Landscape Architecture Convocation 2009

Pre-Graduation Program--
Saturday, May 16, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Allerton Park "Music Barn," Monticello, IL

In conjunction with the convocation ceremony, we will host a special pre-graduation program and cookout on Saturday evening, May 16, 2008 at the Allerton Park Music Barn from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The reception will feature work by the graduates as well as a presentation covering some of the highlights of the graduates' time together at the University of Illinois. The event will be a great way to meet the family and friends of fellow graduates and to celebrate collective accomplishments.

Landscape Architecture Convocation--
Sun. May 17, 10:30 a.m. Allerton Park "Sunken Garden," Monticello, IL
(Graduates and Faculty to meet at Visitor's Center at 10:00 a.m.)

The Sunken Garden at Robert Allerton Park in Monticello, Illinois will be the location for the 2009 Department of Landscape Architecture convocation ceremony on Sunday, May 17 at 10:30 a.m. The Allerton Park gardens and surrounding landscape have made graduation a memorable experience for graduates of the Department and their families and friends for over twenty years. The walking path going west from the Visitor's Center leads graduates and visitors through a series of garden rooms to the convocation location in the Sunken Garden.

Angela Dye (President of the American Society of Landscape Architects) and Michael Ross (Associate Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts and Director of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts) will be our guests for the event. Ms. Dye will deliver the convocation address and two students (Mark Frigy, BLA, and Timothy Marten, MLA) will deliver messages on behalf of the students.

This year we proudly celebrate students graduating with the degrees of Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, and Doctor of Philosophy in Landscape Architecture. The Ph.D. program (jointly administered by the Department of Landscape Architecture and the School of Architecture) was initiated in 2001 and this year Assiah Lamzah will be the second student to receive a Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture from our program.

Immediately following the convocation, a class photo will be taken. This will be followed by a brief reception to be held near the Visitor's Center.

IN CASE OF RAIN OR OTHER INCLEMENT WEATHER, the Landscape Architecture convocation will take place in the Allerton Park "Music Barn." Starting time will be the same--10:30 a.m.

Campus-wide Commencement--
Sunday May 17, 2:00 p.m., University of Illinois Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL

Landscape Architecture graduates may also participate in the 2:00 p.m. campus commencement ceremony on May 17 at the Assembly Hall. Detailed information about this event and other activities scheduled for Commencement Weekend can be found on the University of Illinois Commencement website.