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Weekend Schedule

Friday, May 18

9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ticket pickup for undergraduates (BA and BS)
College Bookstore

Graduate and professional school students will pick up tickets and regalia at their respective schools on designated dates.

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
“A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era”
“Domestic Bliss: Art at Home in Britain and American, 1780-1840″
Reynolda House Museum of American Art

10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Student Art Exhibition
Museum of Anthropology

Saturday, May 19

9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Ticket pickup for undergraduates (BA and BS)
College Bookstore

Graduate and professional school students should pick up tickets and regalia at their respective schools on designated dates.

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
“A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era”
“Domestic Bliss: Art at Home in Britain and American, 1780-1840″
Reynolda House Museum of American Art

10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Student Art Exhibition
Museum of Anthropology

1-5 p.m.
Student Art Exhibition
Scales Fine Arts Center, Hanes Art Gallery

3 p.m.
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Hooding and Awards Ceremony, Wait Chapel;
followed by a reception, Reynolda Hall, Green Room

3-4:30 p.m. Undergraduate Schools of Business Reception, Kirby Hall, Taylor Atrium

5 p.m.
School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine Graduation Banquet
Benton Convention Center (by reservation)

7 p.m.
School of Divinity
Hooding Service, Wait Chapel; followed by a reception, Reynolda Hall, Green Room

8 p.m.
Graduate School of Business Graduation Party
Deacon Tower,  Fourth Floor (by reservation)

Sunday, May 20

11 a.m.
Baccalaureate Service
Wait Chapel
Reserve complimentary tickets in advance

Noon
Baccalaureate Picnic Buffet – Menu
Hearn Plaza
Purchase tickets in advance (Guests and graduates)

1-5 p.m.
Student Art Exhibition
Scales Fine Arts Center, Hanes Art Gallery

1:30-4:30 p.m.
“A Genius for Place: American Landscapes of the Country Place Era”
“Domestic Bliss: Art at Home in Britain and American, 1780-1840″
Reynolda House Museum of American Art

1:45 p.m.
School of Law
Hooding Ceremony, Wait Chapel;
Reception to follow at 3 p.m., Forsyth Country Club

2 p.m.
College Honors and Awards Ceremony
(Graduates being recognized will receive advance notice from the appropriate departments)
Scales Fine Arts Center, Brendle Recital Hall

Departmental Receptions begin Sunday at 3 p.m.
See the full list of start times and locations »

4 p.m.
R.O.T.C. Commissioning,
Worrell Professional Center Auditorium
;
followed by a reception, Worrell Courtyard

3:45-5 p.m.
Reception for Alumni Families
Reynolda Hall, Magnolia Patio

4 p.m.
School of Medicine, Physician Assistant Studies Hooding and Awards Ceremony
Millennium Center

4:15 p.m.
School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Hooding Ceremony
Wait Chapel

7:30 p.m.
Graduate School of Business Hooding Ceremony
Wait Chapel

Monday, May 21

6:30-8:30 a.m.
Commencement Breakfast – View Menu
Reynolda Hall Cafeteria
Purchase tickets in advance (Guests and graduates)

9:00 a.m.
Graduation Exercises
Hearn Plaza
Reserve complimentary tickets in advance

10:30 a.m.
Transmigration of Professional School Graduates

After the awarding of the PhDs at approximately 10:30 a.m. during the graduation exercises, professional school graduates will be guided by marshals to the following locations:

Graduate School of Business
Worrell Professional Center Courtyard for a reception and distribution of diplomas

Physician Assistant Studies
Victoria Hall for distribution of diplomas

School of Divinity
Benson University Center, Room 401, for a diploma ceremony followed immediately by a reception in the Third Floor Atrium of Benson

School of Law
Wait Chapel for a diploma ceremony followed immediately by a reception at the Worrell Professional Center Courtyard

School of Medicine
Brendle Recital Hall in Scales Fine Arts Center for a diploma ceremony followed by a Doctor of Medicine Luncheon at noon at Forsyth Country Club (reservation required for the luncheon)

Please contact Gena Hauser at 336.758.5821 or with any questions.