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Baccalaureate


Members of the class of 2010 celebrated the world’s cultures, stressed the importance of public service, reflected on the past four years and looked with hope to the future during the 2010 Baccalaureate ceremony. Held May 22 on the John Dickinson campus, the ceremony gave voice to outstanding graduates and allowed faculty and administrators to bid fond farewell to the class of 2010.


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  • Friends pose before the ceremony.
    Good Friends
  • Multiple country patches signify the breadth of this student's study-abroad and other off-campus educational experiences.
    International Outlook
  • Parlent-ils du francais? Mai oui! In fact, both of these graduates took the opportunity to hone their foreign-language skills by studying in France.
    Parlez-Vous Francais?
  • Graduates pose in front of the Waidner-Spahr Library.
    At Home on Campus
  • Students in academic garb gather to commemorate the moment.
    Group Shot
  • Faculty and students prepare for the ceremony.
    Post-Ceremony
  • Lee Tankle '10 poses with friends.
    Lee Tankle '10
  • Professor of History Stephen Weinberger (left) and Provost and Dean Neil Weissman chat before Baccalaureate.
    Stephen Weinberger
  • Led by Stephen Weinberger, professor of history, Dickinson faculty members proceed to Old West.
    So it Begins ...
  • Members of the Class of 2010 march toward the John Dickinson campus.
    Processional
  • Faculty members process, single-file, prior to the start of the ceremony.
    Dickinson Faculty
  • A parade down High Street creates a grand entrance.
    Onward, March!
  • Family and friends catch a first glimpse of the graduating seniors.
    Great Excitement
  • Mira Hewlett, interim director of religious life and community service, delivers a word of welcome.
    Mira Hewlett
  • Students listen attentively to the welcome address.
    Attentive Audience
  • President William G. Durden '71 greets the class of 2010.
    President Durden
  • Class President Charles Umberger speaks about Dickinson's legacy of excellence.
    Charles Umberger '10
  • Jennah Morgan '10, a New York Posse scholar, reads a greeting of peace from the Muslim tradition.
    Jennah Morgan '10
  • Robert Snitchler '10 speaks about breaking cultural divides.
    Robert Snitchler '10
  • Amber Nichols '10, a psychology major, gives a nod to Dickinson co-founder Benjamin Rush in her speech "A Rush for Education."
    Amber Nichols '10
  • Joseph Sandoe '10, a chemistry major, offers a blessing from the Christian tradition.
    Joseph Sandoe '10
  • Laura Costa '10 and Ryan Koons '10 perform "The Prayer," accompanied by pianist Matthew Hayden '10 (not pictured).
    The Prayer
  • Kelly Rogers '10, who traveled to Copenhagen to participate in the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15), speaks about the need to contribute to the public good.
    Kelly Rogers '10
  • A student listens thoughtfully to Rogers' speech.
    Reflections
  • Lee Ann Stevenson '95, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, offers advice to the new graduates.
    Lee Ann Stevenson '95
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By MaryAlice Bitts
Photos by A. Pierce Bounds '71 and John Jones IV '11