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2009 Commencement

2009 COMMENCEMENT SCHEDULE


Saturday, April 18

10:30 a.m.

Baccalaureate Service
Dunning Memorial Chapel

11:00 a.m–1:00 p.m.

Commencement Luncheon

1:00 p.m.

Doors open to the public
Cappaert Gymnasium

1:30 p.m.

Commencement Concert
Cappaert Gymnasium

2:00 p.m.

Commencement
Cappaert Gymnasium

Following

Parent Board Reception
On the lawn
(In case of inclement weather,
Remick Heritage Center Lobby)


Video Monitors
The ceremony may be viewed from video monitors in the lobby where limited seating is provided.

Photographs
The College provides each senior with a photograph of the degree conferral. In courtesy to other audience members and the graduates, if you wish to take your own photographs or video, please use the designated area at the front right side of the gymnasium.

Child Care
Parents may take their children to the Campbell-MacDonald Room overlooking the gymnasium to view the Commencement ceremony.

 

Alma College boasts a 13-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, a liberal arts approach to undergraduate education, 28 academic majors, self-designed programs of emphasis, pre-professional programs in law and medicine, and an intensive Spring Term that provides opportunities for innovative courses, travel classes, research and internships.

 

Student Profile

Melissa Boguslawski

Melissa Boguslawski
Graduation: 2008
Major: Exercise Health Science, Chemistry
From: Madison Heights, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Heritage

Alma students are good stewards of the world around them. Whether cleaning a long-neglected Jewish cemetery in Poland or the Pine River in our backyard, you can be involved in service projects through classroom work or volunteer activities. Your education is personalized to your talents and interests to prepare you for service, leadership and stewardship.