The University of Colorado at Boulder will hold its winter commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16, at 9:30 a.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center.
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.
The ceremony also will be broadcast live via the Web starting at 9:30 a.m. To access the webcast visit and click on the webcast link.
Guests attending the ceremony are asked not to bring large purses or bags to the ceremony, and guests entering the center may be subject to search.
During the ceremony 2,174 degrees will be conferred. Degrees awarded include 1,707 bachelor's degrees, 314 master's degrees, 146 doctoral degrees and seven law degrees.
Janet Jacobs, a sociology professor, adjunct professor in the religious studies department and women's studies senior scholar at CU-Boulder, will give the commencement address. In April 2005, she was awarded the Hazel Barnes Prize, CU-Boulder's highest faculty recognition for teaching and research.
Jacobs' research focuses on women, religion, ethnicity, and the social psychology of gender. She is the author of five books including "Divine Disenchantment: Deconverting from New Religious Movements," "Victimized Daughters: Incest and the Development of the Female Self," and most recently, "Hidden Heritage: The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews" for which she won the 2003 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Free parking for guests will be available in various lots on campus and at all campus meters. Additional information about commencement, including a campus parking map and information for those with disabilities, is available on the Web at .