Earlier in the afternoon, student musicians will be featured in the 2000 Honors Recital to be performed at 1 p.m. in Humanities Fine Arts Recital Hall. In addition, the 2000 Senior Student Art Exhibition, open to visitors before and after the Commencement ceremony, will be on display in Humanities Fine Arts Gallery. The Alumni, Cougar and University rooms are located in Oyate Hall of the Student Center located on the central campus Mall. A reception, hosted by Chancellor Schuman, will be held in Oyate Hall following the ceremony. Graduates, their families, and friends are cordially invited to enjoy refreshments and fellowship.
Public parking is available around the perimeter of the campus.
Paul grew up in Arlington, VA and attended Wakefield and Yorktown high schools. He then went on to the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where he was a champion wrestler. In 1965, he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science and earned a Ph.D. in Political Science in 1969. He accepted a teaching position at Carleton College in Northfield, MN and taught there for 21 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate. In 1990, underdog Paul Wellstone rallied together a dedicated volunteer force and traversed the state in his trademark Green Bus to become the only Senate contender to unseat an incumbent.