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Commencement format to undergo change By Diana Elliott Of the Emerald After the keynote speaker pumps hope and op timism into the guests this year, and “Pomp and Cir cumstance” begins to filter through the grandstands at Hayward Field, graduates just might get up and leave. They will get up, that is, and reassemble at dif ferent areas of campus, said Mary Hudzikiewicz, director of community services for the Student University Relations Council. It is all part of a new plan to interject recognition into this year’s commencement, scheduled for June 16, while maintaining the pageantry that comes with the larger ceremony, she said. Hudzikiewicz said that after awards are presented, and Dr. Evelyn Handler, president of Brandeis University, delivers the keynote address, University president Paul Olum will say “the magic words" declaring everyone graduates, and then everybody will break down into individual departments. In the past, doctoral and master’s degree can didates had been recognized individually after the keynote address, but the bachelor’s degree candidates were not called. Instead, bachelor’s candidates only could stand up when their departments were called. Last August, after the summer commencement, Olum decided it would be good to change the spring ceremony making it more personal, similar to the smaller summer graduation program, Hudzikiewicz said. After investigating other Pacific-10 schools and schools of similar size, Hudzikiewicz said she came up with the idea of keeping the ceremony with all the graduates at Hayward Field but also adding a smaller ceremony where students could receive their diplomas individually, and their parents could meet the faculty of their departments. Although arrangements have been made to send students and their guests to different locations, there still remains some kinks that need to be worked out, Hudzikiewicz said. The biggest problem now is arranging logistics, Hudzikiewicz said. She does not know yet how students and guests will disassemble to different locations. “1 like the general idea, but I don’t know about scheduling two ceremonies back to back,” said Emerald file photo This year’s graduating students will experience some changes in their commencement ceremony as part of a new plan to interject recognition into the exercises. Robert Gilberts, dean of the College of Education. “It will be interesting to see how many people we will lose between ceremonies.” Hudzikiewicz will be meeting with the commencement committee today to discuss the problems that the situation might create. Gilberts also pointed out the problem of recognizing students. It would be difficult to line up students in alphabetical order once they get to their locations, he said. Following the keynote address, students and guests should assemble in the following locations: •College of Arts and Sciences students will re main at Hayward Field or McArthur Court in the event of rain. •Architecture students will go to Room 150 Geology. •College of Business students will go to the lawn north of Gilbert Hall. •College of Education students will go to the courtyard in the education building. •College of Human Development and Perfor mance students will go to Room 220 Gerlinger. •Journalism students will go to the EMU Ballroom. •Music students will go to Beall Hall. Letters from the University informing graduates where they need to go and what they need to do dur ing commencement were sent out early this week, Hudzikiewicz said. Those who are planning on graduating and did not receive a letter should contact Hudzikiewicz at the Student University Relations Council at 686-5555. departments update Awards Three University faculty members are among 10 scholars state-wide who were awarded Oregon Committee for the Humanities summer fellowships for 1985. Receiving $2,000 each to sup port scholarly research in the humanities are Henry Alley, an Honors College professor; I^ird Kirkpatrick, a law professor; and George Wickes, an English professor. Alley will write on George Eliot, the 19th century novelist; Kirkpatrick will research the most significant cases in Oregon that reached the U.S. Supreme Court and contributed to the development of federal constitutional law; and Wickes will finish a translation of the memoirs of the modern Proven cal poet Fredric Mistral. Journalism Professor Bob Taber was named the 1985 Nor thwest Educator of the Year dur ing the sixth annual Northwest Advertising Conference, which ended April 27 in Eugene. David Moursund, a Universi ty computer professor, has been named ‘‘Outstanding Computer Educator” by a national educa tional computing organization. Law school commencement A legal scholar best known for work as a professor of evidence and trial techniques will speak at the University law school's commencement on May 19. Irving Younger, a noted lawyer, educator and author, will deliver the commencement address during the ceremony, which will begin at noon in Silva Hall at the Hult Center. It is open to the public. Field trip Gordon Murphy, the academic administrative assis tant in the biology department, will lead an overnight bus trip to the Malheur Field Station, 32 miles south of Burns. The trip, scheduled for Satur day and Sunday, is open to University students and the public. 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Summer dance programs The University dance depart ment will offer workshops rang ing from Afro-American to modern jazz dance during the 1985 Summer Session. Basic modern or jazz dance experience is required for all jazz-related courses. All workshops are for one credit, except folk dance, which will be three credits. For more information, call the dance department at 686-3386. Governor appoints OSU pupil Gov. Vic Atiyeh has ap pointed an Oregon State University student to a two-year term on the State Board of Higher Education. Frederick Crowell, a junior business and economics major from Mapleton, will fill one of two student positions on the 11-member board. Crowell replaces Linda Wall ing, a Western Oregon State College student. Correction A story in Tuesday’s Emerald about an upcoming presenta tion on the Reagan administra tion's Strategic Defense In itiative listed the wrong address for Harris Hall. Harris Hall is at 125 Eighth Ave in Eugene. 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