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Commencement 2012

Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court, Goodwin Liu will lead off the distinguished guest speakers for 13 commencements at the university that began May 17.

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Photo: Linda Katehi

To Degree Candidates,

It will be Commencement time again soon and I want to offer my congratulations as you and your families prepare to celebrate this wonderful milestone.

This year also marks the 150th anniversary of legislation that, while little known to the public, created UC Davis and many other outstanding land-grant universities throughout this nation.

The significance of the Morrill Act, signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, during the height of the Civil War, is worth reflecting on as you enter this exciting new chapter in your lives because I believe it continues to reflect the values of our great university and of our graduates.

The law's goal was to create public universities, accessible to all, in each of the 50 states, as a way of ensuring an educated public that would build a prosperous and just nation.

The education these colleges would provide would also help satisfy people's universal yearning to live useful, productive and meaningful lives.

Public service and the common good are at the core of the land-grant mission, and our UC Davis graduates have always exemplified a willingness to serve more than just their own personal ambitions and goals.

As you prepare to finish your undergraduate work here, you have already demonstrated a commitment to public service and the concept of how our state, nation and world can also benefit from everything you have learned and experienced here. It is an education that will help shape your future and ours, which fills us all with great hope and optimism for our collective futures.

We look forward to your participation in our UC Davis graduation exercises. Please accept my congratulations on your achievement and best wishes for a bright future.

Sincerely,

Linda P.B. Katehi

Chancellor


General information for all degree candidates

2012 Commencement Schedule

Date School/College Time Location
5/17/12

School of Law

gkhellwig@ucdavis.edu, (530) 754-5335

2:00 PM Mondavi Center
5/19/12

School of Medicine

debra.patterson@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu, (916) 734-3530

10:00 AM Mondavi Center
6/13/12

School of Education

lkbaldwin@ucdavis.edu

4:00 PM Mondavi Center
6/14/12

Graduate Studies

GradStudiesCommencement@caes.ucdavis.edu

4:00 PM ARC Pavilion
6/15/12

College of Biological Sciences

cbsundergrads@ucdavis.edu

9:00 AM ARC Pavilion
6/15/12

School of Veterinary Medicine

(530) 752-1383 or www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu

10:00 AM Mondavi Center
6/15/12

College of Engineering

gastroup@ucdavis.edu

3:00 PM ARC Pavilion
6/16/12

College of Letters and Science

lscommencement@ucdavis.edu

9:00 AM,
1:00 PM,
5:00 PM
ARC Pavilion
6/16/12

Graduate School of Management

krgleed@ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-7658

10:00 AM Mondavi Center
6/17/12

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

commencement@caes.ucdavis.edu, (530) 754-9083

9:00 AM,
2:00 PM
ARC Pavilion
If you have questions about commencement, contact the office of the dean of your college or school no later than April 6, 2012.