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Beginning with the University\u2019s May 2016 Commencement, there will be a ceremony to recognize and confer master\u2019s degrees from Arts, Sciences and Engineering and the School of Medicine and Dentistry.<\/p>\n

The combined master\u2019s degree ceremony will take place at noon on Saturday, May 14 in Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre, and will give master\u2019s graduates from October, March and May an opportunity to walk across the stage and individually celebrate their academic achievement.<\/p>\n

Up to this point, AS&E master\u2019s degree candidates have not had a dedicated ceremony in their honor. Their degrees were conferred with bachelor\u2019s degrees as part of the AS&E Sunday ceremony on Eastman Quad. Wendi Heinzelman, dean of graduate studies, worked with the Commencement Office to institute this new tradition for master\u2019s degree recognition, jointly with the School of Medicine and Dentistry.<\/p>\n

\u201cArts, Sciences and Engineering is expanding its master\u2019s programs, both in terms of class sizes as well as range of both disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs,\u201d said Heinzelman. \u201cThese professional degree programs enable our graduates to deepen their knowledge of a given area, providing them with important credentials to launch their careers.\u00a0 We wanted to recognize and celebrate the hard work of these students through a dedicated master\u2019s degree commencement ceremony.\u00a0 The School of Medicine and Dentistry has had its own master\u2019s degree ceremony for a number of years, and we thought it would be nice to join forces to celebrate the accomplishments of both schools\u2019 master\u2019s degree candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe School of Medicine and Dentistry\u2019s master\u2019s degree ceremony has been a lovely ceremony honoring our students,\u201d said Edith Lord, senior associate dean for graduate education and postdoctoral affairs at the School of Medicine and Dentistry.\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to have the ceremony expanded to include students from AS&E.\u00a0 It will allow us to honor the achievements of master\u2019s students from both schools.\u201d<\/p>\n

With this new addition to the Commencement Weekend schedule, there will be some slight changes in times of other Commencement and diploma ceremonies. The Commencement Office will provide an updated schedule of events as the date nears. Commencement information can be found at www.rochester.edu\/commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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