Senior Art Exhibit
All Day
Bookstore Vestibule, David Student Union

Highlighting the talent of the ArtCNU Senior Class, the exhibition will include painting, sculpture, ceramics, and photography of the department's most promising and gifted students.

ROTC Commissioning
11 a.m.
Ballroom - David Student Union

~ By invitation only ~

President's Leadership Program Recognition Ceremony
5 p.m.
Ballroom, David Student Union
Attire: business

PLP graduates and their families will be invited to take part in this celebration of the accomplishments of the class 2008. Remembering the past and looking to the future will be complemented by the recognition of those who made a difference along the way.

PLP graduates will receive a formal invitation with further information.

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President's Reception
7 p.m.
Trible Library
Attire: business
cash bar

Graduates and their families are invited to attend this evening reception hosted by Paul and Rosemary Trible. The CNU Jazz Band will provide entertainment and hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served.

Bela Fleck
8 p.m.
Music and Theater Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts
Tickets: $35

Hailed as the world's best banjo player, eight-time Grammy Award winner Bela Fleck got bitten by the music bug early-and has never stopped loving music of all kinds. With these guys you're likely to hear bluegrass mixed with bebop, jazz, pop, country, and more, all stirred into a tasty musical stew that makes lifelong fans out of concert attendees.

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Senior Art Exhibit
All Day
Bookstore Vestibule, David Student Union

Highlighting the talent of the ArtCNU Senior Class, the exhibition will include painting, sculpture, ceramics, and photography of the department's most promising and gifted students.

13^thConvocation for the Conferring of Honors & Awards
10 a.m.
Concert Hall - Ferguson Center
Dress: business / academic regalia

This event will serve to reaffirm the University's mission of "excellence in teaching, inspired by sound scholarship" by acknowledging the academic achievements of the class of 2008 and its associated faculty. Graduates who have earned Latin honors, faculty promoted in academic rank or awarded tenure and all faculty awarded emeritus status during the 07-08 academic year will be honored.

Honors recipients and their families are invited to attend. Latin honors recipients will receive invitations at Commencement rehearsal on Thursday, May 15.

Umoja Reception for Students of Color
2 p.m.
Board Room - David Student Union

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (new window) invites all graduating students of color and their families to a reception honoring their achievements. Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of these graduates and bestow their kente stole (if ordered). To order a kente stole please contact Jocelyn Greene-McHugh at (757) 594-7527.

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Candlelight Ceremony
8 p.m.
Courtyard between the Trible Library and the David Student Union
Attire: business casual / academic regalia

In honor of the class of 2008, CNU will hold a candlelight ceremony at sunset on the eve of Commencement services. The ceremony will commemorate the transition of the graduates to alumni of the University. Graduates and their families are invited to attend.

Celebrating Success!
8:30 p.m.
Immediately following Candlelight Ceremony
Ballroom - David Student Union
Attire: business casual

Immediately following the Candlelight Ceremony the music and dancing will begin! Graduates are invited, along with their families, to enjoy an evening of music, dancing and desserts.

Noche Flamenca
8 p.m.
Concert Hall, Ferguson Center for the Arts
Tickets: $47, $37, $27

The award-winning Noche Flamenca has become Spain's most successful touring company. Hailed by critics everywhere for its transcendent and deeply emotional performances, Noche Flamenca is recognized as the most authentic flamenco touring company in the field today.

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Senior Art Exhibit
All Day
Bookstore Vestibule, David Student Union

Highlighting the talent of the ArtCNU Senior Class, the exhibition will include painting, sculpture, ceramics, and photography of the department's most promising and gifted students.

Baccalaureate Service
9:30 a.m.
Concert Hall - Ferguson Center

The Baccalaureate service serves as an occasion to give thanks and celebrate the completion of the academic journey. Candidates for graduation and their families are invited to attend.

Degree Candidates Assemble
11 a.m.
Field House - The Freeman Center

Degree candidates should assemble in The Freeman Center arena, in cap and gown. Candidates who have retained their Academic Convocation penny are reminded to bring it to The Freeman Center. As candidates process through Saunders Plaza , they will be encouraged to throw their penny in the fountain.

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Commencement Exercises
12 noon (guests should be seated by 11:45 a.m. please)
POMOCO Stadium

The 82^nd Commencement exercise will begin promptly at noon. The processional begins the formal ceremony which will include remarks by the President of the University, the Rector of the Board of Visitors, a keynote speaker and the conferring of degrees to undergraduate and graduate students. The ceremony lasts about two hours.

Post Commencement Reception
Immediately following Commencement
Courtyard between the Trible Library and the David Student Union

A reception for graduates and their guests will take place in the courtyard between David Student Union / Library immediately following the conclusion of the ceremony. Graduates will also pick up diplomas at this time.