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Carolina Public Health Magazine
Commencement 2016
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Message from the Dean
Congratulations, new graduates!![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/page-21_BSPHs_DSC_1050-712x466.jpg)
The Commencement Program
After the recessional, we invite graduates and their guests to a reception at the Gillings School.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/page-08_faculty-712x466.jpg)
Notes on Academic Dress
The colors of academic robes can represent alma maters and the fields in which degrees were earned.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/page-11_case-competition-712x466.jpg)
Honors and Awards
We offer congratulations to all the recipients of School and departmental honors and awards.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/DSC_2790-712x466.jpg)
Welcome to UNC Gillings' Public Health Alumni Association!
You join more than 18,000 alumni working in more than 100 countries around the world.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/page-13_MHC-co-chairs_DSC_9492-712x466.jpg)
Shuttle Bus Services to the Gillings School Reception
If you prefer not to walk back to the Gillings School, shuttle buses will be available.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/gillings_dennis_2015_740x488web-712x466.jpg)
Commencement Speaker
Dennis Gillings, PhD, CBE, is recognized as a visionary in the contract research organization industry.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/page-07_rimer-addressing-crowd_DSC_2499-1-1-712x466.jpg)
The Official Party
The official party includes ceremony participants, chairs, and faculty and student honorees.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/page-15_Nutrition_RD-certif-grads-2015-712x466.jpg)
Graduates
We are so happy for our December 2015 and May 2016 graduates, anticipated August graduates and certificate recipients.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/page-20_MHRC-building-712x466.jpg)
About the Gillings School of Global Public Health
UNC Gillings is ranked the #1 public school of public health in the country.![](https://sph.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/112/2016/04/page-22_student-services_DSC_9341-712x466.jpg)