Law school commencement is Saturday morning Sixty-eight law school students will receive the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at a special commencement ceremony Saturday May, 12, for the School of Law. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the UND Chester Fritz Auditorium, and will be officiated by School of Law Dean Paul LeBel and President Charles Kupchella. The speaker is Laurence Gilman, UND law class of 1994, and most recently assistant general manager of the NHL’s Phoenix Coyotes. State Board of Higher Education member Bruce Christianson will deliver greetings from the board. The commencement ceremony is free and open to the public. -- School of Law.