Tentative Commencement Schedule

May 12 - 17, 2009

Commencement

TUESDAY, MAY 12

10 p.m. depart from Coxe steps
Taste of Geneva
11:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. HWS shuttles return from 380 S. Main St.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Seneca Lake Vineyard Tour
Meet buses in Odell's South Parking Lot

4 p.m.
Pizza Wars
Stern/Library Lawn

THURSDAY, MAY 14

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Cap and Gown Distribution
Library Atrium

10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
President's Morning Reception
Scandling Café Patio

6:30 p.m.
Seniors meet at Coxe steps, Walk to Houghton House

7:00 p.m.
Senior Dinner
Houghton House

8:30 p.m.
Presidential Toast
Vandervort Room

FRIDAY, MAY 15

2 p.m.
Commencement Rehearsal
The Quad
Rain Location: Robert A. Bristol Field House

4 p.m.
32nd Annual William Smith Alumnae/Senior Welcome

4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Parents’ Registration (Room keys, meal tickets)
JPR Lobby

4:30 p.m.
Hobart Launch
Bozzuto Boathouse

6:00 p.m.
Senior BBQ
Stern Lawn
Band and student a capella performances
Rain location: Saga

8 p.m.
Erev Shabbat Service
Temple Beth-El, 755 South Main Street

9 p.m.
Oneg Shabbat Dessert Reception
Abbe Center for Jewish Life
764 S. Main Street

9:00 p.m.
Fireworks
Stern Lawn

SATURDAY, MAY 16

10 a.m.
Temple Beth-El Torah Study
Cantor's Residence
402 Washington Street

10 a.m.
Academic Achievement Ceremony
Stern Lawn
Rain location: Albright Auditorium

10 a.m.- 2 p.m.
Parents' Registration (Room keys, meal tickets)
JPR Lobby

2:30 p.m.
Baccalaureate
Speaker and Presider: Chaplain Lesley Adams
Trinity Church, 520 S. Main Street

4:00 p.m.
Provost and Deans Reception for Graduates and Parents
Trinity Church Parish Hall

4:30 p.m.
Roman Catholic Mass
St. Francis DeSales
130 Exchange Street

5-7 p.m.
HWS Classes of 2009 Reception (barbeque)
Intercultural Affairs Center
288 Pulteney Street

6 - 7:30 p.m.
Commencement Eve Dinner (Reserved tickets required)
Scandling Center, Saga

SUNDAY, MAY 17

8 a.m.
Holy Eucharist
St. John's Chapel

10 a.m.
Commencement Procession

10:30 a.m.
Commencement Ceremony
Speakers: Carol M. Browner
Energy and Climate Czar for President Barack Obama
The Quad
Rain Location: Robert A. Bristol Field House

Post-Commencement Reception 
William Smith Green
Rain Location: Robert A. Bristol Field House

1 p.m.
Post-Commencement Luncheon
(Reserved tickets required)
Scandling Center, Saga

1-3 p.m.
Open House & Luncheon (Senior Photos)
Intercultural Affairs House
288 Pulteney Street