Media Advisory
Thursday, May 11, 2006
SUNY Geneseo's 140th Commencement
WHAT:
Approximately 1,150
undergraduates at the State University of New York at Geneseo will receive
their diplomas, and approximately 35 graduate students will receive master's
degrees during the college's 140th Commencement.
WHEN:
10 a.m.
Saturday, May 13, 2006
WHERE:
On the site of the
"B" parking lot on campus, adjacent to South Hall, just off of Park
Street/College Drive between Main Street and Route 63 on the SUNY Geneseo
campus.
WHO:
Rochester Mayor
Robert Duffy will deliver the commencement address. Duffy, the city's popular
police chief for seven years, was elected mayor in November 2005, winning 72
percent of the vote in a four-way race.
Geneseo's
commencement will be broadcast live on the Web at http://commencement.geneseo.edu.
NOTE TO MEDIA:
Media passes are
required for admittance to the grandstand. For more information, or to obtain a
pass, call Sarah Grace Pretzer at (585) 245-5516, or after 6:30 p.m. and on
weekends at (585) 657-5488.
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