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NOTE: The main University Commencement ceremony will have heightened security because Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is the speaker. Here is a helpful FAQ for those planning to attend.

2013 Graduation Ceremony Information

Undergraduate Ceremony

Date: Monday, May 13, 2013
Time: 2:30 - 4:30pm
Location: Franklin Field
Luncheon: Immediately following University Commencement
Student Speaker: Chloe Moussazadeh
Keynote Speaker: Michael A. Bell, Vice President and General Manager, Mobile and Communications Group, Intel Corporation

All undergraduates in the graduating class of 2013 and their parents are invited by the Development and Alumni Relations Office to be guests at the Alumni Weekend Engineering Tent, on Saturday, May 11th from 12:30-2:30pm. The tent will be on Hill Field (near the corner of 33rd and Chestnut). If you and/or your parents would like to attend, please RSVP to Joe Lynch at jolynch@seas.upenn.edu.

Graduation Ceremonies at Penn

Ph.D. & Master's Ceremony

Date: Saturday, May 11, 2013
Time: 2:30-4:30pm
Location Update: The Palestra **Please note this location change due to inclement weather**

Reception: Shoemaker Green - Immediately following the Ceremony
Keynote Speaker: Vijay Kumar, UPS Foundation Professor and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Penn Engineering