William & Mary Commencement

Commencement Weekend Highlights (events & times to be confirmed)

• Senior Class Dance (Friday night) -- tickets required.  Information will be distributed by the Senior Class Officers.

• Baccalaureate Service (Saturday, 9:30 a.m.) -- an interfaith worship service for all graduates and their guests.

• Senior Class Candlelight Ceremony (Saturday, 9:30 p.m.) -- a time for celebration and reflection, complete with candles.  Brief comments will be offered by the Senior Class President and by a selected student, professor, and administrator.  The W&M Choir will lead graduates in singing the Alma Mater.  Reception to follow in the Wren Courtyard (weather permitting). Families and guests welcome.

• Walk Across Campus (Sunday, 10:45 a.m.) -- Graduates take a farewell walk through the Wren Building and across campus to W&M Hall, where they will assemble for the main Commencement ceremony.

• Main Commencement Ceremony (Sunday, noon) -- the moment you've been waiting for!  Includes remarks by the Commencement speaker, President of the College, and the student Commencement speaker, as well as the official conferral of all degrees.  Tickets required.

• Departmental Diploma Presentations & Receptions (Sunday, approx. 3 p.m.) -- This is where graduates are recognized by name and receive their diplomas.

Questions?

• Event Information:
  [[srpaul, Shelley Paulson]], Office of Student Affairs, 757-221-1236

• Diploma Questions:
  [[wdurba, Wendy Urbano]], Office of the Registrar, 757-221-2807

• Academic Regalia and Graduation Merchandise Questions:
  [[wmcloth, College Bookstore by Barnes & Noble]], 757-253-4900, x 239