VCU announces baccalaureate service, diploma ceremonies

By J. Suzanne Horsley

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Commonwealth University’s 2001 Commencement activities will include an interfaith baccalaureate service for the entire university community and diploma ceremonies held by many individual schools and departments.

The baccalaureate service will be held at 5:30 p.m. May 18 at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Park Avenue and Laurel Street. The speaker will be Timothy Patitsas, a member of the Greek Orthodox community and lecturer of religious studies at Marymount University. The service is sponsored by the VCU Interfaith Campus Ministers Association.

Several VCU schools and departments will host diploma-awarding ceremonies for their graduates. Most ceremonies will be held May 19, unless otherwise noted.

Diploma ceremonies include:

College of Humanities and Sciences: 12:30 p.m., Student Commons, 907 Floyd Ave.

• Adcenter: 4 p.m., Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Boulevard at Grove Avenue

• Department of Biology: 1 p.m., Franklin Street Gym, 819 W. Franklin St.

• Department of Chemistry: 12:30 p.m., Pace Memorial United Methodist Church, 700 W. Franklin St.

• Department of Criminal Justice: 4 p.m., Performing Arts Center, 922 Park Ave.

• Department of English: 2:30 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 411 E. Grace St.

• Department of History: 12:30 p.m., Temple Building, Room 1160, 901 W. Main St.

• Department of Interdisciplinary Studies: 2 p.m., Business Building Auditorium, 1015 Floyd Ave.

• Department of Military Science: May 12, 9 a.m., University of Richmond Chapel (Commissioning Ceremony)

• Department of Political Science and Public Administration: 12:30 p.m., Temple Building, Room 1164, 901 W. Main St.

• Department of Psychology: 4 p.m., Franklin Street Gym, 819 W. Franklin St.

• Department of Urban Studies and Planning: 12:45 p.m., Student Commons, Forum Room, 907 Floyd Ave.

• School of Mass Communications: 1:30 p.m., Reveille United Methodist Church, 4200 W. Cary St.

School of Allied Health Professions: May 18, 4:30 p.m., Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

• Department of Health Administration (Executive Master's Program): June 16, 10 a.m., Performing Arts Center, 922 Park Ave.

School of the Arts:

• Departments of Art Education, Art History, Crafts, and Dance and Choreography: 2 p.m., Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

• Department of Communication Arts & Design: 3 p.m., Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave.

• Department of Fashion Design and Merchandising: 2:30 p.m. Temple Building, Room 1169, 901 W. Main St.

• Department of Interior Design: 2 p.m., Pollak Building, Rooms 413 and 419, 325 N. Harrison St.

• Department of Music: 2:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center, Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, 922 Park Ave.

• Departments of Painting and Printmaking, Photography and Film, and Sculpture: 2 p.m., Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

• Department of Theatre: 3 p.m., Performing Arts Center, Hodges Theatre, 922 Park Ave.

School of Business: 4 p.m., Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

School of Dentistry: 2:30 p.m., Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, 823 Park Ave.

School of Education: 1:15 p.m., Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

School of Engineering: 12:30 p.m., Stuart C. Siegel Center, Auxiliary Gym, 1200 W. Broad St.

School of Medicine: 8 p.m., Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.

• Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health (Master's in Public Health): 1:30 p.m., Medical Sciences Building Auditorium: 1217 E. Marshall St.

• Office of Graduate Education: May 18, 3 p.m., Medical Sciences Building, 1217 E. Marshall St.

School of Social Work: 2 p.m., Landmark Theater, 6 N. Laurel St.

School of Pharmacy: 2 p.m., First Baptist Church, 2709 Monument Ave.

School of Nursing: May 18, 7 p.m., Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St.