May 14th 2016

Commencement 2016

Commencement 2016 will place at noon on Saturday, May 14 in S. R. Crown Hall.

The faculty and staff of IIT Architecture welcomes graduates and their families and friends in a celebration of the students' accomplishments. The University-wide Commencement Opening Ceremony will be held on the IIT Ed Glancy Baseball Field, will take place from 10–11:30 a.m., and will include all candidates for bachelor's, master's, and Ph.D. degrees. 

Order of Exercises

Academic Procession

Welcoming Remarks

Wiel Arets, Dean, The Rowe Family College of Architecture Dean Endowed Chair

Commencement Speaker for the Graduate Class of 2016

Alexander Beckman, M.Arch. Class of 2016

The Presentation of Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture, and Master of Architecture

Wiel Arets, Dean, The Rowe Family College of Architecture Dean Endowed Chair

Michelangelo Sabatino, Professor and Director of the Doctor in Philosophy Program

Ron Henderson, Professor and Director of Landscape Architecture Program

Vedran Mimica, Associate Dean of Research and Director of Master of Science Degree

Eva Kultermann, Associate Dean of Curriculum and Associate Professor

Commencement Speaker for the Undergraduate Class of 2016

Brian Farci, B.Arch. Class of 2016

The Presentation of Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Architecture

Wiel Arets, Dean, The Rowe Family College of Architecture Dean Endowed Chair

Robert Krawczyk, Associate Dean for University and Academic Affairs and Professor

Closing Remarks

Wiel Arets, Dean, The Rowe Family College of Architecture Dean Endowed Chair

Academic Recession

Reception