Law School Commencement 2013

***last-minute change***  Please be aware that the Law Baccalaureate Mass will now begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10 (and not the originally-scheduled start time of 6:00) - it will still be held in University Chapel on the 3rd floor of College Hall.

The 2013 School of Law Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in the McCarthey Athletic Center.  Students line up in the gymnasium of The Martin Centre in academic attire no later than  8:45 a.m. and we will begin the academic procession into the McCarthey at 9:15 a.m. Guests may take their seats in the McCarthey any time after 8:00 a.m. There are no tickets required and students may invite as many guests as they wish.  Prior to lining up that morning in The Martin Centre, graduating law students need to meet on the front steps of the School of Law by 8:00 a.m. in their academic attire for a group picture.

Judy Clarke, who has gained a national reputation for defending those whom society shuns, will address the Law School graduates in the school’s centennial year. She and retired GU law professor John Morey Maurice will receive honorary doctor of laws degrees.

On Friday, May 10, all of our graduating law students and their guests are invited to attend the Law Commencement Mass where we will ask for God's blessing on our graduates.  This Mass is for everyone of every faith tradition.  You do not have to be Catholic to attend this Mass - it is for our entire Gonzaga family.  The Mass will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the University Chapel on the third floor of College Hall.  Parking is available in the lot in front of College Hall and permits are not required .

On the left you will find some important Dates & Events, and answers to a number of Frequently Asked Questions that have come our way over the years. If you have additional questions, please contact Barb Anderson in the School of Law at banderson2@lawschool.gonzaga.edu or 509.313.3740 or you may contact me at prusch@gu.gonzaga.edu or 509.313.5571 - but remember, I am hard to reach the several weeks leading up to the Commencement weekend as we are madly getting ready for the big event!

Susie Prusch
Manager, Special University Events
prusch@gu.gonzaga.edu