8 p.m. - Harper Joy Theatre production: "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare and music by Mark Nichols. Harper Joy Theatre, Alexander Stage. Tickets available for purchase beginning April 21; please call the box office at 527-5180.
8:45 - 5:30 p.m. - Bookstore open
8-10 a.m. - Breakfast, Coffee & Espresso may be purchased; Reid Center Cafe.
9-5 p.m. - Bookstore open
9:30 a.m. - Phi Beta Kappa no-host brunch and annual meeting. Phi Beta Kappa members and their guests are invited.
10:30 a.m. - noon - President Bridges and Dr. Kari Tupper invite all Seniors and their families to an open house reception at the Sherwood House; 1107 Alvarado Terrace.
11 a.m. - noon - Psychology Department Champagne Toast for Senior Psychology majors and their families; 3rd Floor, Maxey Hall.
11 a.m. - noon - Sociology Department reception for Senior Sociology majors and their families hosted by Keith Farrington & Nancy Tavelli; 709 University Street.
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Lunch may be purchased; Reid Center Cafe.
1-2 p.m. - Intercultural Center Open House, Reid Campus Center 216.
1-3 p.m. - Senior Thesis Art Exhibit, Reception and Celebration. Sheehan Gallery, Olin Hall.
1:15 -2:15 p.m. - Costa Rica: Wildlife, Vocanoes, and Chirripo. An illustrated presentation on student trips to investigate the natural history of Costa Rica, with emphasis on wildlife, volcanoes (Rincon de la Vieja, Arenal, Poas, Irazu, and Turrialba), and a trek in the glaciated Cordillera de Talamanca. By Bob Carson, Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies. Hall of Science 151.
2:15 -3:15 p.m. - Geology Department Open House. 1st floor, Hall of Science.
3:30 p.m. - Baccalaureate, Cordiner Hall.
Featured speakers:
- Adam Kirtley, Stuart Coordinator of Religious and Spiritual Life
- Elizabeth Vandiver, Clement Penrose Associate Professor of Latin
- Nancy Tavelli, Associate Dean of Student: Campus Life
- Robert D. Tobin, Cushing Eells Professor of Humanities
Musical performance by Rhea L. Edelman & Lisa M. Taylor
8 p.m. - Harper Joy Theatre production: "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare and music by Mark Nichols. Harper Joy Theatre, Alexander Stage. Tickets available for purchase beginning April 21; please call the box office at 527-5180.
7 p.m. - Young Alumni Gathering. No-host social at the Mill Creek Brew Pub.
Sunday, May 18
8 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Coffee, espresso, juice, bottled water, and pastries may be purchased at the Reid Center Cafe.
8 a.m. - 10 a.m. - Kappa Kappa Gamma Strawberry Breakfast for Seniors and their families. Hosted by Rose Anne Walker at 705 Pearson Street.
9 a.m. - noon - Coffee, espresso, juice, bottled water, and pastries may be purchased at Cafe '41 in Penrose Library.
9 a.m. - Spectator seating open, Memorial Building South Lawn along Boyer Avenue.
9-11 a.m. - Bookstore open
9:50 a.m. - Senior class photograph, meet near the Science Building on Ankeny Field in your caps and gowns.
10:15 a.m. - Senior class lines up on the sidewalk between Maxey Auditorium and Lakum Duckum.
10:20 a.m. - Faculty photograph, meet on the north steps of Memorial.
11 a.m. - Commencement Ceremony, Memorial Building South Lawn along Boyer Avenue.
Immediately Following Commencement - Outdoor luncheon for graduating seniors, families, guests, faculty and staff, hosted by President George Bridges. (Reid Campus Center in case of rain).
1-4 p.m. Bookstore open
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