The University of Colorado at Boulder will confer 2,227 degrees on Friday, Dec. 17, during the winter commencement ceremony in the Coors Events/Conference Center.
The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. and last about an hour. Guests are asked to be in their seats by 9 a.m. and early arrival is strongly suggested due to possible traffic delays. The university ceremony is free and open to the public.
Guests are asked not to bring large purses or bags to the ceremony, and guests entering the events center may be subject to search.
Degrees awarded will include 1,684 bachelor's degrees, 372 master's degrees, 157 doctoral degrees and 14 law degrees.
CU-Boulder Distinguished Professor Carl Lineberger will give the commencement address. Lineberger is recognized worldwide for using laser-based techniques to study the structure and reactions of ionized atoms.
He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of both the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Lineberger holds the E.U. Condon chair in the department of chemistry and biochemistry and is a fellow of JILA, a joint institute of CU-Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Free parking for guests will be available in various lots on campus and at all campus parking meters. Guests with disabilities who need additional assistance should contact the Office of Disability Services at (303) 492-8671.
Additional information about commencement, including a campus parking map, is available on the Web at .