Chair's Commencement Letter

Dear Graduate:

Let me extend my warmest congratulations to you as you near successful completion of your degree in Mathematics. I hope very much that you, your family, and friends will be able to attend our Departmental Commencement Ceremonies at 9:00am on Thursday, May 21st, 2009, in Zellerbach Auditorium. (The Mathematics Department Commencement date/time has been changed. The Department was notified on December 10th that due to the University Convocation we cannot hold our commencement as originally scheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.) This is indeed a time for celebration of your accomplishments and an opportunity for family and friends to visit the department and campus.

I am pleased to announce that our Commencement speaker will be Lisa Goldberg, Executive Director of Analytic Initiatives, MCSI Barra, and Adjunct Professor of Statistics, University of California at Berkeley.

We have included information and links on the ceremony & parking, graduation regalia, and diplomas.

Our undergraduate advisors, Thomas Brown, Jennifer Sixt and Henrietta Williams are available for any questions from 9-12 and 1-4, Monday-Friday.

I encourage you to stay in touch with our Department and to keep us informed of your activities, and in particular of your future address. The annual Department Newsletter is our means to tell you about news and events within the department, such as commencements and special lecture series. We will gladly mail the newsletter to you, provided that you tell us where to send it. For more frequent updates on department events, you can review our postings on the UCB Mathematics homepage http://math.berkeley.edu. We would be delighted to welcome you at seminars or other special events.

I look forward to seeing you on this very important day.

Sincerely,

Alan Weinstein, Chair
Department of Mathematics