Michelle Nunn to offer 2010 commencement address
Wesleyan’s graduating seniors anxiously await the call to action and inspiration of commencement speaker Michelle Nunn, a nationally recognized agent of change and leader of the world’s largest global volunteer network. Wesleyan expects to graduate 99 candidates for undergraduate degrees and 24 for Master of Arts degrees on May 15, 2010.


If you are graduating spring 2010, please take notice of these important dates and deadlines:

FALL SEMESTER

AUGUST 2009
August 19: Classes begin! Purchase cap & gown for Opening Convocation in the Campus Store.
August 27: Fall Opening Convocation (Seniors process in cap & gown)
August 27: Senior Midnight Breakfast – Manget Dining Room. Sponsored by the Wesleyan Alumnae Association and Alumnae Office.

SEPTEMBER 2009
September 15: Deadline to file application for diploma for students completing degree requirements in December 2009 or May 2010.
September 26: WOW! A Day for Macon

OCTOBER 2009
October 12-13: Fall Break
October 14: Mid-semester

NOVEMBER 2009
November 2-19: Early registration for spring semester.
November 3: 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.

November 4: 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.”

November 25-27: Thanksgiving Break

DECEMBER 2009
December 3: Holiday Banquet
December 3: Senior Class Ornament Presentation after the Holiday Banquet – Burden Parlor
December 9: Last day of classes fall semester
December 10: Reading Day
December 11-16: Final Exams
December 16-Jan. 12: Christmas Break

SPRING SEMESTER 2010

JANUARY 2010
January 10: Residence Halls open at 2:00 p.m.; dining hall opens for dinner.
January 12: Final Registration for spring; on-line or 9-12 Registrar’s Office.
January 13: Spring Semester CLASSES BEGIN. Drop/Take and CR/NC grade option period begins.
January 18: Martin Luther King Day. NO CLASSES.
January 20: Last day to register; last day for schedule changes; removal of “I” grades
Drop/Take and CR/NC grade option period ends.
January 30: WOW! A Day for Macon

FEBRUARY 2010
February 1: Deadline to file application for diploma for students completing degree requirements in August 2010.
February 2: Deadline to notify Registrar of official name change (marriage, divorce, etc.) for diploma for students completing degree requirements in May.

MARCH 2010
March 3: Mid-semester date
March 5: Deadline for ALL GRADUATES to choose a Hooder. Contact Rejeana Cassady, 757-5228, for more info. Deadline for ALL GRADUATES to choose a Candlelighter. Contact Cathy Snow, 757-5172, for more info.
March 8 – 12: Spring Break
March 15: Classes resume
March 30: Josten's Spring Ring Day; 10AM-1PM & 4-6:30PM in OSP Lobby
March 31: 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.”

March 31: 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.

APRIL 2010
April 2: Good Friday. NO CLASSES.
April 8: 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., Peyton Anderson Amphitheatre

April 13: Purple Knights Class Meeting with Ruth Knox, President, and Patty Gibbs, Vice President for Student Affairs. 11:15 a.m., Benson Room.

April 16 – 18: Alumnae Weekend 2010 and Candlelighting Ceremony
April 17: Candlelighting Ceremony; noon in Porter Auditorium. Sponsored by the Alumnae Office (see their letter for further instructions).
April 21: Celebrating Student Scholarship Day
April 22: Honors and Awards Day Convocation, 11:15AM in Porter Auditorium
April 30: Last day to order and receive announcements two weeks prior to graduation. www.jostens.com
TBA SENIOR TOAST– Bradley House. Date and time to be set by Senior Class.
TBA Senior Exit Interviews by Department will be scheduled with the Dean.

MAY 2010
May 1: DEADLINE FOR ALL GRADUATES to purchase Cap, Gown, and Hood. Purchase through the College Store during regular Store hours.
May 5: Last Day of Classes
May 6: Reading Day
May 7-12: Final Exams
May 10 – 14: Must settle all financial obligations to the College prior to
graduation! Contact the Business Office with any questions
about your account, 757-5120.

May 14: Last day to pick up Commencement tickets from Student Affairs.
May 14: Senior Assessment (Required), 11:00 a.m., Trice A&B.
May 14: Publicity Information Form from ALL GRADUATES due in Communications Office – Barracks 310. Contact Susan Welsh, 757-5137 for information.

May 14: Commencement Dress Rehearsal – 1:30 p.m., Porter Auditorium
ALL GRADUATES – Undergraduates with their Hooders, MA graduates with their Hooders. *Bring your cap, gown, & hood! Senior Class of 2010 group portraits taken after rehearsal.

May 14: Marker Ceremony – 6:15 p.m., Main Post Office Downtown – ALL GRADUATES invited to participate. Contact Rev. Bill Hurdle, 757-4023 for information. (Meet at 5:30PM at the loggia for transportation to Marker Ceremony.)

May 14: Baccalaureate service – immediately following the Marker Ceremony, Mulberry United Methodist Church – For ALL GRADUATES, family and friends. Contact Rev. Bill Hurdle, 757-4023 for information.

May 15: GRADUATION 2010
8 – 9 AM Buffet breakfast in Anderson Dining Hall for ALL GRADUATES, their family, faculty, and staff. Contact Susan Hall, 757-5216 for information.
9 AM Porter Auditorium doors will be open for guests with tickets.
Commencement tickets are limited.
9:15 – 9:45 AM ALL GRADUATES and Hooders line up in lower level of OSP Bldg.
9:45 AM Procession begins! All available seats will be open to the public.
10 AM Commencement Exercises – Porter Auditorium
12:15 PM Reception for ALL GRADUATES, family, and friends held on lawn in front of Porter Auditorium. Sponsored by the Alumnae Association & Academic Affairs.

Congratulations!