A Message from the Dean

August 2009

Dear Member of the University of Wisconsin Law School Class of 2010:

Congratulations on your accomplishment in reaching this great milestone! The next few months will fly by and soon it will be time for your graduation from this institution.

The 2009 UW Law School graduation events include three important ceremonies.

On Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. the UW Law School will host the “Honors and Awards Ceremony.” The ceremony will be held at the Union Theater located at 800 Langdon Street in Madison. A reception following the ceremony will be held in Great Hall of the Memorial Union. All award presenters, recipients, family and friends are welcome to attend the ceremony and reception.

There are two graduation ceremonies held on Friday, May 14, 2010. The first ceremony is the “UW Law School Hooding Ceremony”, which will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. Following the Hooding Ceremony, light refreshments will be served on the Monona Terrace rooftop. This special ceremony and reception honors the law school graduates, your family and friends.

The second graduation ceremony is the “University of Wisconsin Graduate and Professional Student Graduation” which will be held on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. at the Kohl Center. This ceremony is for the graduates of all of the graduate and professional UW schools.

This 2010 Graduation Guide contains important information that will help prepare you for graduation. Following this letter, is a checklist of the relevant deadlines you need to know. If you have questions regarding the graduation events, please do not hesitate to contact either Lynn Thompson, director of events, or Kimberly Frank, student services coordinator.

Again, congratulations on your graduation and please stay in touch with us.

Sincerely,

Kenneth B. Davis, Jr.
Fred W. & Vi Miller Deanship