May 5 in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Chancellor Harvey Perlman will preside over the ceremony. Approximately 2,200 students will receive degrees at the ceremony and at separate College of Law commencement exercises at 3 p.m. May 5 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. C. Arlen Beam, judge with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, will address the law graduates. Doctoral degree recipients will receive their diplomas at the May 5 commencement exercises.
All ceremonies are free and open to the public.
The Mary Riepma Ross Film Theater presents The House of Mirth , showing Thursday through Sunday. The House of Mirth is Terence Davies' film adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel of the same title. For her performance in the role of Lily, Anderson earned Best Actress honors from the British Independent Film Awards and the Village Voice Film Critics Poll. Other cast members include Eric Stoltz, Dan Aykroyd, Eleanor Bron, Terry Kinney, Anthony LaPaglia, Elizabeth McGovern and Laura Linney.