Mar 20, 2008 1:35 PM

Former President Clinton to speak at UCLA commencement in June

Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to address graduates at UCLA's main commencement ceremony this June. Clinton, who served two terms as president, from 1993 to 2001, will deliver the keynote at the College of Letters and Science ceremony, which is scheduled for Friday, June 13, at 5 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion.

Since leaving office, Clinton founded the William J. Clinton Foundation, whose mission is to "strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence." The foundation's initiatives focus on developing sustainable economic growth, fighting climate change, enhancing economic opportunity, combating childhood obesity and improving health care for HIV/AIDS patients.

Clinton is no stranger to Pauley Pavilion. As president, he delivered keynote remarks on May 20, 1994, at UCLA's 75th anniversary convocation in Pauley before an audience of 9,000-plus. Then-Chancellor Charles E. Young presented him with the UCLA Medal.

The College of Letters and Science holds the campus's largest commencement ceremony. Approximately 3,000 students are expected to have degrees conferred on them, and some 12,000 guests are expected to attend.

The ceremony is open to graduating seniors and their invited guests and is not a public event.

Each of UCLA's 11 professional schools, as well as many individual academic departments, will hold separate ceremonies during this year's commencement season, which runs from May 9 to June 15.

Commencement information is available at www.commencement.ucla.edu.

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