NOTE: Media are welcome to cover these events, which are open to graduates and their families and friends only, not the general public. Please note that media are asked to remain in the audience area. More details about the ceremonies and profiles of notable graduates will be posted as they become available on the UAHS Office of Public Affairs website at opa.uahs.arizona.edu/newsroom/news/2018/ua-health-sciences-colleges-2018-convocations-details
MONDAY, MAY 7
3:30 to 5 p.m.
UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Commencement
LOCATION: Symphony Hall, 75 N. Second St., Phoenix
(Procession from the College to Symphony Hall begins at 3 p.m., led by the Phoenix Bagpipe Band; UA President Robert C. Robbins, MD, will participate in the procession and will offer remarks during commencement.)
Media contact: Teresa Joseph, 602-827-2657, cell phone 503-467-8103, teresajoseph@email.arizona.edu
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
6 to 7:30 p.m.
UA Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs and UA College of Medicine – Tucson Biomedical Sciences Convocation
LOCATION: Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson
(Reception follows at about 7:30 p.m. on the plaza outside the hospital.)
Media contact: Jean Spinelli, 520-626-2531, cell phone 520-465-4193, jspinell@email.arizona.edu
THURSDAY, MAY 10
2 to 4 p.m.
UA College of Nursing Convocation
LOCATION: Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. (UA Main Campus), Tucson
Media contact: Will Holst, 520-626-2512, cell phone 520-822-6650, wholst@email.arizona.edu
THURSDAY, MAY 10
7 to 8:30 p.m.
UA College of Medicine – Tucson Convocation: Doctors of Medicine
LOCATION: Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. (UA Main Campus), Tucson
(Light reception follows at approximately 8:30 p.m. on the lawn of the Arizona State Museum across from Centennial Hall.)
This event also will be broadcast live beginning at 7 p.m. on Facebook, facebook.com/UACOM.Tucson
Media contact: Nadia Whitehead, 520-626-9722, cell phone 915-276-6803, nwhitehead@email.arizona.edu
FRIDAY, MAY 11
9 to 10:30 a.m.
UA College of Pharmacy Convocation
LOCATION: Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. (UA Main Campus), Tucson
(Reception follows at about 10:30 a.m. on the lawn of the Arizona State Museum across from Centennial Hall.)
This event also will be broadcast live and archived on the internet at streaming.biocom.arizona.edu
Media contact: Alli Benjamin, 520-626-3389, cell phone 509-230-3520, abenjamin@pharmacy.arizona.edu
FRIDAY, MAY 11
2 to 4 p.m.
UA College of Medicine – Tucson Convocation: undergraduates, Department of Physiology, Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences degree with a major in physiology
LOCATION: UA Student Union Memorial Center, Grand Ballroom, 1303 E. University Blvd. (UA Main Campus), Tucson
(Reception follows at approximately 4:15 p.m.)
Media contact: Jean Spinelli, 520-626-2531, cell phone 520-465-4193, jspinell@email.arizona.edu
SATURDAY, MAY 12
9 to 11 a.m.
UA Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health Convocation
LOCATION: Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd. (UA Main Campus), Tucson
(Reception for graduates, family and friends follows at the Women’s Plaza Walkway.)
The ceremony will be broadcast live by the Western Region Public Health Training Center (based at the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health) and will be archived on the center’s YouTube channel, youtube.com/watch?v=zWQoLDuNQV4
Media contact: Gerri Kelly, 520-626-9669, cell phone 312-437-7007, gkelly@email.arizona.edu
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