May 16th 2015

Commencement 2015

Commencement 2015 took place at noon on Saturday, May 16 in S. R. Crown Hall.

The faculty and staff of IIT Architecture welcomed graduates and their families and friends in a celebration of the students' accomplishments. Among the guests was Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, who delivered the university-wide  commencement address before attending the IIT Architecture commencement ceremony to see her son receive his degree.

The program for the day included:

Order of Exercises

Academic Procession

Welcoming Remarks

Wiel Arets, Dean, The Rowe Family College of Architecture Dean Endowed Chair

Commencement Speaker for the Graduate Class of 2015

Mark Rustin, M.Arch. Class of 2015

The Presentation of Candidates for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Architecture, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Science in Architecture, and Master of Architecture

Wiel Arets, Dean, The Rowe Family College of Architecture Dean Endowed Chair

Michelangelo Sabatino, Professor and Director of the Doctor in Philosophy Program

Martin Felsen, Asst. Professor and Interim Director of Landscape Architecture Program

Vedran Mimica, Associate Dean of Research and Director of Master of Science Degree

Eva Kultermann, Associate Dean of Curriculum and Associate Professor

Commencement Speaker for the Undergraduate Class of 2015

Jesse PazmiƱo, B.Arch. Class of 2015

The Presentation of Candidates for the Degree of Bachelor of Architecture

Wiel Arets, Dean, The Rowe Family College of Architecture Dean Endowed Chair

Robert Krawczyk, Associate Dean for University and Academic Affairs and Professor

Closing Remarks

Wiel Arets, Dean, The Rowe Family College of Architecture Dean Endowed Chair

Academic Recession

Reception