Commencement Weekend features array of events for grads and families
Credit: Varonin
Taken from the Whitman Web site
Friday, May 22
8-10 a.m. – The Class of 1959 invites seniors and their parents for a tennis outing in the Bratton Tennis Center. This fun event is for players of all levels; adults only, please. Interested in playing? Contact Gene Greenlee ‘59 at 360-412-4139 or genewgreen@comcast.net.
8 p.m. - Harper Joy Theatre production: “She Loves Me” – Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Harper Joy Theatre, Alexander Stage. Tickets available for purchase beginning April 27; please call the box office at 527-5180.
9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Bookstore open
Saturday, May 23
8-9:30 a.m. – Breakfast, Coffee & Espresso may be purchased; Reid Center Cafe.
8-10 a.m. – The Class of 1959 invites seniors and their parents for a tennis outing in the Bratton Tennis Center. This fun event is for players of all levels; adults only, please. Interested in playing? Contact Gene Greenlee ‘59 at 360-412-4139 or genewgreen@comcast.net.
9-5 p.m. – Bookstore open
9:30 a.m. – Phi Beta Kappa no-host brunch and annual meeting. Young Ballroom, Reid Campus Center. 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 - Sociology Department reception for Senior Sociology majors and their families hosted by Michelle Janning & Neal Christopherson; 1103 Figueroa Street.
11 a.m. – noon - Psychology Department reception for Senior Psychology majors and their families; Maxey Auditorium.
11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Lunch may be purchased; Reid Center Cafe.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – NEW! – Commencement BBQ with music by Orange Fight. Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 on the day of the event. Purchase tickets online here; Reid Campus Center Side Lawn.
1-2 p.m. – Intercultural Center Open House, Reid Center 216.
1:15 -2:15 p.m. – Mongolia trip slide show 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.
3-5 p.m. – Senior Thesis Art Exhibit, Reception and Celebration. Sheehan Gallery, Olin Hall.
3:30 p.m. – Baccalaureate, Cordiner Hall.
5-7 p.m. – Dinner may be purchased; Reid Center Cafe.
7 p.m. – Young Alumni Gathering. No-host social at the Mill Creek Brew Pub.
8 p.m. - Harper Joy Theatre production: “She Loves Me” – Book by Joe Masteroff, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Harper Joy Theatre, Alexander Stage. Tickets available for purchase beginning April 27; please call the box office at 527-5180.
Sunday, May 24
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 Ann Stewart Skoglund.
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 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.
1-4 p.m. Bookstore open
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