First UNH Durham Commencement: 1892 (It took place in a barn as none of the UNH Durham buildings were completed)
Undergraduates degrees being awarded: 2,568 (approx.)
Graduate degrees being awarded: 522 (approx.)
Honorary degrees being awarded: 3
Majors represented: 100+
Veterans graduating: 68
Chairs on stage: 328
Graduate chairs: 2,688
Guest chairs:Ìý19,500 (12,000 outside, 7,000 inside the Whittemore Center)
Volunteers: Ìý110
Portapotties: 12 single units, 1 multiunit trailer (Portapottie, not for you? Remember, there are bathrooms in the Whittemore Center.)
Wheelchairs: 7
Golf carts:Ìý4
Programs printed: 3,000 full programs and 10,000 supplements
Age of youngest graduate: 19
Age of oldest graduate:Ìý67
States represented by graduates: 29
Countries represented by graduates: 23
"Shout Outs" taped by seniors at Commencement Fair:Ìý98
Expected visitors: 19,000
Time Commencement staff arrives: 5:30 a.m.
Time that first guests arrived last year: before 5:30 a.m.
JumboTrons: Ìý2 outside, 1 screen inside
Undergraduate diplomas handed out on May 19:Ìý0 (they are mailed later!!)
Ex-Presidents who have spoken at UNH Commencement: 2 (George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton)
Movie stars who have spoken at UNH Commencement: 2 (Meryl Streep, Mike O’Malley)
Originally published by:
UNH Today
Compiled by Bridget Finnegan, UNH New and Emerging Media. Illustrations by Bridget Finnegan, UNH New and Emerging Media. Special thanks to Erika Mantz, UNH Media Relations and Patrice Russell, University Events and Programs.
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Written By:
Bridget Finnegan | Communications and Public Affairs | bridget.finnegan@unh.edu | 603-862-1465