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MEDIA ADVISORY: Commencement set for Vanderbilt University
5/13/2004
5:06 pm
 2004 Vanderbilt graduates (Editors Note: During morning drive time, traffic will be heavier than usual on West End Avenue near Vanderbilt from about 7:30 to 9 a.m. because of commencement.) More than 3,000 students will receive diplomas at Vanderbilt University's graduation exercises Friday, May 14, starting at 9 a.m. on Alumni Lawn, near West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North. Chancellor Gordon Gee will give the commencement address to the graduates. Following Chancellor Gee's address, graduates from the graduate and professional schools will recess at about 10:15 a.m. for separate hooding and diploma-awarding ceremonies. Undergraduates will stay on Alumni Lawn to receive their degrees. The ceremony on Alumni Lawn will be cybercast live starting at 9 a.m. with a link at http://www.vanderbilt.edu. A mult box will be available stage left. In case of severe weather, the event will be moved to Memorial Gymnasium on 25th Avenue South. For more Commencement information, go to http://www.vanderbilt.edu/commencement/. WHAT: 2004 Commencement exercises at Vanderbilt WHERE: Alumni Lawn. Rain location Memorial Gym. WHEN: Friday, May 14, 9 a.m. Media parking: A limited number of parking spaces for print and television photographers will be available in Lot 1, which fronts West End Avenue and 23rd Avenue North (across from Blockbuster Video). Reporters can park at Terrace Place garage, at 21st Avenue South and Terrace Place just off West End Avenue. All media must show valid news identification to park. If it rains, photographers/TV news crews can park at Kensington Garage on 25th Avenue. Media contact: Jim Patterson, (615) 322-NEWS jim.patterson@vanderbilt.edu |
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