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IU 2023 Spring Commencement
IU President Whitten to give Spring Commencement Address
What you'll need to know
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IU President Pamela Whitten addresses the graduating students May 6, 2022, in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Whitten will give the commencement address for the spring 2023 undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies. By Isabella Vesperini isvesp@iu.edu
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A former IU student waves to the audience during the 2018 undergraduate commencement ceremony May 5, 2018, in Memorial Stadium. By Isabella Vesperini
After years of hard work — hours studying in the library, stressing about finals and writing papers — it is time to come together to reflect on and recognize students’ experiences and accomplishments. The IU 2023 Spring Graduate Commencement Ceremony is at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 5, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, at the Memorial Stadium.
cated on the main field and is organized by school. Students will not be individually recognized by name due to the large number of graduates. Graduates are not allowed to bring umbrellas, bags or any personal belongings. In case of rain, ponchos will be provided. Graduates are recommended to wear business or business-casual attire. Students are expected to stay during the entire ceremony. Each student will receive a diploma cover at the ceremony, and their diploma will be mailed to their home addresses.
Undergraduate Ceremony The ceremony will consist of the procession, a commencement speaker, a student address, a graduate induction into the IU Alumni Association and the distribution of degrees. President Pamela Whitten and Provost Rahul Shrivastav will speak as well. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and end around 11:30 a.m. Graduates should meet at 7:30 a.m. at the John Mellencamp Pavilion to start lining up. They are recommended to arrive early because traffic will be heavy. Starting at 8 a.m., guests can begin to enter the stadium and find their seats; seating is on a firstcome, first-serve basis, and saving seats is not permitted. Graduate seating will be lo-
Graduate Ceremony The Graduate Commencement Ceremony will be held at 4.p.m. on Friday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Graduates must be at Wilkinson Hall by 2 p.m. Guests may begin entering Assembly Hall at 2 p.m. Seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis, and seats for guests will be located on the east and west ends of the building. The ceremony will end around 6 p.m. Candidates and recipients of doctoral degrees will be recognized individually. Master's degrees participants will not be recognized individually. All graduates must return their gowns after the ceremony ends, but they may keep their caps, tassels and cords.
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(Top) A student holds his cap in the air at the end of the undergraduate graduation ceremony May 7, 2022, in Memorial Stadium.
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(Bottom) Students of the School of Social Work stand during their school's recognition at the 2018 spring commencement for undergraduates May 5, at Memorial Stadium. Over 7,000 undergraduate degrees were awarded in 2018.
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fly. Whatever Maryland put into play seemed to find a hole before it found an Indiana defender. By the time the dust settled, the Terrapins had outscored Indiana 10-1 in the first five innings. Game two began similarly to its predecessor, with the Terrapins scoring in the first inning versus sophomore right-handed pitcher Luke Sinnard, Indiana’s Saturday starter.
Kerry Thomson emerged victorious in the three-way Democratic primary race for Bloomington mayor May 2. Thomson is currently unopposed and will take office in January if no challenger files to run against her by this summer. Thomson won with 43% of the vote, beating out Don Griffin with 24% and Susan Sandberg with 33%. Thomson garnered more donations than her competitors and lauded her experience as CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County as an example of how she would approach the affordable housing crisis. Thomson is currently the executive director of the IU Center for Rural Engagement.
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Indiana suffers first home sweep since 2011
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Indiana baseball was swept by Maryland last weekend, falling to 31-14 overall and 9-6 in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers are now in third place in the conference. The Terrapins improved to 30-15 this season and 11-4 in conference play, taking sole possession of the top spot in the Big Ten. Prior to the weekend,
Indiana had not been swept in a three or four game series in the history of Bart Kaufman Field. The last time the Hoosiers were swept at home was against Minnesota on April 24, 2011. On Friday, Maryland scored three runs off junior right hander Seti Manase in the opening frame thanks to back-to-back homers from junior infielder Matt Shaw and senior infielder Nick Lorusso, with the
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IU’s first female president, Pamela Whitten, will give the commencement address for the undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies. This will be the first time President Whitten will be a commencement speaker. The last time an IU president gave a commencement address was in 2006, from former President Adam W. Herbert. Past speeches have been delivered by Bob Chapek, IU alumnus and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, in 2022 and Samantha Power, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. in 2019. IU alumnus and President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins spoke at the 2014 commencement. The graduate commencement ceremony will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 5, at Simon Skojdt Assembly Hall, and the undergraduate commencement ceremony will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, at Memorial Stadium.
third run scoring on a sacrifice fly from sophomore infielder Eddie Hacopian. That was all the run support Maryland senior starter Nick Dean needed on the mound in the lopsided affair that ended in a 13-2 Terrapin victory. A theme throughout the weekend was that whenever Indiana’s offense showed signs of life, Maryland responded in kind. After sophomore outfielder Carter Mathison hit a solo hom-
er to bring the Hoosiers to within two runs heading into the fifth inning, the Terrapins hung seven on freshman Brayden Risedorph, who was tasked with pitching in relief of Manase after his short outing. Maryland sent 11 men to the plate in the frame, and seven came around to score. Risedorph surrendered five hits in the inning, and despite forcing weak contact, the only out he recorded was a sacrifice
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