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Stephanie Tan '12 tries on her cap in Teagle Hall.

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Students check the fit of their caps and gowns.

Cornell's 144th Graduation Weekend highlights include the Senior Convocation Address by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Saturday, May 26, at noon, and the Commencement Address from Cornell President David J. Skorton, Sunday, May 27, at 11 a.m. About 5,000 graduates will receive their degrees. Both events will be at Schoellkopf Stadium.

The Senior Convocation ceremony will feature an address by Cornell Senior Class President Annabel Fowler. In the event of severe or inclement weather, the event will be moved into Barton Hall, and admission will be by ticket only, provided to the students.

Convocation and Commencement will be broadcast live on Ithaca's Time Warner Cable Channel 16, and the events will be streamed live on the Cornell website. The Commencement ceremony can be heard on WHCU radio (870 AM) starting at 11 a.m. The Commencement procession and ceremony can be viewed afterward on CornellCast.

Other Graduation Weekend events include:

Saturday, May 26:

• Commissioning ceremonies for the Air Force, Army, Navy/Marine Corps. Reception will be 8 to 9 a.m. at Beck Center, Statler Hall; Commissioning 9 to 11a.m., Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall.
• Samuel C. Johnson Graduate School of Management Executive MBA Recognition Ceremony, 9:30 a.m. at Bailey Hall.
• Senior Convocation: noon at Schoellkopf Stadium with Bloomberg.
• Family Gathering and Ice Cream Social: Skorton and the Cornell Board of Trustees will host an ice cream social for students, their families and guests, 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the Arts Quad.
• DVM Hooding Ceremony: New doctors of veterinary medicine will take the Veterinarian's Oath and receive their hoods at a 2 p.m. ceremony in Bailey Hall.
• Johnson Residential MBA Ceremony: New graduates will be honored at Newman Arena in Bartels Hall, 2:30 to 4 p.m.
• Cornell University Wind Ensemble Concert: The university's premiere instrumental student ensemble performs international and American music, as well as Cornell songs, during its Commencement concert on the Arts Quad, 2:45 to 3:45 p.m.
• Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony: For Ph.D. candidates, 5 p.m. in Barton Hall. A reception will follow. Families, friends and faculty members are invited.
• Senior Week Concert: The Cornell University Glee Club and the Cornell University Women's Chorus will present their annual concert at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Admission $10, with tickets available at http://www.baileytickets.com, or at Ticket Center Ithaca, located in Center Ithaca downtown, 607-273-4497, and at the door.

Sunday, May 27:

• Procession: The academic procession assembles on the Arts Quad at 9 a.m. and then will arrive at Schoellkopf Stadium at 10 a.m.
• Commencement Ceremony: Skorton will give his sixth Commencement Address. The ceremony is 11 a.m. to noon.
• College and school ceremonies: These will be held at various locations across campus, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. A listing will be in the Commencement program handed out at the ceremony and also is at http://www.commencement.cornell.edu/May/colrecep.html.

Some parking lots and roads will be closed during the weekend. For detailed driving and parking information, see http://www.commencement.cornell.edu/May/parkseat.html.