Graduation Week Activities

The following is a list of Graduation Week Activities for May 2008. Some information is TBA, and will be updated as information becomes available.

Wednesday, April 30

Senior Class Happy Hour (parking also available; free appetizers and cash bar provided)*
Buses provided from 4-6 p.m.
Advancement and Alumni Center, E. River Road

Saturday, May 10

River Cruise on the Genesee (tickets cost $5)*
Boat leaves at 1 p.m. and will return at 3 p.m.
Genesee Valley Park Dock

Seneca Park Zoo (buses provided; tickets cost $3)*
Buses will be looping from 1-5 p.m.

Senior Night (buses provided)*
10:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

Sunday, May 11

Six Flags Darien Lake (Darien Lake tickets cost $15, round trip bus tickets cost $5; park remains open until 8 p.m. for those driving separately)*
11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Senior Night (buses provided)*
10:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

Monday, May 12

Finger Lakes Wine Tour (tickets cost $25 and include bus, lunch, and tastings; don't forget your UR ID and Driver's License)*
10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Breakfast in Hirst Lounge*
8 p.m.
Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons

Movie on the Quad*
9 p.m.
Wilson Quad

Tuesday, May 13

No Regrets Tour (buses provided to local attractions, including Memorial Art Gallery, George Eastman House, Strong National Museum of Play, and Susan B. Anthony House)*
noon-5 p.m.

Red Wings Baseball Game (ticket cost $5; buses provided)*
6 p.m.

Senior Night (buses provided)*
10:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

Wednesday, May 14

President's Picnic, hosted by President Seligman (ticket required)*
noon-2 p.m.

Rush Rhees Tower Tours (meet at library reference desk)
2-3:30 p.m.

Clubhouse Funhouse (Unlimited Go Karting, Putt Putt, and a full out game room; ticket required)*
3-7 p.m.

Senior Night (buses provided)*
9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Thursday, May 15

Golf Tournament (tickets cost $15, which includes 9 holes of golf, lunch and prizes. Club rental is available for addition charge. Transportation is not provided.)*
Tee time 8:30 a.m.
Riverton Golf Club

Freshman Hall Reunion*
2 p.m.
Susan B. Hill and Res. Quad

Rush Rhees Tower Tours (meet at library reference desk)
2-3:30 p.m.

Senior Ball (tickets cost $35 and include: open bar, hors d'oeuvres, dj, and live jazz band; buses provided)*
9 p.m.-2 a.m.
Clarion Riverside Hotel

Friday, May 16

Commencement Briefing and Senior Class Slide Show
noon
Strong Auditorium

Rush Rhees Tower Tours (meet at library reference desk)
2-3:30 p.m.

Shabbat Service and Dinner - CANCELED
6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m. (reservations required)
River Level, Interfaith Chapel

School of Medicine and Dentistry Commencement Dinner for School of Medicine and Dentistry Ph.D. recipients, their guests, and faculty mentors (reservations required)
6-9 p.m.
Flaum Atrium, Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building

Senior Night (buses provided)*
10:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

Nick Tahou's Run*
After the Senior Night

Saturday, May 17

Lilac Festival (buses provided)*
noon-4 p.m.

Order of the Engineering Ceremony for students of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and their families
11 a.m.
Munnerlyn Atrium, Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and optics

Doctoral Degree Reception for doctoral degree candidates from all schools
11 a.m.
Cominsky Promenade, Eastman School of Music

Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony (reception follows in Hutchison Hall Lounge)
noon
Hubbell Auditorium, Hutchison Hall

Awards Ceremony (reception to follow in Hoyt Plaza)
A variety of student life and academic awards will be given during this ceremony. In addition, the Singer Prize for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching will be given to the high school teachers of four of our graduating seniors.
4 p.m.
Hoyt Auditorium

Naval ROTC Commissioning
4-6 p.m.
George Eastman House

Catholic Mass and Reception for graduating students and families (open to all; reception to follow)
4:30 p.m.
Sanctuary, Interfaith Chapel

Office of Minority Student Affairs Dinner for graduating students and families (reservations required)
5:30 p.m.
Douglass Dining Center

Concert featuring Eastman School of Music Kneisel Award Winners
8 p.m.
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music

Senior Farewell Concert for graduating seniors with University performance groups*
8-10 p.m.
Strong Auditorium

Family Night Dessert Reception for the Class of 2008
10-11:30 p.m. following the Senior Farewell Concert
Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons Student Center
Please RSVP on-line at https://alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/URO/events/URO2158997.html.

Sunday, May 18

College Commencement Brunch (ticket required)
10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Danforth Dining Center

* For more information regarding these events, check out the Senior Class Council online, or contact Laura Ballou in Wilson Commons Student Activities at (585) 275-9390 or Laura.Ballou@rochester.edu.