Commencement 2011
Video Note: Presentation of Candidates begins around 57:30 (use video player slider to fast-forward)
Saturday, May 7
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Pre-Commencement Reception
Northern Lights Lounge, Sargeant Student Center
All friends and family are invited to both the reception
and ceremony.
2:00 p.m.
Commencement
Lysaker Gymnasium, Sports Center
The doors to Lysaker Gymnasium
will open at approximately 1:00 p.m.
2011 Commencement Program 
These events are open to the public; no tickets are required.
There is no limit to the number of guests each graduate may have. All friends and family are invited to both the reception and ceremony.
Order of Events
Order of Events
Chancellor Charles H. Casey presiding
Chancellor Charles H. Casey presiding
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Prelude
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A Touch of Brass |
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The audience will rise for the processional and remain standing for the National Anthem. |
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| Processional “Pomp and Circumstance” by Edward Elgar | A Touch of Brass
The processional is led by the Mace-Bearer, William Peterson. The procession includes |
| “The Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key | A Touch of Brass
Sung by the audience, led by degree candidates Daniel Kuske and Timothy Unke. |
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Everyone may be seated. |
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| "Wings" by Carl Strommen |
U of M, Crookston Choir
Directed by George French, Associate Professor of Music and Theater |
| Welcome | Charles H. Casey, D.V.M., Chancellor |
| Greetings from the University of Minnesota Administration | Robert Jones, Ph.D. Senior Vice President for System Academic Administration |
| Greetings from the University of Minnesota Board of Regents | The Honorable Clyde Allen, Jr. Chair, University of Minnesota Board of Regents |
| Address | Robert Bruininks, Ph.D. 15th President of the University of Minnesota |
| Presentation of University of Minnesota Alumni Service Award to Kari Torkelson, O.D., ex. ‘91 |
Robert Bruininks, Ph.D. |
| Presentation of Candidates | Thomas Baldwin, Ed.D. Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs |
| Introduction of Candidates | Lynnette Mullins, M.Ed. Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts and Education Department |
| Conferring of Degrees | The Honorable Clyde Allen, Jr. |
| Congratulatory Remarks from the Alumni Association | Juanita Lopez, Class of 2008 President, University of Minnesota, Crookston Alumni Association |
| Speaking for the Student Body | Shawn Friedland Crookston Student Association President |
| Passing of the Torch | Shawn Friedland to Alisha Aasness Crookston Student Association President-Elect |
| "I Leave With A Song" by Cristi Cary Miller |
U of M, Crookston Choir |
| Closing Comments | Charles H. Casey, D.V.M. |
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The audience will rise for the Minnesota Hymn and remain standing for the recessional. |
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| "Hail! Minnesota" | Sung by the audience (words on inside of back cover of program) |
| Recessional | A Touch of Brass |
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The audience is requested to remain in their seats until the recessional has left the gymnasium. |
Candidates
Candidates
Baccalaureate Degrees will be conferred upon those listed below, subject to the completion of all curriculum requirements.
Student Marshals
Student Marshals
Members of Alpha Lambda Delta -- First Year Honor Society
Nana Boaten
Jessica Charles
Austin Czichotzki
Bryce Gillie
Trey Johnston
Melanie Rodriguez
Amy Van Treeck
Holly Wrzos
Live Video Stream
Live Video Stream
The University of Minnesota Crookston 2011 Commencement will be streamed LIVE via the web. The ceremony will also be available to download and view after May 7, 2011. 
Commencement Photographs
Commencement Photographs
A professional photographer has been contracted to take individual photos of graduates before and during the May 2011 commencement ceremony. All graduates are encouraged to have an optional posed photograph taken in Sahlstrom Conference Center prior to the commencement ceremony in Lysaker Gymnasium. The photographer will also take a photo of each candidate as he or she receives the diploma folder from the Chancellor at the ceremony. A few weeks after the ceremony, a proof of these photos and an order form will be mailed to each graduate. At that time, you may order photos from the photographer. Learn more.
Please note: audience members should avoid crowding the stage or aisle ways throughout the ceremony.
Disability Accommodations
Disability Accommodations
UPDATE 5-6-2011: Reserved seating for Commencement is filled. Persons who benefit from seats at ground level are encouraged to arrive at Lysaker at 1:00 to secure bleacher seating in the first or second level. Wheelchairs or scooters may be parked near ground floor bleacher seating as well as long as aisles remain open.
If you have family members attending the May 7, 2011 ceremony who use wheelchairs, walkers, scooters, canes, or cannot climb bleacher stairs, you are encouraged to arrange for accessible floor seating. A graduate may request to have up to FOUR seats reserved for family members, but if you don’t need them, please leave them for others who do.
Reserved seating will be opened at 1:00 and held until 1:45 at which time persons without tickets may be seated in the area.
To request reserved seating, email your name (graduate), the number of reserved seats needed, and a campus or home address where tickets can be sent to Laurie Wilson at lwilson2@umn.edu or 218-281-8587 by April 20.
Tickets for reserved seating will be sent out to the campus or specified address on or before May 2.