The celebration of Cornell's 134th Commencement weekend, this Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26, will feature speeches by Cornell President Hunter Rawlings and actor Danny Glover.
Glover, one of the most well-known character actors in Hollywood, also is a noted and outspoken human rights activist. He will present the address for Senior Convocation, which will be held in Barton Hall at noon, Saturday, for graduates and their families and guests.
On Sunday, the Baccalaureate Service address will be given by Rabbi Richard Jacobs, who serves as spiritual leader to the Westchester (N.Y.) Reform Temple. The interfaith service begins at 8:30 a.m. in Bailey Hall and honors all graduating students and retiring faculty members.
Commencement ceremonies on Sunday will begin promptly at 11 a.m. on Schoellkopf Field. The Commencement procession will assemble on the Arts Quad at 9:20 a.m. As is Cornell's custom, the president will deliver the Commencement address, and he will confer degrees on more than 6,000 degree candidates.
The procession and ceremony will be broadcast live on Time-Warner Cable Channel 16 beginning at 10 a.m.
In the event of severe weather, Commencement will be celebrated in two ceremonies in Barton Hall: at 10:30 a.m. for students from the colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, the Johnson Graduate School of Management and the Law School; and at 1 p.m. for students from the colleges of Architecture, Art and Planning, Engineering, Human Ecology, the Graduate School and the schools of Hotel Administration and Industrial and Labor Relations.
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