As News of the Week reported last week, commencement ceremonies for Loma Linda University’s eight schools are held across two weekends, May 26-28 and June 9-11.
That means the celebrations begin this Friday for the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. Here is a breakdown of this first weekend’s events.
School of Pharmacy
• Hooding ceremony: Friday, May 26, at 7 p.m., Wong Kerlee International Conference Center
• Baccalaureate service (combined with School of Medicine): Saturday, May 27, at 9 a.m., Loma Linda University Church
• Conferring of degrees: Sunday, May 28, at 1:30 p.m. on the University Mall with speaker Mary Ann Kliethermes, PharmD
School of Medicine
• Basic sciences consecration and hooding ceremony: Friday, May 26, at 3 p.m., Damazo Amphitheater in the Centennial Complex
• Physician consecration and hooding ceremony: Friday, May 26, at 7 p.m., Loma Linda University Church
• Baccalaureate service (combined with School of Pharmacy): Saturday, May 27, at 9 a.m., Loma Linda University Church
• Conferring of degrees: Sunday, May 28, at 8:30 a.m. on the University Mall with speaker Amy Hayton, MD, MPH
School of Dentistry
• Dental hygiene pinning ceremony: Friday, May 26, at 6 p.m., Campus Hill Church
• Baccalaureate service: Saturday, May 27, at 11:45 a.m., Loma Linda University Church
• Conferring of degrees: Sunday, May 28, at 5 p.m. on the University Mall with speaker Jim Wood, DDS, California Assembly member for District Two.
Loma Linda University’s other five schools — Religion, Public Health, Nursing, Behavioral Health and Allied Health Professions — will hold their celebrations June 9–11.
For full details on both weekends, visit the commencement homepage.
Or, for on-the-go commencement information, download the "LLUH Mobile” app from Apple or Google Play.