Commencement 2013
- 2013 Commencement honorary degrees announced; address by Stonyfield Farm’s Gary Hirshberg
- The Class of 2013, by the numbers
- Commencement 2013: Honorand citations and conferrals for Cronon, Hansen, Hirshberg, Pinn
- Commencement 2013: Address by Gary Hirshberg
- Commencement 2013: Senior address by Thomas Holmberg
- Stonyfield chair to Bates Class of 2013: Push back
- Multimedia: Commencement Weekend 2013
- Commencement attracts news coverage near and far
Schedule
Thursday, May 23
| 5:30 p.m. Farewell Celebration for Seniors and Faculty Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building |
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Friday, May 24 |
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| 2 p.m. Class of 2013 Aerial Photo and Commencement Rehearsal Required for All Seniors Underhill Arena |
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| 4:30 p.m. College Key Induction Olin Arts Center Concert Hall |
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| 6:00 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa Induction Olin Arts Center Concert Hall |
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| 7:30 p.m. Sigma Xi Induction Olin Arts Center Concert Hall |
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Saturday, May 25, 2013 |
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| 9:30 a.m. Office of Intercultural Education Breakfast New Commons Building, Room 226 |
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| 11 a.m. Conversation with Honorary Degree RecipientsThe 2013 Honorary Degree Recipients will discuss leading “A Life of Purpose, a Life of Serendipity,” and the balance of intentionality and accident that has shaped their paths.Panelists: William Cronon, Elaine Tuttle Hansen, Gary Hirshberg, Vivian W. PinnModerator: Rebecca HerzigOlin Arts Center Concert Hall |
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| Noon Catholic Mass Gomes Chapel |
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| 1 p.m. Legacy Group Photo Plavin Dance Studio (upstairs in Merrill Gymnasium) |
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| 1:30 p.m. Line Up for Baccalaureate Service Merrill Gymnasium |
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| 1:50 p.m. Procession Begins |
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| 2:00p.m. Baccalaureate Service Merrill Gymnasium |
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| 5:00 p.m. Scholar-Athlete Society Induction Ceremony Olin Arts Center |
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Sunday, May 26, 2013 |
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| 7:30–9 a.m. Complimentary Breakfast for Commencement Weekend Guests New Commons |
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| 9 a.m. Line Up for Commencement Merrill Gymnasium |
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| 9:30 a.m. Procession Begins |
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| 10 a.m. Commencement Merrill Gymnasium (Tickets are required for entry) |
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| Noon Lunch for graduates and their families Immediately following Commencement Alumni Gym and Clifton Daggett Gray Athletic Building |
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