A record number of students will graduate from the University of California, Riverside, between June 10 and 13 — meaning the nearly 4,500 students and their friends and families might want to think about carpooling, and local residents may want steer clear of traffic.

Tickets are required to enter each of UCR’s seven graduation ceremonies on Pierce Lawn (parking is free).

A new website is available to wish your favorite UCR grads well in 184 characters or less; go to commencement2011.ucr.edu/wishes.html.

Following is the full commencement schedule:Friday, June 10

6 p.m. — School of Business Administration/A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management; all MBA and bachelor’s degree candidates.

Saturday, June 11

8 a.m. — College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; all doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degree candidates in the departments of anthropology, economics, history, philosophy and political science.

6 p.m. — College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; all doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degree candidates in the departments of psychology, sociology, religious studies and women’s studies.

Sunday, June 12

8 a.m. — College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; all doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degree candidates in the departments of art, art history, comparative literature and foreign languages, creative writing, dance, English, ethnic studies, media and cultural studies, Hispanic studies, interdisciplinary programs and liberal studies, music and theatre.

6 p.m. — College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and Division of Biomedical Sciences; all doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degree candidates.

Monday, June 13

9 a.m. — Graduate School of Education; all doctoral, master’s and teacher credential candidates.

6 p.m. — Bourns College of Engineering; all doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s degree candidates.

For more on UCR commencement, click here. 

– posted at 10:40 p.m. by Cathy Maestri

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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