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Commencement 2008
Commencement exercises will be held on campus under the Commencement tent on Sunday, May 18. The procession begins at 10:30 AM.
Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers to be Commencement Speaker
Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers is a Connecticut native. After graduating from Stanford
University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979, she earned a juris doctor from Boston
University School of Law in 1983.
Chief Justice Rogers spent her career as an attorney at the law firm of Cummings & Lockwood,
where she specialized in commercial and employment litigation. In 1991, she was elected as a
partner of the firm. Her various assignments included overseeing the pro bono program and
acting as the partner-in-charge for hiring associates.
In January of 1998, former Governor John Rowland nominated Chief Justice Rogers for the Superior Court. Her assignments as a Superior Court Judge included serving as the presiding judge for juvenile matters in Bridgeport and being assigned to the regional Child Protection Session in Middletown. Between 2001 and 2005, she was assigned to the Complex Litigation Docket in Stamford, and from 2005 to 2006 she served as the presiding judge for civil matters in the Stamford-Norwalk district. In February of 2006, Chief Justice Rogers was nominated by Governor M. Jodi Rell for the Appellate Court, and on March 15, 2006, Chief Justice Rogers was sworn in as an Appellate Court judge. In February of 2007, Governor M. Jodi Rell nominated her to be Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Former Chief Justice Ellen Ash Peters, Connecticut's first female Chief Justice, swore in Chief Justice Rogers on April 25, 2007.
Prize Day
Prize Day will be held on Saturday, May 17. The ceremony will be held at 11:00 AM in the Reading Room, William F. Starr Hall.
Photography
There will be professional photographers at the ceremony taking photographs of candidates. If you wish to receive a color proof, you must fill out the address card that will be provided to you at the ceremony. Proofs will be mailed to the address you provide on the card.
If a valid e-mail address is available to the photographer, a link to commencement photograph proofs will also be sent to participating graduates via e-mail.
Members of the audience using hand-held cameras may take photos during the ceremony from areas reserved for that purpose. In order to accommodate everyone, individuals are requested to move to those areas for only a short interval and then return to their seats.
Special Accommodations
If you require reasonable accommodations for a disability, please contact Jane Thierfeld Brown at (860) 570-5130 by May 1. Handicapped parking spaces will be located in the William F. Starr Hall parking lot accessible via the Sherman Street entrance.
Request Accessible Parking/Seating, Assistive Listening Devices
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