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Commencement 2010

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Commencement 2010

May 15 - 16, 2010

Schedule of events

Friday, April 23, 2010
Commencement Preparation Day
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(caps and gowns, etc. distributed)
College Union Building Ballroom

Saturday, May 15, 2010
1:00 p.m.
Spring Honors Day
(awards presented to seniors)
Christ Chapel

2:00 p.m.
Departmental receptions for graduates and families
Various sites

4:00 p.m.
Baccalaureate
Christ Chapel

8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Senior Class Graduation Party
Hosted by President Janet Morgan Riggs
College Union Building First Floor

Sunday, May 16, 2010
8:30 a.m.
Catholic Mass
Christ Chapel

11:00 a.m.
Commencement
Beachem Portico, North side of Pennsylvania Hall
(event will be streamed live via the web)

1:00 p.m.
Post-commencement reception
Lawn adjacent to Dining Hall
(Dining Hall in case of inclement weather)

The Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises are formal college ceremonies marking the end of the academic year. They provide public recognition of the completion of the program of studies leading to the baccalaureate degree.

All graduates are expected to attend the commencement ceremonies. Those who wish to be excused from commencement should contact the registrar's office.

If a student does not meet the graduation requirements, he or she will be notified promptly by the registrar before Commencement Day.

Commencement Speaker

Hunger-combating activist Robert Egger, president and CEO of DC Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., will speak and receive an honorary degree at Gettysburg College's 175th Commencement.

Egger founded DC Central Kitchen (DCCK) after seeing an endless stream of food wasted by hotels and restaurants around Washington, D.C. DCCK collects leftover food and turns it into free meals for the homeless, while offering training and employment for homeless people who are interested in food service. Egger also developed a similar model for colleges and universities. Gettysburg College opened its Campus Kitchen in November 2007.

Gettysburg College's Center for Public Service has a long-standing history of offering service opportunities for students at DCCK. The first-year seminar course, 'Tryin' to Find a Way Back Home: An Introduction to the Literature and Legacy of Homelessness in America," includes a five-day trip to Washington, D.C., where students volunteer at DCCK.

"Gettysburg College is our longest serving collegiate partner at DCCK, and their students are truly top drawer thinkers and doers," Egger recently blogged.

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