Senior Week

Students interacting with screens in an exhibit

Finals are done and seniors are ready to make one final journey toward graduation. Senior Week is a week of events hosted to encourage and engage the Senior Class one last time. This tradition celebrates the accomplishments of the graduating class. Events are for Seniors and invited guests only. Some events require the purchase of a ticket to attend. Monday May 11-Thursday May 14, 2020

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Questions about Senior Week contact Logan Schrader at lschrade@macalester.edu

Attending Senior Week

Tentative Schedule of Events

Senior Week 2019

Monday, May 11

Last Lecture & Champagne Toast – Mac ID Required
2:00 pm; Kagin Ballroom

Finals are over! Join your classmates with a toast to this huge accomplishment. Also, listen to an inspiring last lecture provided by the person selected by your class.

This year’s Last Lecturer will be Donna Lee, Vice President for Student Affairs.

This event is co-sponsored by Alumni Engagement

Senior Bingo – Mac ID Required
8:00 pm; Cafe Mac South

Stop by for your last official game of Bingo at Macalester. Grand prize will be a Southwest Airlines gift card. Feel free to hang around afterwards for board games and time with your classmates. Mac IDs are required to win.

Last Kagin – Mac ID Required
9:00 pm – 11:00 am; Kagin Ballroom

Your last Kagin with your fellow seniors. Unfortunately, no other guests permitted. You MUST bring your Macalester ID to gain entry.

Tuesday, May 12

Pause with Purpose
10:00 am-2:00 pm

Collaborative moments with campus partners to aid in cultivating calm and to help seniors discover and rediscover how Macalester has impacted their personal journey.

2020 Block Party
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm; Shaw Field, Rain Location: Alumni Gym

Join your classmates and the campus community to celebrate your achievements with this at this all campus event. Invite your professors, staff, and families to inflatable games, concessions stands, music and a night of fun. Seniors will receive a five dollar food truck voucher to spend at their truck of their choice.

Wednesday, May 13

Science Museum of MN Gala- Semi Formal – TICKET REQUIRED
9:00 pm – 12:30 am

Join your class, faculty, and staff for an evening of reconnecting, memories, and merriment! All four floors of the Museum will be open for you to explore. Buses will leave 62 Macalester Street between 8:45 and 10:00 pm. You must take provided transportation to and from this event.

Government issued ID is required for the bar.

Thursday, May 14

Graduation Rehearsal

9:45 am; Doors Open
10:00 am; Leonard Center Fieldhouse

Come and choose your seat for graduation and learn the ropes for the big day.

Senior Class Photo
Immediately following Rehearsal; Leonard Center Alumni Gym

The Senior Class is invited to come together as a community to take a class photo.

For information about other events taking place this week. Please check out the Commencement Schedule.

Nominations and Invitations

Last Lecture

Last Lecture-First Round Nominations

Last Lecture- Speaker Selection

Last Supper

Last Supper Menu Selection

Facing Forward

Speakers Interest Form

Ticket Information

Purchase

Only 1 ticket per person. All names will be checked against the 2020 graduating seniors list. Want to buy a ticket for a friend? Email lschrade@macalester.edu with their name and Mac ID once purchased.

Pricing

April 2020: $25

Pick-up

Tickets will be available for pick up on Monday, May 11th between 9 am and 1 pm in the Campus Center Atrium. Any tickets not picked up at this time will be available at the check-in table at each Senior Week event.

General Information

One ticket will be used for entrance to all ticketed events.
You cannot buy reduced priced individual event tickets. One ticket is used for however many ticketed events you decide to attend.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Your ticket will be a wristband. This wristband will be placed on your wrist at time of pick-up. You will not be admitted to ticketed events without your wristband. If you need to remove your wristband for work related purposes, you must bring the original cut wristband to the check-in table to receive a new one.
DO NOT LOSE YOUR WRISTBAND. You will not be given a replacement and will need to purchase another one.
Tickets are only for the graduating Class of 2020
Please contact Logan Schrader at lschrade@macalester.edu or 651-696-6202 with any questions.

Purchase your Senior Week Ticket