday, May 19, 9 a.m.
Hamilton Hall, Solmssen Court (320 S. Broad St., Philadelphia)
 
College of Performing Arts Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, May 19, 11 a.m.
Gershman Hall, Levitt Auditorium (401 S. Broad St., Philadelphia)

College of Media and Communication Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, May 19, noon
Estia Restaurant (1405 Locust St., Philadelphia)

Liberal Arts Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, May 19, noon
Italian Bistro Restaurant (211 S. Broad St. @ Walnut St., Philadelphia)

College of Art and Design Awards Ceremony
Wednesday, May 19, 2 p.m.
Gershman Hall, Levitt Auditorium (401 S. Broad St., Philadelphia)

Post-Commencement Celebration
Thursday, May 20, immediately following commencement ceremony
Hamilton Hall, Solmssen Court (320 S. Broad St., Philadelphia)

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