The 2017 class of the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) graduation ceremony will be conducted at 9 a.m. (Central time) May 25, 2017 in the Eisenhower Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Maj. Gen. Thomas S. James, commander of the 7th Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., is the guest speaker. The ceremony is open to the public. Parking will be available in the old Bell Hall parking lot (north of the Lewis and Clark Center)