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- Alumnae to speak at spring commencement ceremonies May 6, 2008 Two high-powered University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnae will speak at the university's spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, at the Kohl Center.
- Two alumni to receive honorary degrees May 6, 2008 Two University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni have been selected to receive honorary degrees from their alma mater.
- ‘Countdown to Commencement’ set for April 8-9 March 31, 2008 May graduates can prepare to "move on" by attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Countdown to Commencement.
- ESPN’s Van Pelt to address midyear graduates Dec. 6, 2007 ESPN SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt, who has declared Madison to be America's best college sports town, will deliver the charge to the graduates at the UW-Madison's winter commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.on Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Kohl Center.
- Commencement ceremonies to be streamed live May 15, 2007 Friends and relatives who are not able to attend the 2007 spring commencement ceremonies at the Kohl Center will be able to watch them online.
- Interesting graduates at Spring 2007 Commencement May 15, 2007 The Class of 2007 will produce a number of noteworthy graduates who did great things with their experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In advance of Commencement May 18-20, we have profiled a few of those success stories:
- Broadway veteran to speak at commencement ceremonies May 3, 2007 André De Shields will address new graduates at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, during commencement weekend, Friday-Sunday, May 18-20.
- UW-Madison bestows honorary degrees on two scientists May 3, 2007 One of the first African Americans to earn a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience and a Nobel laureate who introduced the world to electricity-conducting plastics will receive honorary degrees during spring commencement ceremonies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- U.N.’s Florence Chenoweth to be UW-Madison Distinguished International Visitor Jan. 30, 2007 Florence Chenoweth, United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) representative to the UN and executive director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York, will be a University of Wisconsin-Madison Distinguished International Visitor this semester.
- ‘Daily Show’ producer to speak at winter commencement Dec. 6, 2006 Ben Karlin, executive producer of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Showâ€, and a 1993 UW–Madison graduate, will speak at the commencement on Sunday, December 17.
- Spring commencement: Transcript of address by Bradley Whitford May 17, 2006
- Spring commencement: Transcript of address by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin May 16, 2006
- Two UW-Madison honorary degree recipients to speak at commencement April 14, 2006 Commencement ceremonies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will include speeches from honorary degree recipients and some schedule changes.
- Winter Commencement Address (Graduate degree candidates) Dec. 20, 2005
- Winter 2005 Commencement Address (Undergraduates) Dec. 20, 2005
- Transcripts of 2005 winter commencement addresses Dec. 19, 2005
- Community service advocate will speak at commencement Dec. 8, 2005 John Morgridge will speak at commencement ceremonies on Sunday, Dec. 18, in the Kohl Center. Morgridge and his wife, Tashia, both UW alumni, are the driving force behind the university’s Morgridge Center for Public Service, a central clearinghouse for those wishing to volunteer their time an expertise in the community, and to a broad array of organizations seeking volunteers.
- Spring commencement: Transcript of remarks by Chancellor John Wiley May 16, 2005
- Wisconsin's first Congresswoman to speak at commencement April 26, 2005 Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives from the state of Wisconsin, will address spring graduates during commencement weekend, Friday, May 13 to Sunday, May 15.
- Winter commencement: Transcript of address Gaddi Vasquez Dec. 21, 2004 Charge to graduates delivered by U.S. Peace Corps Director Gaddi Vasquez