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Graduation Week Activities 2011*
*Below is the Senior Week schedule for 2011. Please only use as a guide as events and dates will change for 2012. Information will be updated as it becomes available.
Saturday, May 7
Rohrbachs Brewery Tour (buses provided, tickets cost $5)
buses leave at 2:30pm & 4pm
Senior Night (buses provided)
10:30pm-2am
Sunday, May 8
Seneca Park Zoo Trip (buses provided, tickets cost $3)
noon-4pm
Genesee Boat Cruise (boat departs from Staybridge Boat Dock, reception at Staybridge Suites from 7:30pm-8:30pm, tickets cost $10, cash bar on boat)
6:30pm-7:30pm & 8pm-9pm
Senior Night (buses provided)
10:30pm-2am
Monday, May 9
Finger Lakes Wine Tour (tickets cost $25 and include a buffet lunch, tastings & transportation -- don't forget your UR ID and Driver's License)
10am-6pm
Movie on the Quad
Screening of the "Hangover" beginning at 9pm
Tuesday, May 10
Musuem Tour (buses provided to Strong Musuem of Play, Eastman House and Memorial Art Gallery, discounted ticket price at each location)
noon-5pm
Rush Rhees Tower Tours (meet at the library reference desk)
noon-3:30pm
Saranac Brewery Dinner (tickets cost $18)
6:30pm-8:30pm
Meliora Ballroom
Senior Night (buses provided)
10:30pm-2am
Wednesday, May 11
Senior Picnic, hosted by the Office of the President (tickets required)
noon-2pm
Dandelion Square
Canoe/Kayak Adventure (tickets required)
2pm & 4pm
Genesee River
Red Wings Baseball Game (tickets cost $5, buses provided)
Buses begin loop at 6pm, game begins at 7pm
Frontier Field
Thursday, May 12
Senior Golf Scramble (tickets cost $15 and include 9 holes of golf, lunch and prizes, club rental is available for additional charge, transportation is not provided, all skill levels are welcome)
Tee time 8:30am
Riverton Golf Club
Rush Rhees Tower Tours (meet at the library reference desk)
noon-3:30pm
Senior Ball (tickets cost $35 and must be purchased ahead of time, buses provided-- don't forget your UR ID and Driver's License)
9pm-2am
Radisson Riverside Hotel
Friday, May 13
Commencement Rehearsal, Senior Slide Show, and Champagne Toast
11:40am - slide show
noon - program
Strong Auditorium
Class of 2011 Alumni Welcome Party
Immediately following rehearsal
Wilson Quadrangle Tent
Rush Rhees Tower Tours (meet at the library reference desk)
2pm-4pm
Senior VIP Event (invitation only)
TBA
Bowling and Garbage Plate Night (buses provided)
9pm-1am
School of Medicine and Dentistry Commencement Dinner (for School of Medicine
and Dentistry Ph.D. recipients, their guests, and faculty mentors; reservations
required)
6pm-9pm
The Daisy Flour Mill
Saturday, May 14
Lilac Festival (buses provided for students and their families)
noon-4pm
Order of the Engineering Ceremony (for students of the School of Engineering
and Applied Sciences and their families)
10am
Wilson Quad (for more information regarding this event, please contact Donna Johnson at (585) 275-3954)
Doctoral Degree Reception (for doctoral degree candidates from all schools)
11am
Cominsky Promenade, Eastman School of Music
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony (reception to follow in Hutchison Hall
Lounge)
noon
Hubbell Auditorium, Hutchison Hall
Senior Awards Ceremony (reception to follow in Hoyt Plaza)
4pm
Hoyt Auditorium
Naval ROTC Commissioning
4pm-6pm
George Eastman House
Catholic Mass (open to all graduating students and families)
3pm
Sanctuary, Interfaith Chapel
Office of Minority Student Affairs Dinner (for graduating students and families)
5:30pm-8:30pm
Douglass Dining Center (reservations can be made by calling (585)275-0651)
Concert (features the Eastman School of Music Kneisel Award Winners)
8pm
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music (for more information regarding this concert, please contact (585) 274-1100)
Senior Farewell Concert (for graduating seniors with University
performance groups, this event is free and does not require tickets)
8pm-10pm
Strong Auditorium
Family Night Dessert Reception for the Class of 2011
10pm-11:30pm following the Senior Farewell Concert
Hirst Lounge, Wilson Common
Sunday, May 15
The College Commencement Ceremony
9am
Eastman Quadrangle (for more information regarding the College Commencement Ceremony, please contact (585) 275-4111)
College Commencement Brunch (ticket required)
10:30am-1pm
Douglass Dining Center, please note that tickets can ONLY be purchased at cash registers in Douglass Dining and Wilson Commons.