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UNC Graduation is May 13

by Patty Griffin | May 02 2012

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Commencement Weekend 2012 will be held on Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13. The main University ceremony will begin at 9:30 Sunday morning, May 13, in Kenan Stadium. No tickets are needed and the ceremony is open to the public. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will deliver the commencement address.

Chapel Hill Transit (CHT) will provide Tar Heel Express Shuttle Service from 7:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, May 13, for the UNC-Chapel Hill Commencement Ceremony at Kenan Stadium.

CHT shuttles will operate from the University Mall (201 South Estes Drive, Chapel Hill – lot next to Dillard’s) and the Friday Center (100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill) park and ride lots to Kenan Stadium on Stadium Drive (Gate 2). Buses will run every 10 to 15 minutes, providing continuous and fully accessible service between the park and rides and Kenan Stadium. The shuttles and parking at the University Mall and the Friday Center will be FREE.

Riders, especially graduates, are encouraged to arrive at the park and ride lots at least one (1) hour prior to the start of the ceremony to allow for possible traffic delays.

For those wishing to stay on campus longer, Carolina Livery will provide shuttle service from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. Carolina Livery shuttles will loop campus making stops at the Student Union, the Old Well on Cameron Avenue and the Dean E. Smith Center and returning to University Mall and the Friday Center park and ride lots.

For more on the Tar Heel Express Shuttle Service, please visit the CHT website at http://www.chtransit.org or call 919-969-4900. For additional information on the UNC-Chapel Hill Commencement Ceremony, please visit http://www.unc.edu/commencement/.

The following hotels and properties have reported some rooms available for Spring 2012 Graduation Weekend.

Aloft Chapel Hill Hotel has rooms available all three nights. (919) 932-7772

Chapel Hill University Inn has rooms. (919) 929-2171.

Courtyard by Marriott has rooms available on Friday night May 11. (919) 883-0700.

Days Inn on Fordham Blvd has a few rooms available. (919) 929-3090.

The Franklin Hotel in downtown Chapel Hill has two rooms available Friday night May 11 through Sunday night May 13. (919) 442-9000.

Hampton Inn Chapel Hill on 15-501 (Fordham Blvd) has 2 smoking rooms available for Saturday May 12 and about 12 assorted rooms for Friday and Sunday. (919) 968-3000.

Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel has rooms available on Sunday May 13 and on Thursday May 10 if coming early. (919) 968-4900.

The Chapel Hill Inntown within walking distance to the campus has a 2-bedroom condo available. Call (919) 933-5296.

Call for availability at How Suite It Is (919) 923-6787.

The Holiday Inn Express in Hillsborough has several rooms for both Saturday May 12 and Sunday May 13. Hillsborough is about 12 miles north of Chapel Hill. Call (919) 644-7997.

To learn more about the properties, click http://www.visitchapelhill.org/lodging and click on the links on left hand side.

Photo by UNC

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