New Orleans mayor to speak at College grad.

University officials also announced the speakers for several other schools' graduation ceremonies. New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial and College senior Josh Styne will speak at this year's College of Arts and Sciences graduation, College Dean Richard Beeman announced yesterday. The ceremony will take place on May 16 at 7 p.m. on the east end of Franklin Field. An estimated 1,450 students are expected to attend. The two speakers will be followed the next day by U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, who will speak to graduates from the University's 12 schools at Penn's 243rd Commencement, scheduled for Monday, May 17 at 9:30 a.m. Morial, who graduated from Penn in 1980, is the second consecutive big-city mayor -- and College alumnus -- to speak at the College's commencement. Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell, a 1965 Penn graduate, spoke at last year's College graduation. Morial has already spoken at his alma mater twice this year. In November, he was one of four urban mayors to speak about political leadership at the Steinberg Symposium, a three-day conference designed to examine faith-based social programs. And in February, Morial spoke to an audience of about 40 students as part of the Campus Organized Lectures on Racial Sensitivity Programs, a week of lectures and programs devoted to improving race relations. According to School of Arts and Sciences Director of External Affairs Elaine Wilner, Morial is an "extremely impressive" person who is "doing some really interesting things." Wilner said the College administration tapped the mayor to speak "not only [because] he's a distinguished alumnus but also [because] he's been working on areas that are vitally important to society," noting that he was the undisputed first choice. Morial, who was elected mayor in 1994, has gained national attention recently for his outspoken attack on gun violence. In November, he and the city of New Orleans filed a lawsuit against handgun makers, attempting to hold them financially responsible for the costs of handgun violence. Styne, who has been both head writer and performer in the Mask and Wig Club and is a member of Friars Senior Honor Society, said he was excited to be selected as the student speaker. "I'm thrilled and nervous at the same time to be speaking in front of 12,000 people," Styne said. "It was unexpected, but I just hope to leave some lasting words on my classmates and make them laugh at the same time." Wilner said nine students went through an "audition process" in order to speak at the College graduation. Styne was then chosen by a committee of students and administrators from the College. Speaking at the ceremonies of the graduate division of the Wharton School -- scheduled for Sunday the 17th at 1 p.m. -- will be Edward Crutchfield, the chief executive officer of the First Union Corp. And Wharton senior Emily Bogdanoff will speak at the undergraduate ceremony. Kenneth Shine, president of the Institute of Medicine in the National Academy of Sciences, will speak at the Medical School's graduation on Sunday, May 17, at 7 p.m Yvonne Mokgoro, a justice on the Constitutional Court of South Africa, will speak at the Law School's graduation. Officials have not yet announced speakers for graduation ceremonies for the University's other schools.