UTEP’s Centennial Commencement: What you need to know
What:UTEP’s Spring Commencement
When:7 p.m.Saturday, May 17
Where:SunBowl Stadium
More than 2,700 graduates and candidates are eligible to participate inUTEP’s 132 nd commencement exercises, marking the largest graduating class inUTEP’s 100-year history.
In honor ofUTEP’s Centennial year, all graduates and candidates are invited to participate in a special single Commencement ceremony that will be held atSunBowl Stadium.
QUICK FACTS
Approximately 67 spring and summer doctoral candidates will be hooded during a ceremony from 2-3:30p.m.Friday, May 16at Magoffin Auditorium. The ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Centennial Museum from 3:30-5:30 p.m.
The first Ph.D. in biomedical engineering will be awarded during theMay 17Commencement ceremony. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) approved the biomedical engineering Ph.D. inJuly 2013. The first master’s degree candidate in software engineering will walk the stage onMay 17in anticipation of earning his degree this summer. The THECB approved the degree inApril 2014. The first bachelor’s degree in women’s and gender studies will be awarded. The THECB approved the degree inJuly 2013. The largest cohort of candidates in the 10-year-old international business doctoral program will be eligible forgraduation. The total number of candidates is 12. The last time Commencement was held at theSunBowl was in 1998 forUTEP’s 100 th Commencement. 2,216 candidates will earn degrees this spring: 61 doctoral, 390 master’s and 1,765 bachelor’s degrees, as ofMay 9. Summer 2014 degree candidates also are eligible to walk during the spring ceremony.
SPECTATOR INFORMATION
Thousands of friends and loved ones are expected to fill the stadium to share in the special occasion.
Stadium gates will open to the public at 5:30 p.m.
Free parking with shuttle service beginning at 4:30 p.m. will be available on the south end of campus in the P-1, P-2, P-3 and P-4 lots and theSunBowl Parking Garage. The Glory Road Parking Garage will have spaces available for a fee. Guests also may park for free in lots S-3 and S-4 alongSunBowl Drive near the University Avenue roundabout.
ADA parking with shuttle service beginning at 4:30 p.m. will be in lot R-6 near the Helen of Troy softball field. ADA parking also will be available in lot P-8 near Glory Field.
All four lanes onSunBowl Drive and the new roundabout at Glory Road will be open to traffic during the ceremony.
Please note, at 6 p.m. Glory Road will be closed to vehicle traffic for the procession of candidates.
Guests are asked not to bring items such as banners, balloons, noisemakers, glass containers, tripods, coolers and strollers.SunBowl concession stands will be open during the ceremony.
UTEPhas partnered with KFOX-14 to stream the ceremonies live fromSunBowl Stadium. To view, visitutep.edu. The KFOX livestream can be accessed from any home computer, mobile device or tablet.
For more suggestions and tips, visit the University Commencement website athttp://www.utep.edu/commencement
Source: UTEP
