May 5th 2017

Commencement 2017

IIT Architecture Commencement 2017 will begin at noon, Saturday, May 13, in S.R. Crown Hall.

The faculty and staff of IIT Architecture welcome graduates and their families and friends in celebration of the students' accomplishments. The University-wide Commencement Opening Ceremony will be held at IIT Ed Glancy Baseball Field, 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 2017

Daniela Sesma Espinoza, M.Arch. Class of 2017

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

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

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

Ron Henderson, Director of Landscape Architecture Program and Professor

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

Commencement Speaker for the Undergraduate Class of 2017

Dylan Otte, B.Arch. Class of 2017

The Presentation of Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Architecture

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

Eva Kultermann, Associate Dean of Curriculum and Associate Professor

Closing Remarks

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

Academic Recession

Reception