June 11, 1996 Contact: Elizabeth M. Irwin (408) 459-2495; emirwin@ua.ucsc.edu

GRADUATION CEREMONIES JUNE 14-16 FOR UC SANTA CRUZ CLASS OF 1996

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--The class of 1996 at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will hold commencement exercises on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 14-16. This year, the following numbers of students are candidates for degrees or graduate certificates: 1,626, bachelor of arts or science degrees; 138, master's degrees; 47, doctorate degrees; and 9, graduate certificates.

Each of UCSC's eight residential colleges holds its own commencement ceremony at various campus locations; the Division of Graduate Studies holds its ceremony at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium. The schedule is as follows:

Friday, June 14

--The Graduate Studies Division commencement ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church Street, Santa Cruz. Chancellor Karl S. Pister will deliver the keynote address. Sponsored by the Graduate Studies Division; for more information, call 459-2510.

Saturday, June 15

--The Oakes College commencement ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on the Oakes lawn. The keynote speaker will be J. Herman Blake, vice chancellor for undergraduate education and adviser to the president at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, and founding provost of Oakes. Sponsored by Oakes College; 459-4505.

--The Merrill College commencement ceremony will be held at noon in the Upper Quarry Amphitheater. Assistant professor of anthropology Olga Najera-Ramirez will be the keynote speaker. Sponsored by Merrill College; 459-5230.

--The Porter College commencement ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. in the Porter quadrangle. The keynote speaker will be Chancellor Pister. Sponsored by Porter College; 459-2857.

--The Cowell College commencement ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. in the Cowell College courtyard. James Wilson, a lecturer in UCSC's Writing Program, will be the keynote speaker. Sponsored by Cowell College; 459-2255.

--The College Eight commencement ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. in the College Eight plaza. Michael Rotkin, the mayor of Santa Cruz and a lecturer in community studies, will deliver the keynote address. Sponsored by College Eight; 459-4279.

--The Kresge College commencement ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. in the Upper Quarry Amphitheater. Associate professor of women's studies Bettina Aptheker will be the keynote speaker. Sponsored by Kresge College; 459-4434.

--A celebration honoring African American graduates will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Theater. The keynote speaker will be professor of sociology John Brown Childs. Sponsored by the African/Black Awards and Recognition Committee; 459-2934.

Sunday, June 16

--The Crown College commencement ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. in the Upper Quarry Amphitheater. The keynote speaker will be professor of chemistry Frank Andrews. Sponsored by Crown College; 459-2101.

--The Stevenson College commencement ceremony will be held at noon on the East Field. The keynote speaker will be Richard Mahon, an academic preceptor and a lecturer at Stevenson. Sponsored by Stevenson College; 459-3108.

--A celebration honoring Chicano/Latino graduates will be held at 4 p.m. in the East Field House. Cecilia Burciaga, executive assistant to the president of California State University, Monterey Bay, will be the keynote speaker. Sponsored by the Chicano/Latino Graduation Planning Committee; 459-2934.

--A ceremony honoring graduates of the Boards of Studies in Computer Science and Computer Engineering will be held at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Theater. The keynote speaker is Philippe Kahn, chairman and cofounder of Starfish Software, Inc. Free, but tickets are required; send e-mail to graduation96@cse.ucsc.edu or call 459- 5438.

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