The Department of Economics Spring 2024 Graduation Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 10th from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. in Carmichael Arena.
A reception from 6:00 – 7:30 pm will follow the ceremony in Hooker Fields (the intramural fields next to Carmichael.)
All ECON majors (first and second majors) who have applied to graduate in May 2024, as well as those who graduated in December 2023 and August 2023, are invited to participate in this ceremony.
Family and friends are welcome to attend; tickets are not required due to the large size of the venue.
However, in order to walk the stage and have your name announced, registration is required for all participating graduates. If you missed the April 12 deadline for registration, please contact Kelly Finn at kcfinn@email.unc.edu.
Every effort will be made to include the names of registered participants in our printed program; however, late responses are subject to exclusion.
Our ceremony will celebrate Economics undergraduates whose degrees were awarded in Summer 2023, Fall 2023, and Spring 2024. Graduates must register in advance if they would like to participate in the ceremony. Family and friends are encouraged to join us at Carmichael Arena. No advance registration or tickets are required for guests. Students and their guests are also invited to attend the larger University-wide Commencement ceremony that will take place in Kenan Stadium on Saturday, May 11th. More information on this ceremony is available here.
Graduates will check in with Econ staff in the Woollen Gymnasium located adjacent Carmichael Arena. All graduates should arrive by 3:45 p.m. At check-in, a staff member will give you a name card. Pleasehold onto your name card. This request is important as you will hand your name card to the reader so that your name can be called during the distribution of commemorative diplomas.
Each participant will receive a name card, which will include a pronunciation guide, if one was provided during the RSVP process. If you did not respond to the RSVP survey by the deadline, please contact kcfinn@unc.edu.
The ceremony will consist of remarks by faculty, students, and a special guest speaker, as well as the distribution of commemorative diplomas. Once on stage, you will hand your card to the reader, who will announce your name as indicated in your RSVP response. You will then walk across the stage and receive your diploma from Economics Chair Professor Donna Gilleskie.
Jay Bryson is a Managing Director and the Chief Economist for Wells Fargo’s Corporate and Investment Bank, a position he has held since August 2018. In this role, Jay leads the Economics Group, which provides analysis on economic and financial developments in the major economies of the world as well as forecasts of macroeconomic variables in these economies. He was Wells Fargo’s Global Economist between 1998 and 2018. Before joining Wells Fargo in 1998, Jay was an economist in the Division of International Finance at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC. He started his career as an assistant professor of economics at the University of Alabama. Jay has also lectured on international economics and macroeconomics at the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University. He has published in academic and popular economic journals, and his comments on the economy regularly appear in The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and USA Today. He makes frequent appearances on CNBC and Bloomberg TV. Jay is a member of the American Economic Association and the Charlotte Economics Club. He is also a member of the National Association for Business Economics and served on its board of directors from 2010 to 2013. Jay received his B.A. and Ph.D. in economics from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1980 and 1989, respectively.
Yes.As each graduate is handed their diploma, a picture will be taken by a professional photographer with Photo Specialties. A free color proof will be sent to your current mailing address, including a password for online viewing. You are under no obligation to purchase prints. To receive an email notification the moment your photos are online, please visit www.photospecialties.com to pre-register. If you do not receive a proof within a week of the ceremony, please contact info@photospecialties.com or call 919-967-9576.
Guests may park at the Friday Center Park and Ride lot on Raleigh Road, and take the shuttle to Carmichael Arena.
Guests with an ADA permit may park in the School of Government parking deck and take the golf cart service to and from Carmichael Arena. Note: these spaces are limited and are available on a first come, first serve basis.
Guests with an ADA permit may park in the School of Government parking deck and take the golf cart service to and from Carmichael Arena. Note: these spaces are limited and are available on a first come, first serve basis.
The main entrance to Carmichael Arena is wheelchair-friendly, and there is accessible seating available inside the arena (in the top of section 105-109.) Click here for more information about accessibility options in Carmichael.
Please contact Kelly Finn at kcfinn@unc.edu if you have any questions.
Graduates should wear their cap and gown with business casual attire underneath.
A shuttle will be going to and from Carmichael Arena and the School of Government parking deck. The main entrance to Carmichael Arena is wheelchair-friendly, and there is accessible seating available inside the arena (in the top of section 105-109.) Click here for more information about accessibility options in Carmichael.
During the ceremony you will receive a commemorative stand-in for your official diploma. Your official diploma will arrive in the mail after graduation. More information on diplomas can be found here.