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A former White House economic advisor, two local authors, a pediatric humorist and a number of graduating seniors are among speakers scheduled at commencement ceremonies to be held June 16-17 at the University of California, San Diego.

The main, all-campus commencement at 12:30 p.m. June 17, free and open to the public, will feature an address by Hunter "Patch" Adams, M.D., founder and director of the nonprofit Gesunheit! Institute. Associated Student President Doc Khaleghi said Adams was selected by students as commencement speaker because he represents "using learned knowledge for the good of the community."

Undergraduate commencements at Revelle, Muir, Thurgood Marshall, Eleanor Roosevelt and Warren colleges also will be held June 17, while two graduate divisions will hold ceremonies June 16.

Lael Brainard, former deputy director of the National Economic Council under President Clinton and current senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, will deliver the commencement address for some 90 graduates of the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at 11 a.m. June 16 in the Robinson Building Complex.

Also on June 16, some 300 graduates of the Teacher Education Program and the Graduate Studies and Research Division will hear an address by Mary L. Walshok, UCSD associate vice chancellor and dean of University Extension, during 2 p.m. commencement ceremonies in the RIMAC Arena. UCSD Chancellor Robert Dynes will greet attendees and present diplomas to the graduates.

Ceremonies on June 17 will begin with 8:30 a.m. rites for graduates of Thurgood Marshall and Muir colleges, followed at 9 a.m. with Eleanor Roosevelt College graduation.

Judith Kulinski, a sociology major from Rancho Santa Fe, will address her fellow Marshall College graduates, while Muir student speakers include Natalie E. Edrosolan, a political science major from Newbury Park, Ca.; Kirsten Lynn Woods, a biology major from Novato, Ca., and Joshua Caplan, a human development major from Canoga Park, Ca.

Revelle and Warren colleges will hold their commencements at 3 p.m. Journalists Judith and Neil Morgan, authors of a biography about UCSD founder Roger Revelle, and student Ian Stewart from Arcadia, Ca., will be guest speakers at the Revelle ceremony. Warren College students will hear an address by graduating senior Nicolette Haritatos of La Jolla, a mechanical aerospace and engineering major.

The all-campus ceremony on RIMAC Field will begin with a welcome by Chancellor Dynes, followed by greetings from Regent Peter Preuss and Academic Senate Chair Douglas Magde. A.S. President Khalegi will introduce Adams, whose work with pediatric patients was dramatized by Robin Williams in a 1998 film, "Patch Adams." The Jason Robinson Sextet will perform before the program and the UCSD Gospel Choir, directed by Kenneth Anderson, will offer selections during the program. Degrees will be conferred by Chancellor Dynes and the college provosts.

Free water and snacks will be available to guests on RIMAC Field during the day, while concession stands will offer coffee and sandwiches.

Parking and shuttle services will be provided free of charge for the all-campus and college ceremonies. Traffic congestion is anticipated, so guests are urged to arrive early. For detailed parking information see: http://parking.ucsd.edu/grad.html.

As its senior class gift, the 2001 graduates are establishing two scholarships to be awarded annually—one to a transfer student and the other to a graduating senior.