9 am
248th Commencement
Franklin Field
Open to all alumni; tickets not required. Gates open at 8:30 am. The procession across campus steps off at 9 am; ceremony begins at 10:15 am. Representatives from the Old Guard Classes through the Class of 2003 will line Locust Walk, holding class flags and forming an honor guard as the candidates for graduation pass through. Members of the Classes of 1954 and 1979 will precede the class representatives in the parade. Rain or shine. For further information, call (215) 573-GRAD or refer to www.upenn.edu/commencement