More than 2,700 students to receive degrees May 18 | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › More than 2,700 students to receive degrees May 18 More than 2,700 students to receive degrees May 18 Published: May 12, 2003 Author: Julie Hail Flory More than 2,700 students will receive degrees Sunday (May 18) at the University of Notre Dame’s 158th Commencement exercises, which will be held at 2 p.m. in the Joyce Center on campus.p. Sen. Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind., will be the principal speaker and will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree. Peter and Margaret O’Brien Steinfels of Chicago, successive editors of the journal Commonweal, will receive the 2003 Laetare Medal, the most prestigious award given to American Catholics, and also will address the convocation.p. TopicID: 3266 Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn