THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
   Office of the Registrar
UNIVERSITY - WIDE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY INSTRUCTIONS

A University-wide Commencement Ceremony will be held on the Homewood campus in Baltimore in front of Gilman Hall at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 27, 1999.  Those eligible to participate are all degree candidates from all the schools of Johns Hopkins University. Diplomas will be issued to those PhD candidates who have been formally approved by the respective Faculty Boards prior to Commencement. Degrees will be conferred to all candidates.

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT COMMENCEMENT
 

DATE: THURSDAY, MAY 27

TIME: The ceremony will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. Candidates must report by 8:45 a.m. as outlined below.

PLACE: The ceremony will take place on the Keyser Quadrangle in front of Gilman Hall

CAP AND GOWN: If you have reserved a cap and gown, please pick them up in room 10 of
    Gilman Hall (near the Book Center) at the following dates and times:

Students who have selected to "pick up" at the SCS Columbia Center, at the SCS Downtown Center, the JHU Montgomery Center or the JHU Washington Center at SAIS must do so on Saturday, May 22 from 10:00 -2:00 or on Monday, May 24 from 5:00-7:30 ONLY.
 
ROBING: Robing and forming locations are as follows:
 
ZANVYL KRIEGER SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES NOTE: THE LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW WILL ALSO BE USED FOR THE AFTERNOON BACHELOR'S DIPLOMA CEREMONY.
 
    B.S in Physics                    ROBE:   in Krieger Hall,  Room 211.
                                              FORM: On the north wall of the central corridor.
                                                     (FIRST TO LEAVE KRIEGER)

    B.A.    last names: A- B     ROBE:   in Krieger Hall,  Room 211.
                                             FORM:  On the north wall of the central corridor.

               last names: C-H       ROBE:  in Krieger Hall Room 205.
                                              FORM: On the south wall of the central corridor.

               last names: I-M        ROBE:  in Krieger Hall, Last names I-J  Room 308, K Room 304,
                                                           L Room 302,  M Room 300.
                                              FORM: Last names I-K on north wall of central corridor.
                                                           Last names L-M on south wall of central corridor.
                                                     (LAST TO LEAVE KRIEGER)

               last names: N-Z        ROBE: in Remsen Hall, Room 1 (Auditorium)
                                               FORM: All last names N-Z on the north and south walls of the
                                                      central corridor.
                                                      (LAST TO LEAVE REMSEN)
 
M.A., M.S., M.S.Biotech.,      ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 319
MSES, M in Developmental     FORM: On the south wall of the 3rd floor corridor.
Psychology, M.A. in Appl. Econ.,
M.A in Writing, M of Gov.

Ph.D.                                       ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 217
                                                FORM: On the north wall of the 2nd floor corridor.
                                                        Must be in alpha order,  (FIRST GROUP TO MARCH) 


 
G.W.C. WHITING SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING NOTE: THE LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW WILL ALSO BE USED FOR THE AFTERNOON BACHELOR'S DIPLOMA CEREMONY.

B.S. in an Engineering              ROBE: in Remsen Hall, Room 101 (Auditorium)
Discipline: Biomed., Chem.,     FORM: On the north and south walls of the central corridor.
Civ, Comp Eng., Comp. Sci,          (FIRST TO LEAVE REMSEN)
Elec. Eng.,Eng. Mech.,Mat. Sci.,
Math Sci, & Mech Engr
ORDER OF MARCH: Biomed., Chem., Civil, Comp. Eng., Comp.. Sci., Elect. Eng. Mech.,
    Mat. Sci., Math Sci., Mech.

B.A.- Engineering                   ROBE: in Remsen Hall, Room 101 (Auditorium)
B.A. in an Engineering,            FORM: On the north and south walls of the central corridor
Biomed, Comp. Sci.,
Geography

Part-time Bachelors               ROBE: in Remsen Hall, Room 101 (Auditorium)
Civil, Elec., Mech Eng.          FORM: On the north and south walls of the central corridor.
 
Full-Time Masters                 ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 233
M.A., M.S.E., M.S., M.Civ. FORM : On the west wall of the 2nd floor corridor.
ORDER OF MARCH: M.A., M.S.E., M.S., M.CIV

Part-Time Certificates            ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 234
& Masters: P.M.A.C.,           FORM: On the west wall of 2nd floor corridor.
M.C.E., M.Env.E., 
M.Mat.Sci & E., M. Mech.E.
ORDER OF MARCH: P.M.A.C., M. Chem.,  M.C.E., M.ENV.E., M. MAT. SCI & .E., M.MECH.E.

M.S., Cert. of Cont.              ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 234
Engr Studies                          FORM: On north and south walls of the central corridor outside RMS
                                                    233 & 234
ORDER OF MARCH: M.S., CERTIFICATES (LAST GROUP TO LEAVE AMES)
 
Ph.D.                                    ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 219
                                             FORM: On the south wall of the 2nd floor corridor.
                                                    Ph.D's must be in alpha order. 

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES
 
C.A.G.S., M.D.S., M.A.T.,  ROBE: Gilman Hall, Room 140
M.L.A.                                 FORM: On the north and west walls of the first floor corridor leading
                                                    into Mergenthaler
 
M.S.                                     ROBE: Gilman Hall, Room 110
                                             FORM: On the north and west walls of the first floor corridor leading
                                                    into Mergenthaler.

Post Bachelors Graduate      ROBE: Gilman Hall, Room 40
Certificates                           FORM: On the north wall of the ground floor corridor leading towards
                                                   Mergenthaler.

B.S., B.L.A.                        ROBE: Gilman Hall, Room 44
                                           FORM: On the north and west walls of the ground floor corridor
                                                  leading towards mergenthaler.

Ed.D.                                  ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 218
                                           FORM: On the south wall of 2nd floor corridor.
                                                  Must be in alpha order. 

PEABODY CONSERVATORY

M.M., Grad. Perf. Dipl.,      ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 302
B. Music, Perf. Cert.            FORM: On the north wall of the 3rd floor corridor.
 
D.M.A., Art. Dipl.               ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 218
                                           FORM: On the south wall of the 2nd floor corridor.
                                                  D.M.A.'s and Art. Dipl.'s must be in alpha order.
 


SCHOOL OF NURSING
 
M.S.N.,                               ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 302
M.S.N./M.P.H                    FORM: On the north wall of the 3rd floor corridor.
B.S.

Ph.D.                                   ROBE: In Ames Hall, Room 218
                                           FORM: On the south wall of the 2nd floor corridor.
 


SCHOOL OF HYGIENE & PUBLIC HEALTH
 
M.P.H.,                              ROBE: in Mergenthaler Hall, Room 366
M.H.S., M.S.                     FORM: On the east wall of the 3rd floor corridor.
 
D.Sc., D.P.H., Ph.D.          ROBE: in Mergenthaler Hall, Room 370
                                          FORM: On the west wall of the third floor corridor.
                                                Doctoral candidates must be in alpha order by degree.
 

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
 
Ph.D.                                 ROBE: in Mergenthaler Hall, Room 111 (in the basement)
                                          FORM: On the north wall of the central corridor in Mergenthaler .
                                                 (FIRST GROUP TO MARCH)
 
M.D.                                 ROBE: in Mergenthaler Hall, Room 111 (in basement)
                               FORM: On the south wall of the central corridor in Mergenthaler.
Candidates must be in alpha order by degree as names will be called.

***If you are to receive an M.D. and a Ph.D, please go to the platform for each degree.  You may march in the group you choose; M.D.'s will be called first.

M.A.                                 ROBE: in Mergenthaler Hall, Room 366.
                                         FORM: On the east wall of the 3rd floor corridor.


SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
 
M.A., M.I.P.P., M.A.I.A.  ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 402
                                          FORM: On the north wall of the 4th floor corridor.

Ph.D.                                 ROBE: in Ames Hall, Room 218
                                          FORM: On the south wall of the 2nd floor corridor.
                                                Ph.D's must be in alpha order.
 


PROGRAM Copies of the printed program will be available in all robing rooms as well as under the arches of Ames, Krieger, Remsen and Mergenthaler Halls.
 
ACADEMIC PROCESSION
 
At 9:30 a.m. the groups of candidates will move in sequence from the buildings as guided by staff from the Homewood Registrar's Office. Candidates will then proceed to the seating area, down the center aisle, to the appropriate row.  Candidates will remain standing until after the Invocation.  Men will remove their caps before the Invocation and replace them when they rise for conferring of degrees.
 
CONFERRING OF DEGREES
 
During the ceremony the appropriate officers will present to the President of the University the candidates for degrees.  As each group is presented, that group will stand while the President confers the degree.  All doctoral candidates will proceed to the stage individually, according to degree, as their names are called, where all except Doctors of Medicine will be given their diplomas. (Doctors of Medicine will receive their diplomas at 2:30 p.m. at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, on Thursday, May 27, 1999.
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DIPLOMA DISTRIBUTION

Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences           - Diploma ceremony, Thursday, May 27,
Master's Candidates (Full-time and Part-time)          at 6:30 p.m. in Shriver Hall . Reception to
                                                                                follow ceremony  in Glass Pavilion.

G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering                  - Diploma ceremony on Wednesday, May26, at
Master's Candidates (Full-time and Part-time)          7 p.m., Gilman Quadrangle. Reception to
PhD's will receive hood)                                           follow ceremony .
 
School of Continuing Studies                                 - Diploma ceremony Thursday, May 27, 7:30
                                                                               p.m., Gilman Quadrangle. Reception to follow
                                                                               ceremony.

Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced                        - Diploma ceremony at Constitution Hall, 18th
International Studies                                                and D St., NW., Washington, D.C. on
                                                                               Thursday, May 27 at 3:00p.m., followed by a
                                                                               reception at SAIS.

School of Hygiene and Public Health                     - Diploma ceremony on Wednesday, May 26 at
                                                                               7:30 p.m. in Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212
                                                                               Cathedral St., Baltimore.
 
School of Medicine                                               - Diploma ceremony in Meyerhoff Symphony
                                                                               Hall, Thursday, May 27, at 3:00 p.m.
 
Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences &         - Diploma ceremony on Thursday, May 27 at
G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering                     2:30, Gilman Quadrangle.
Undergraduates, including Part-time Eng..
undergraduates

Peabody Conservatory                                          - Diploma ceremony Thursday, May 27, at 8:00
                                                                                p.m. in the Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall
                                                                                at Peabody.
 
School of Nursing                                                 - Diploma ceremony on Thursday, May 27 at
                                                                               4:00 p.m., Turner Auditorium at School of
                                                                               Medicine.
 
SOUVENIR TASSEL: You may keep the tassel from the mortarboard.

RETURN CAPS AND GOWNS - These items are to be returned to the truck located at the south end of Gilman Hall (near the Easy Bank machine), following the ceremony and before 6 p.m. on May 27. (Medical institutions will follow instructions from your Book Store.) Peabody Institute will be sent instructions from their Office of Student Affairs.

SCS students may return items to the box located behind the stage area after the evening ceremony.

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