Friday, June 12

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
"Carleton in China" exhibit in Hill Lounge/Upper Sayles Atrium. This exhibit documents Carleton’s long and rich history with the small Chinese town of Fenyang, and is adapted from the Carleton in China Collection of Carleton's Laurence McKinley Gould Library Archives.

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Snack Bar open in Sayles-Hill

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Bookstore open in Sayles-Hill

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Visit the information table in Sayles-Hill Great Space to pick up current weekend schedules. Bon Appetit staff will be available to sell advance tickets for Friday lunch, Saturday breakfast, and Saturday lunch (cash or check only please).

9:50 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
All graduating seniors are required to attend the commencement rehearsal in Skinner Memorial Chapel.

11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
If you have reserved a residence hall guest room, pick up your key at the table in Sayles-Hill Great Space.

11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Senior art sale on the Sayles-Hill balcony

11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch is available for purchase from Bon Appetit in the East Dining Hall. The cost is $11.00 for adults and $5.50 for children age 4-10 (under 4 free). Meals are provided for the graduating seniors at no additional cost. The menu will be:

Grass-fed beef hamburgers, garden burgers, and black bean "veggie" burgers
Herb marinated chicken breast
Grilled vegetable kabob
All beef hot dogs
Buttered corn on the cob
Brown sugar baked beans
Cavatappi pasta salad
Red bliss potato salad
Roasted vegetable salad
Selection of whole fruit
Potato chips
Assorted cookies and bars
Coffee, bottled water, and assorted sodas

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Picnic with the Gender & Sexuality Center and the ACT (Acting in the Community Together) Center on the lawn north of Scoville Hall

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Comedy Showcase in the Concert Hall, featuring student groups Cujokra, Lenny Dee, and the Harriers! (Hosted by the Queens of Comedy)

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Faculty receptions with complimentary refreshments for graduates and their families at various campus locations:

• African & African American Studies on the lawn south of Leighton Hall (rain: Leighton main floor)
• American Studies on the lawn south of Laird Hall (rain: Laird Hall First Floor)
• Art & Art History in Boliou Hall
• Asian Languages in the Japanese Garden (rain: Watson Hall Lounge)
• Asian Studies in the Japanese Garden (rain: Watson Hall Lounge)
• Biology in front of Hulings Hall (rain: Hulings Hall Atrium)
• Chemistry on the Mudd Hall patio (rain: lower level of Mudd-Olin link)
• Cinema & Media Studies on the lawn south of Laird Hall (rain: Laird Hall First Floor)
• Classical Languages in the Japanese Garden (rain: Watson Hall Lounge)
• Computer Science on the patio between the CMC and Boliou (rain: CMC Lobby)
• Economics on the Burton Hall Terrace (rain: Sayles-Hill 251 & Atrium)
• Educational Studies on the lawn south of Leighton Hall (rain: Leighton main floor)
• English on the lawn south of Laird Hall (rain: Laird Hall First Floor)
• French in the Japanese Garden (rain: Watson Hall Lounge)
• Geology on the Mudd Hall patio (rain: lower level of Mudd-Olin link)
• German & Russian in the Japanese Garden (rain: Watson Hall Lounge)
• History on the lawn south of Leighton Hall (rain: Leighton main floor)
• Latin American Studies in the Japanese Garden (rain: Watson Hall Lounge)
• Linguistics in the Japanese Garden (rain: Watson Hall Lounge)
• Mathematics on the patio between the CMC and Boliou (rain: CMC Lobby)
• Music in Boliou Hall
• Philosophy on the lawn south of Leighton Hall (rain: Leighton main floor)
• Physics & Astronomy on the patio between the CMC and Boliou (rain: CMC Lobby)
• Political Science on the patio behind Alumni Guest House (rain: Alumni Guest House)
• Psychology in the Olin auditorium foyer
• Religion on the lawn south of Leighton Hall (rain: Leighton main floor)
• Sociology and Anthropology on the lawn south of Leighton Hall (rain: Leighton main floor)
• Spanish in the Japanese Garden (rain: Watson Hall Lounge)
• Theater Arts in Boliou Hall
• Women's & Gender Studies on the lawn south of Leighton Hall (rain: Leighton main floor)

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Senior Dance Show in Arena Theater featuring student groups Semaphore, Whoa! and Ebony II Dance Company

4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Garden party for seniors and their guests with President and Mrs. Oden at Nutting House (or in East Dining Hall in case of rain)

5:00 p.m.
Shabbat service for graduating seniors and their families in Reynolds House (100 Union Street)

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Office of International Student Programs reception at Headley Cottage (811 East Second Street)

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Office of Intercultural Life reception at Stimson House (300 East First Street)

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Celebration dinner for Posse graduating seniors and their families in Severance Great Hall

7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Student a capella performances in Skinner Memorial Chapel featuring Exit 69, Nightshade, The Knightingales, The Knights, and the Accidentals


Saturday, June 13

7:00 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast is available for purchase from Bon Appetit in the East Dining Hall (cash or check only please). The cost is $9.00 for adults and $4.50 for children age 4-10 (under 4 free). Meals are provided for the graduating seniors at no additional cost. The menu will be:

Scrambled eggs with and without cheese
Hash browns
Smoked bacon
Maple sausage
French toast with maple or berry syrup
Breakfast pastries
Fresh cut fruit
Yogurt
Granola
Assorted dry cereals
Coffee, milk, assorted sodas

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Graduates must check in at tables between Boliou and Goodsell to avoid names being read as "in-absentia"

7:30 a.m.
Students assemble for the Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony in Skinner Memorial Chapel

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.
Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony in Skinner Memorial Chapel. Guests are welcome

8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Snack Bar open in Sayles-Hill

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Bookstore open in Sayles-Hill

8:30 - 9:20 a.m.
Trustees and faculty line up between Laird and the Center for Math & Computing
Graduates line up between Boliou and Goodsell in alphabetical order in assigned rows

9:20 a.m.
Academic procession begins

9:30 a.m.
Commencement ceremony on the lawn west of Hulings Hall. In case of severe weather, the ceremony will be held indoors at the Recreation Center. Seating is available to accommodate all guests, whether outdoors or indoors. No tickets are required.

We are very proud that at this year’s Commencement ceremony Carleton College will confer honorary degrees upon Peter Basquin '64 and Annie S.C. Wu. They will each briefly address the graduating class. In addition, two members of the graduating class have been selected to make remarks to their classmates.

11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bookstore open in Sayles-Hill

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
A picnic lunch is available for purchase from Bon Appetit on the Bald Spot (cash or check only please). The cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children age 4-10 (under 4 free). Meals are provided for the graduating seniors at no additional cost. The menu will be:

Roasted beef and cheddar sandwich with marinated onions and fennel with romaine on french bread
Ferndale market smoked turkey breast with artichoke-tomato boursin, cucumber and romaine on toasted ciabatta
Grilled pportabella mushroom sandwich with roasted peppers, romaine nad olive tapenade on focaccia
Herbed corn salad with roasted red pepper and sweet onions
Roasted vegetable salad
Genoese pesto pasta salad
Selection of whole fruit
Potato chips
Assorted cookies and bars
Coffee, bottled water, and assorted sodas

11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Graduates return gowns to the Bookstore

Lost-and-found in Sayles-Hill Room 160

Residence hall keys can be returned in the Express Checkout boxes located in the residence halls

We wish you all a pleasant afternoon and a safe journey home.
Congratulations to the Carleton Class of 2009!