Commencement 2013

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Schedule of Events for Commencement 2013- Sunday, May 19

Friday, May 17

10 a.m.-4 p.m.	Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition Weiss Center for the Arts, The Trout Gallery

4 p.m.	Graduating Seniors Music Recital Weiss Center for the Arts, Rubendall Recital Hall

9-11 p.m.	Toast to the Class of 2013 Parents, guests and friends of seniors are invited to toast the class of 2013. (Toast at 10 p.m.) Britton Plaza, outside Holland Union Building

Saturday, May 18

10 a.m.-4 p.m.	Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition Weiss Center for the Arts, The Trout Gallery

10 a.m.	Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony Weiss Center for the Arts, Rubendall Recital Hall Followed by a reception in the Weiss Center lobby

11 a.m.-1 p.m.	Lunch available for seniors, families and guests (Tickets will be sold at the door.) Holland Union Building, Dining Hall

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.	Senior Athlete Reception (including families) Holland Union Building, Social Hall

2:15 p.m.	Robing for Baccalaureate Ceremony Seniors must line up for the 2:45 p.m. processional in front of the Waidner-Spahr Library. (Severe weather location: Kline Athletic Center, Mezzanine)

3-4 p.m.	Baccalaureate Ceremony John Dickinson Campus (Severe weather location: Kline Athletic Center) Watch Baccalaureate Live

4:30-5:45 p.m.	Reserve Officers' Training Corps Commissioning Ceremony and Reception Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium

5 p.m.	Raven's Claw Tappings Old West, the Old Stone Steps

6 p.m.	Catholic Mass Weiss Center for the Arts, Rubendall Recital Hall

Sunday, May 19

8-10 a.m.	Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition Weiss Center for the Arts, The Trout Gallery

9:15 a.m.	Robing for Commencement Seniors must line up for the 9:45 a.m. processional along the sidewalk adjacent to the south wall of the John Dickinson Campus. (Severe weather location: Kline Athletic Center, Mezzanine)

10 a.m.	Commencement Ceremony John Dickinson Campus (Severe weather location: Kline Athletic Center)

	Immediately Following Commencement Brunch for seniors, families and guests Holland Union Building, Dining Hall and Social Hall

7 p.m.	Seniors must be checked out of residence halls

Additional Information:

Graduation Announcements: Balfour can provide personalized announcements, note cards and thank-you cards. For more information, go to www.dickinson.edu/store.

DVDs: The Office of the President has hired a professional firm to film the Commencement ceremony.

Photography: A professional photographer will take photographs of graduates as each receives his or her diploma. Additional photos by family members may be taken from a raised "photo-area" platform adjacent to the stage.

Special Needs: Information regarding special arrangements for seating and parking will be sent by the college later this spring.

Continue to check the Commencement Web site throughout the spring semester for the most up-to-date information. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the President at 717-245-1323 or presofc@dickinson.edu.

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