The University of Colorado at Boulder will confer 1,076 degrees during the summer commencement ceremony Saturday, Aug. 11, at 8:30 a.m.
The summer ceremony, which is much smaller than the spring and winter ceremonies, is the only one held outside on the lawn of the historic Norlin Quadrangle in the heart of the Boulder campus. The ceremony will include the reading of all the graduates' names and will last about two hours. If it rains the ceremony will be held in an abbreviated form.
A total of 762 bachelor's degrees, 207 master's degrees and 107 doctoral degrees will be awarded.
CU-Boulder history Professor Patricia Limerick will give the commencement address. Limerick, a nationally renowned author and historian of the American West, is perhaps best known for authoring the landmark 1987 book, "The Legacy of Conquest," that initially generated debate among historians and cultural commentators. Today, her views are widely accepted.
Limerick, who joined the history faculty in 1984, teaches both undergraduate and graduate students. She is an associate director of CU-Boulder's Minority Arts and Sciences Program and in 1995 was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, also known as the "genius grant."
During the ceremony, Limerick will receive the Hazel Barnes Prize, CU-Boulder's highest recognition for teaching and research. She is the 10th Hazel Barnes Prize recipient.
Herbert Kroemer, who was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in physics for developing the laser and semiconductor technology widely used today in compact disc players, cellular telephones, satellites and fiber optics, will receive an honorary doctor of science degree during the ceremony. Kroemer was a professor at CU-Boulder in the electrical and chemical engineering department from 1968-1976 and is now a professor of electrical engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
He will give a free lecture titled "Heterostructures for Everything?" on Friday, Aug. 10, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., in Mathematics Building room 100.
Edward Seidensticker also will receive an honorary degree, doctor of humane letters, during the ceremony. Seidensticker is internationally recognized as a leading postwar translator of Japanese literature who has translated the works of many Japanese authors, including that of Kawabata Yasunari, the country's first Nobel Prize winner in literature. Seidensticker, born in Castle Rock, graduated from CU-Boulder in 1942 with a bachelor's degree in political science.
Guests are requested to be in their seats by 8:15 a.m. to watch the student processional.
Guests with disabilities who have questions or need assistance should contact the Office of Disability Services at (303) 492-8671. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing should contact the interpreting services coordinator at (303) 492-4125.
The university commencement ceremony is free and open to the public. No tickets are required for the ceremony, so early arrival guarantees the best choice of seating. All commencement details are listed on the Internet at .
To close the ceremony, CU President Elizabeth Hoffman will read the traditional Norlin Charge - the words from a speech given by former CU President George Norlin to the graduating class of 1935.
CU-Boulder, the state's oldest public institution of higher education, is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2001.