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University commencement to move indoors ■This weekend will mean the end of the college years for graduates as they march together in McArthur Court By Brooke Ross Oregon Daily Emerald It’s that time of year again. Satur day, June 16, will mark the Univer sity’s 124th commencement, and thousands of students dressed in caps and gowns will march through McArthur Court, knowing their years of hard work have final ly paid off. While smiling graduates and happy families should be the same, the ceremony for the class of 2000-01 is a little different from previous years, both in structure and the professional interests of the 3,883 graduates. Besides being the first time in the last decade that the ceremony will be held indoors, there are also nearly 100 more journalism majors graduating this year than last. The ceremony will begin at 12:30 p.m. All University parking will be free, and Oregon Public Broadcasting will air the event live. Mary Hudzikiewicz, assistant dean of student life and com mencement coordinator, said she has been organizing University graduations since the early 1970s. “I always look forward to it,” she said. The class of 2000-01 includes 2,128 female graduates and 1,755 male graduates. The oldest gradu ate earning a bachelor’s degree is 59, and the youngest is 19. More than 250 graduates are double ma jors, while five are triple majors. Hudzikiewicz said the Universi ty’s graduation ceremony has only been planned indoors twice since she has been the coordinator, the last time being in 1990. She said the University chose to hold grad uation indoors this year in an ef fort to try something new. “We want to see if there’s a bet ter way of holding commence ment,” she said. “We think this will make it more personal by bringing it into a smaller venue.” But one aspect of the ceremony that won’t be smaller is the num ber of graduating journalism ma jors. This year there are 311, more than any other University major. Greg Kerber, assistant dean for student services at the School of Journalism and Communication, said he and the rest of the school’s faculty are pleased but also sur prised with the numbers. He said usually the business school has the highest number of graduates. “We couldn’t be more pleased,” he said. “We knew we were large, but we didn’t think we’d have more graduates than business.” Kerber said increased Universi ty recruiting for all majors and the journalism school’s timeliness in awarding freshman scholarships are likely reasons for the increased number of graduates. “In the past few years we’ve been trying to get the freshman scholarship offers out earlier than some of the other universities,” he said. Kerber said recruiting efforts have shown students that there are more options at the school than just news writing, and he said there has been an increase in the number of advertising and elec tronic media students over the last few years. “We knew we’ve been seeing more students,” he said. “It makes things very positive over here.” In addition to the students, three community figures will also be honored. Umpqua tribal leader Sue Shaffer, Eugene attorney John Jaqua and Portland businessman Harold Schnitzer will receive the Distinguished Service Award. David Hubin, the University ex ecutive assistant president and chairman of the award committee, said this is one of the highest awards given by University facul ty “Each recipient has made sig nificant contributions to the well being and cultural richness of Ore gonians,” he said. Jack Rice, the associate vice provost for academic affairs, said he has attended several University commencement ceremonies. “It’s always a special time of year,” he said. Rice said while some students opt to attend only their department or major’s private ceremony, he thinks most students do not miss the main event. “I’ve always thought the atten dance to be pretty good,” he said. “Although some may choose to skip, the majority usually attend both of their ceremonies.” Rice said he wishes the gradu ates well. “Enjoy the day,” he said. “And think back on your years at the University with pride.” Graduation statistics Size of classes First class 1876-77 5 This year 2000-01 3,883 Largest class 1999-2000 4,265 Top degrees in 2001 Journalism 311 Business Administration 275 Sociology 236 Psychology 230 Political Science 154 Educational Studies 125 English 115 Economics 114 Environmental Studies 91 General Science 90 Profile of Class of 2001 Gender Women 2,128 Men 1,755 Age Bachelor’s Oldest 59 years old Youngest 19 years old Graduate Oldest Youngest Ethnic Identity White, non-Hispanic 2,852 Hispanic 105 Foreign 358 AfricamAmerican 47 Asian, Pacific Islander 218 Native American 36 Unknown/unspedfied 36 Geographic Origin Oregon 2,305 Washington 102 California 356 Other states 542 Other nations 385 Unknown 193 66 years old 20 years old Oregon Daily Emerald WORLDWIDE your source for exclusive online polls www.dailyemerald.com Congratulations Economics Graduates 011827 BACHELOR OF ARTS OR SCIENCE Davicl N. 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