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
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