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In the event of rain, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's undergraduate Commencement will be divided into two ceremonies to allow all students to receive their degrees in Alumni Gym. Read this note for details of the plan.

In a Saturday morning Commencement address, the acclaimed sportscaster and former professional tennis star encouraged ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Class of 2014 to be guardians of the planet by showing kindness and respect to everyone they meet.

Delivering the commencement address for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s 105-member Class of 2014, University of North Carolina president Thomas W. Ross, Sr., urged the class “to serve and to lead for the common good.”

At Commencement Exercises for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law’s Class of 2014, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ trustee Gail McMichael Lane was presented with the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws in recognition of her extraordinary commitment to education and outstanding service to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ.

Forty-three percent of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students in the Class of 2014 - an all-time high participation rate for the Senior Class Giving Campaign - contributed more than $52,000 this year to support areas of campus close to their hearts.

Members of the Class of 2014 at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law welcomed family members and friends to the law school on May 23 to celebrate achievements of the class on the eve of commencement ceremonies.

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ parents Ed and Joan Doherty P’07, co-founders of a company that operates dozens of family restaurant franchises, offered wisdom May 23 to Master of Business Administration candidates gathered in Whitley Auditorium for Commencement exercises.

In his May 23 Baccalaureate address, the founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core urged the graduating class to make the most of their liberal arts education.

The one-hour school receptions allowed students to introduce parents to faculty mentors, laugh with friends and recognize the people who helped make the last four years possible. 

MJ Jacobsen, senior vice president of communications for the National Geographic Society, challenged the 38 “digital natives” in the Interactive Media Class of 2014 to never be complacent about learning new things.