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2012 Commencement
Commencement

 

If you are graduating spring 2012, please take notice of these important dates and
deadlines:

FEBRUARY 2012
February 1  Deadline to file application for diploma for students completing degree requirements in August 2012.

February 1  Last day for removal of “I” grades from Fall semester.

February 2
  Deadline to notify Registrar of official name change (marriage, divorce, etc.) for
diploma for students completing degree requirements in May.

TBA  Future Shapes - Oval Hall  Watch email for your special VIP invitation from the Alumnae Office concerning your plans for the future and staying connected to your Wesleyan sisters.

ALL GRADUATES - Cap, Gown, and Hood can be purchased through the Campus Store during regular Store hours.

MARCH 2012
March 2  Mid-semester date

March 2
  Deadline for ALL GRADUATES to choose a Hooder.
Contact Rejeana Cassady, 757-5228, with the name of your hooder.

March 5-9 
Spring Break.

March 12 
Classes resume.

March 12 
Deadline for Candlelighting Participation Forms.
Contact Cathy Snow in the Alumnae Office at 757-5173.

March 30  Last day to withdraw from a class to receive a grade of “W.”  You must withdraw through the Office of Records and Registration, Tate 120. Students who stop attending class and do not withdraw by the deadline receive a grade of “F.” (Refer to the College catalogue.)

TBA  ALL GRADUATES - Announcements and Rings from Jostens.
O.S. Porter Lobby – 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

TBA  Future Shapes - Oval Hall  Watch email for your special VIP invitation from the Alumnae Office concerning your plans for the future and staying connected to your Wesleyan sisters.

ALL GRADUATES - Cap, Gown, and Hood can be purchased through the Campus Store during regular Store hours.

APRIL 2012
April 5  General Education Assessment for Seniors (REQUIRED).
9:45 a.m., Peyton Anderson Amphitheatre.
For Student Teachers, Evening and Encore Students (REQUIRED). 5:00 p.m., Location: Peyton Anderson Amphitheatre.

April 6  Good Friday. NO CLASSES.

April 10 
Green Knights Class Meeting with Ruth Knox, President, and Patty Gibbs, Vice President for Student Affairs. 11:15 a.m., Benson Room.

April 11 
Celebrating Student Scholarship Day

April 12
  Honors and Awards Day Convocation; 11:15 a.m., Porter Auditorium

April 20
  Last day to order and receive announcements two weeks prior to graduation. www.jostens.com

April 20 – 22  Alumnae Weekend 2012 and Candlelighting Ceremony Seniors and Alumnae Candlelighters meeting in Benson Room at 10:20 a.m. on April 21 for procession to Porter Auditorium. Ceremony will take place at the Annual Meeting of the Wesleyan Alumnae Association. Contact Cathy Snow, 757-5173 for details.

April 26  Reading Day

April 27 - May 2  Final Exams

April 27  Publicity Information Form from ALL GRADUATES due in Communications Office – Barracks 310. Contact Mary Ann Howard, 757-5137 for information.

April 30  DEADLINE FOR ALL GRADUATES to purchase Cap, Gown, and Hood. Purchase through the College Store during regular Store hours.

April 30 – May 4  Must settle all financial obligations to the College prior to graduation! Contact the Business Office with any questions about your account, 757-5120.

TBA SENIOR TOAST
– Bradley House. Hosted by President Knox and the Alumnae Office. Date and time to be set by Senior Class.

TBA Senior Exit Interviews
by Department will be scheduled with the Dean.

MAY 2012
May 2  Last Day of Classes for spring semester

May 4 
  • Last day to pick up Commencement tickets from Student Affairs.
  • Senior Assessment (Required); 11:00 a.m., Peyton Anderson Amphitheatre.
  • Commencement Dress Rehearsal – 1:30 p.m., Porter Auditorium ALL GRADUATES – Undergraduates AND Hooders, *Bring your cap, gown, & hood! Senior Class of 2012 group portraits taken after rehearsal.
  • Marker Ceremony – 6:15 p.m., Main Post Office Downtown – ALL GRADUATES invited to participate. Contact Rev. Bill Hurdle, 757-4023 for information.
  • Baccalaureate service – 7:00 p.m., Mulberry United Methodist Church – For ALL GRADUATES, family and friends. Contact Rev. Bill Hurdle, 757-4023 for information.

MAY 5: GRADUATION 2012
8-9AM  Buffet breakfast on Mount Vernon Porch for ALL GRADUATES, their family, faculty, and staff. Contact Theresa Abercrombie, 757-5216 for information & reservations. (Rain site – Anderson Dining Hall.)

9AM  Porter Auditorium doors will be open for guests with tickets. Commencement
tickets are limited.

9:15AM - 9:45AM  ALL GRADUATES & Hooders line up in the lower level of O.S.
Building. Junior Marshals will direct you. (In case of rain, line-up will be in stairwells of Porter Auditorium.)

9:45AM  EVERYONE MUST BE IN PLACE! Procession begins! All available seats will be open to the public.

10AM  Commencement Exercises – Porter Auditorium

Congratulations!




 
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