Pitt School-specific Graduation Events and Ceremonies

In addition to the Universitywide commencement ceremony, individual schools will host graduate recognition events.

College of Business Administration will host a graduate recognition ceremony on Saturday, April 26, at 11 a.m. at Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. Contact LeeAnn Falcon, 412-383-7409, lfalcon@katz.pitt.edu.

College of General Studies will host a graduate recognition ceremony and reception on Friday, April 25, at 5:30 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, 4215 Fifth Ave. Contact Jennifer Maynard, 412-624-6608, maynard@cgs.pitt.edu.

School of Arts and Sciences graduation receptions will be held during commencement weekend to honor graduates. Contact individual departments within the School of Arts and Sciences to determine their graduation reception plans.

Graduate School of Public and International Affairs will host a graduation ceremony on Saturday, April 26, at 12:30 p.m. at the Twentieth Century Club, 4201 Bigelow Blvd. Contact Barbara Porter, 412-648-7632, porter@gspia.pitt.edu.

Graduate School of Public Health will host a convocation ceremony and alumni dinner. The convocation will be held Sunday, April 27, at 5 p.m. at Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. A reception follows the ceremony. The alumni dinner will be held Saturday, April 26, at 4 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, 4215 Fifth Ave. Contact Mary Derkach, 412-624-3004, derkach@pitt.edu.

School of Dental Medicine will host a dental medicine diploma ceremony on Saturday, May 17, at 1 p.m. at Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Downtown. Contact Rhonda Matthews, 412-648-8422, rlm33@pitt.edu.

School of Education will host a graduation ceremony on Sunday, April 27, at 9 a.m. at Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial, 4141 Fifth Ave. Contact Jere Gallagher, 412-648-1774, gal@pitt.edu. Speaker will be Lauren Resnick, University Professor and director of Pitt’s Learning Research and Development Center and the Institute for Learning.

Swanson School of Engineering will host a senior recognition night on Saturday, April 26, at 7 p.m. in the David Lawrence Hall Auditorium, followed by a reception in the Wesley W. Posvar Hall Galleria. Contact Marcia Lasky, 412-624-9815, mlasky@pitt.edu.

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will host a recognition ceremony and reception on Saturday, April 26. The ceremony is at 11 a.m. at Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial, 4141 Fifth Ave., and will be immediately followed by a reception in the Cathedral of Learning Commons Room. Contact Mindy L. Columbus, 412-383-6554, mlc34@pitt.edu.

School of Information Sciences will host a spring graduation ceremony and breakfast. The ceremony is on Sunday, April 27, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Alumni Hall 7th-floor Auditorium. The breakfast will be held immediately following the completion of the morning ceremony in the Cathedral of Learning Commons Room. Contact Wes Lipschultz, 412-624-9749, wpl4@pitt.edu.

School of Law commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 24, at 11 a.m. at Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial, 4141 Fifth Ave. Contact Susan McGregor, 412-648-1373, mcgregor@law.pitt.edu. Speaker will be Debra M. Todd (LAW ‘82), Supreme Court of Pennsylvania justice.

School of Medicine will host a Diploma Day ceremony on Monday, May 19, at 10 a.m. in the Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave. Contact Joanne K. Colligan, 412-648-8935, joanne@medschool.pitt.edu.

School of Nursing will host a pinning ceremony on Friday, April 25, at 7 p.m. at Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial, 4141 Fifth Ave. There will be a reception immediately following in the Cathedral of Learning Commons Room. Contact Jennifer Fellows, 412-624-5328, jmw100@pitt.edu.

School of Pharmacy will host a graduation dinner on Sunday, April 27, immediately following the University commencement, at the Sheraton Station Square Hotel, 300 West Station Square Dr., South Side. Contact Lori Schmotzer, 412-648-1014, schmotze@pitt.edu.

School of Social Work will host an afternoon of recognition on Sunday, April 27, at 4 p.m. at Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial, 4141 Fifth Ave., with a reception immediately following at Alumni Hall. Contact Colleen Scholl, 412-624-6327, scholl@pitt.edu.

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business will host a Katz graduation on Friday, April 25, at 1:30 p.m. at Alumni Hall. Contact G. Gee Chin, 412-648-1569, geechin@katz.pitt.edu.