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Office of Student Affairs
Macalester College
651-696-6220
Wednesday, May 9
2:00 p.m. Lavender Graduation
Celebration for lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender graduates
Weyerhaeuser Boardroom
Thursday, May 10
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Senior Art Exhibit
1665 Princeton Avenue
10:00 a.m.–12 noon Class photo (Alumni Gym) and commencement rehearsal (Fieldhouse)
Leonard Center
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Reception for international graduates and families
Hill Ballroom, Kagin
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Senior Athlete Reception (post season participants)
Reception will only take place if a Macalester athletic team will miss commencement as a result of post season play.
Hall of Fame Room, Leonard Center
Friday, May 11
8:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Check-in
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Senior Art Exhibit
1665 Princeton Avenue, just west of campus
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon Phi Beta Kappa Induction
Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel
11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m. All College Picnic
Bateman Plaza/td
2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Academic Prizes and Awards Ceremony
Leonard Center, Alumni Gym
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Department Receptions
Campus Center, Carnegie, Olin Rice, Old Main, Music and Theater Departments
Evening Dinner on own for graduates
7:30 p.m. Rites of Passage: Celebration for U.S. Students of Color & Families
Weyerhaeuser Chapel
8:00 p.m. Seniors in Recital
Macalester Plymouth Church
Saturday, May 12
8:30 a.m.–12 noon Check-in
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Baccalaureate Service
Weyerhaeuser Memorial Chapel
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. All Campus Brunch
Ruth Stricker Dayton Campus Center
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. CHIPS Reception (sons/daughters of alumni)
Hugh S. Alexander Alumni House, 1644 Summit Avenue
1:30 p.m. Commencement
On Lawn, Fieldhouse (rain site)
3:30 p.m. All Campus Reception
Shaw Field