Media Advisory: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar’s Graduation Ceremony

Event: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar is holding its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2010. Thirty-four students – 24 in Business Administration, 6 in Computer Science and 4 in Information Systems – will receive diplomas. The university is holding an event in honor of this momentous occasion.

The graduation ceremony will be held on Monday, May 3. At this event, students will receive their Carnegie Mellon University diplomas. In the Scottish tradition of Carnegie Mellon, a bagpiper in full regalia will lead the formal procession of students and faculty.

Dr. Hessa Sultan Al-Jaber, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology, ictQATAR, will deliver the keynote address at Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s third graduation ceremony. This event will be attended by graduating students, their families, Carnegie Mellon faculty, Carnegie Mellon staff, VIPs from Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University President Jared Cohon and members of the Doha community.

When:Monday, May 3, 2010

7:00 p.m. Ceremony begins

7:30 p.m. Dean Chuck Thorpe will hand out diplomas

Press kits will be available on Monday, May 3 at 6:00 p.m. Please arrive in plenty of time to be seated before the procession begins. All attendees are kindly asked to dress in business formal or traditional formal attire.

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Where: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Education City

Editor’s note:

Journalists and photographers are invited to attend this event. There will be interview and photo opportunities with the dean, the students and their families. There may be a slight time limitation for photography.

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With more than a century of academic excellence and distinguished research, Carnegie Mellon University is a leader in education with real-world applications. Consistently top ranked, the University has more than 11,000 students, 84,000 alumni and 4,000 faculty and staff globally. Core values of innovation, creativity, collaboration and problem solving provide the foundation for everything we do.

At the invitation of Qatar Foundation, Carnegie Mellon joined Education City in 2004. Here, Qatar Foundation created a unique center for scholarship and research that is the ideal complement to Carnegie Mellon’s mission and vision. Students from Qatar and 30 different countries enroll at our world-class facilities in Education City. Carnegie Mellon Qatar offers undergraduate programs in business administration, computer science and information systems. Learn more at qatar.cmu.edu.