Thursday, May 19, 2005

Campus Store
8:30 am - 7:00 pm

Commencement Ticket, Cap & Gown Pick Up
9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Calvin Box Office - Ticket orders
Each graduate may pick up only their own ticket order and must show their Calvin student ID. Any graduate who places tickets on the "will-call" list for a family member to pick up from the Box Office (also during the hours listed above) must leave that family member's name with the Box Office. That family member must show proper identification when picking up the tickets. Graduates should pick up their Commencement Cap & Gown (and grey-colored tickets and name cards) at FAC Room 123 during this time as well.

Friday, May 20, 2005

Campus Store
Hours: 8:30 am - 7:30 pm

Commencement Ticket, Cap & Gown Pick Up
9:00 am - 6:00 pm, Calvin Box Office - Ticket orders
Each graduate may pick up only their own ticket order and must show their Calvin student ID. Any graduate who places tickets on the "will-call" list for a family member to pick up from the Box Office (also during the hours listed above) must leave that family member's name with the Box Office. That family member must show proper identification when picking up the tickets. Graduates should pick up their Commencement Cap & Gown (and grey-colored tickets and name cards) at FAC Room 123 during this time as well.

(NOTE: Rehearsal was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 21)

Commencement Rehearsal
3:30 - 5:00 pm, Calvin Fieldhouse
** All graduates planning to participate in the Commencement ceremony on Saturday must be present for the rehearsal.

Worship Service
5:00 pm, Calvin Chapel (tickets not required)
Join in a service of thanksgiving and celebration of God's faithfulness to Calvin graduates and to all His people.

Celebration Cookout
5:30 - 7:00 pm, Commons Lawn (tickets not required)
You and your family are invited to a cookout on the Commons Lawn, Friday, May 20, catered by our own Creative Dining Services. Serving will begin at 5:30 pm and continue until 7:00 pm. Tickets are not required, though please limit the size of your party to one graduate and up to 6 guests. Ground seating only so casual dress is encouraged. You and your guests are invited to bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, etc. The rain location will be the Knollcrest and Commons Dining Halls.

Art Department Reception
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Spoelhof College Center Art Gallery
(tickets not required)

Reception for International Students and their Parents
7:00 - 8:45 pm, Kalsbeek-Huizenga Basement

Teacher Commissioning (Certification) Ceremony
7:30 pm, Fine Arts Center Auditorium (tickets not required)

Saturday, May 21, 2005

Senior Brunch Celebration: Zero Day
10:00 - 11:45 am, The Commons Dining Hall
Please note that the Senior Brunch is an event for the class of 2005 graduates only; in consideration of space limitations in the Commons Dining Hall, the college is not able to accommodate parents and family members at this event.

Commencement Ticket, Cap & Gown Pick Up
11:00 am - 1:00 pm, Calvin Box Office - Ticket orders
Each graduate may pick up only their own ticket order and must show their Calvin student ID. Any graduate who places tickets on the "will-call" list for a family member to pick up from the Box Office (also during the hours listed above) must leave that family member's name with the Box Office. That family member must show proper identification when picking up the tickets. Graduates should pick up their Commencement Cap & Gown (and grey-colored tickets and name cards) at FAC Room 123 during this time as well.

Commencement Ceremony
2:00 - 3:30 pm, Calvin Fieldhouse (tickets required)

Admission is by ticket only. Doors to the Calvin Fieldhouse will open at 11:00 am. Please continue to refer to this Web site as the most timely means of communicating this information. Doors to the Fine Arts Center, Chapel, and Gezon auditoriums (overflow seating) will open at 12:30 pm.

Due to limited seating, each graduate is entitled to up to four seats in the Fieldhouse and up to two seats in the Fine Arts Center or Gezon auditorium. The ceremony is televised and displayed on a theater-sized screen for overflow audiences in the Fine Arts Center, Chapel and Gezon Auditoriums. These additional venues are barrier-free, air-conditioned, and provide an ideal location for guests who may find the gymnasium bleacher seating uncomfortable. We anticipate many guests and heavy traffic, so please allow ample time for parking and walking to the facilities. (Media release regarding President Bush's acceptance of Calvin's invitation to speak at Commencement 2005, April 21, 2005)

Commencement Receptions
3:30 - 4:30 pm, Commons Lawn (tickets not required)
Please join us to honor the graduates and visit with Calvin faculty, staff, and administrators. In case of rain, the receptions will be held inside the various academic buildings.

At this time we do not anticipate that President Bush's schedule will allow him to remain on campus for the post-Commencement receptions.