WHAT: Claremont McKenna College's 55th annual Commencement ceremonies
WHEN: Sunday, May 19th at 2 p.m.
WHERE: Badgley Garden, on the CMC campus
SPEAKER: Academy Award winning actor and humanitarian Sidney Poitier
FEATURED ADDRESSES: CMC President Pamela Gann (Senior charge), Senior Class President Grace Kim (Class presentation), and Geoffrey Pelton '02 and Erica Alterwitz '02 (Latin oration).
INVOCATION: Rev. Wayne Maro, chaplain of The Claremont Colleges
Activities and program highlights for the weekend of May 17-19, culminating with graduation ceremonies:
* Friday, May 17, 4 to 8 p.m., Phi Beta Kappa Initiation & Dinner (Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum, by invitation only).
* Saturday, May 18, 4 to 6 p.m., Buffet Reception for Graduates and Parents, hosted by President Pamela Gann and the Alumni Association. (Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum)
* Sunday, May 19
o 8 a.m., Commencement rehearsal and cap and gown distribution, Badgley Garden
o 9 a.m., R.O.T.C. Commissioning Ceremony, Pickford Auditorium, Bauer Center, (Brig. Gen. Paul Mock).
o 10:30 a.m., Baccalaureate Service for grads and families, Bridges Auditorium, (Rev. Gabino Zavala).
o 2 p.m., Commencement Ceremony, Badgley Garden
o 2 p.m., Honorary Degree Conferral, Robert J. Lowe '62, chair of the Board of Trustees
o 3:30 p.m., Reception for graduates, family, and friends, Parents Field
PARKING is available at: Ninth Street and Columbia Avenue (Athenaeum area); at Sixth and Mills streets (south of Ducey Gym); off Ninth Street and Claremont Boulevard (Bauer Center/Pickford Audtorium area); at Fourth Street and College Way (Bridges Auditorium area); at College Way and Tenth Street (Honnold Library area); and along Claremont Boulevard. For a campus map with streets, click here: http://www.claremontmckenna.edu/about/campusmaps/print/printmap.htm
*In the event of rain, Commencement exercises will be moved to Bridges Auditorium at 6 p.m. The reception will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Collins Dining Hall.