Gov. Edward G. Rendell Will Speak at Penn School of Dental Medicine Commencement
WHAT: Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell will speak at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine’s Commencement.
Rendell has taught government and politics courses at Penn and earned his B.A. degree at Penn in 1965.
This is the School of Dental Medicine’s 132nd Commencement Ceremony, at which D.M.D. degrees will be awarded to a class of 144 students.
More information is available at www.dental.upenn.edu/commencement/. WHEN: Monday, May 17, 2010, 1 p.m. WHERE: Irvine Auditorium, 34th and Spruce streets on the Penn campus
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