Commencement 2010

Tentative Schedule of Events (times subject to change):

Friday, May 21
10 a.m.-4 p.m
Senior Studio Art Majors Exhibition
Weiss Center for the Arts, The Trout Gallery

4-6:30 p.m.
Graduating Seniors Music Recital
Weiss Center for the Arts, Rubendall Recital Hall

9-11 p.m. 
Toast to the Class of 2010
Parents, guests and friends of seniors are invited to toast the class of 2010. (Toast at 10 p.m.)
Britton Plaza, outside Holland Union Building

Saturday, May 22
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 and their 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
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  

3-4 p.m. 
Baccalaureate Ceremony
John Dickinson Campus (Rain location: Kline Athletic Center)

4:30 p.m.
A Tribute to Marcia Dale Weary: Performance by Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
Seating is limited to a first come-first serve basis.
Holland Union Building, Mathers Theater

4:30-5:45 p.m. 
Reserve Officer 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 23 
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

10 a.m.
Commencement Ceremony
John Dickinson Campus

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

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

Other information and order forms will be mailed directly to your home this spring:

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

DVD—The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations has hired a professional firm to tape the Commencement ceremony.

Photographer—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.