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Graduation Week Activities


For additional details and ticket pricing information, please view the Senior Week Preview


May 11, 2013

Darien Lake*
Darien Lake Theme Park; 11am-7pm; Tickets Required.

Senior Night*
10pm-2am; Tickets Required


May 12, 2013

Seneca Park Zoo Trip*
Seneca Park Zoo; 12-4pm; Tickets Required

$5 tickets available at tickets.senecaparkzoo.org.  Enter the store name of: Seniorweek.  Email will be sent with printable e-tickets attached.

Les Miserables*
Auditorium Theatre; 1-4pm; Tickets Required

Genesee Boat Cruise & Reception
Staybridge Suites Boat Dock; boat cruise 6:30-7:30pm & 8-9pm, reception 7:30-8:30pm; Tickets Required

Garbage Plates and; Bowling*
AMF Gates and Steve T. Hots; 9pm-12am


May 13, 2013

Finger Lakes Wine Tour*
10am-6pm; Tickets Required and Include Lunch, Tastings, and Transportation; UR ID and Driver's License Required

Rush Rhees Tower Tour
Meet at Reference Desk; 1:30-3:30pm

Movie on the Quad
Wilson Quad; 8:30pm


May 14, 2013

Senior Golf Scramble
Riverton Golf Club; 8:30am; Tickets Required

ROC Brewing Dinner
Meliora Ballroom; 6:30-8:30pm; Tickets Required

Senior Night*
10pm-2am


May 15, 2013

Senior Picnic
Hosted by the President's Office; Dandelion Square; 12-2pm

Rush Rhees Tower Tour
Library Reference Desk; 1:00-3:30pm

Senior Ball*
Radisson Riverside Hotel; 9pm-2am; Tickets Required; Must Bring UR ID & Driver's License


May 16, 2013

Canoe/Kayak Adventure
Genesee Waterways;12 - 2pm; Tickets Required

Red Wings Baseball Game*
Frontier Field; Game Begins at 3:35pm; Tickets Required

Night at Sticky Lips*
Sticky Lips Restaurant; 9pm - midnight


May 17, 2013

Commencement Rehearsal, Senior Slide Show, and Champagne Toast
Strong Auditorium; 11:40am

Class of 2013 Alumni Welcome Party
Wilson Quad Tent; Immediately Follows Senior Rehearsal
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Rush Rhees Tower Tour
Library Reference Desk; 1:00 - 4:00pm

Senior Night*
10pm-2am


May 18, 2013

Lilac Festival*
Highland Park; 12-4pm

Order of the Engineering Ceremony
Wilson Quad; 10am
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Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony
Hubbell Auditorium; 12pm
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Senior Legacy Family Reception
Fairbank Alumni Lounge, Alumni and Advancement Center; 12:30pm
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Senior Awards Ceremony
Hoyt Auditorium; 4pm
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Naval ROTC Commissioning
George Eastman House, 4-6pm
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Catholic Mass
Interfaith Chapel; 3pm
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Office of Student Minority Affairs Dinner
Douglass Dining Center; 5:30pm
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Jesse Kneisel Concert
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music; 8-10pm
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Senior Farewell Concert
Strong Auditorium; 8-10pm, this is non-ticketed and free event

Family Night Dessert Reception for the Class of 2013
Hirst Lounge: Immediately Follows the Senior Farewell Concert, Approx. 10pm-11:30pm
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May 19, 2013

The College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering Commencement Ceremony
Eastman Quad; 9am
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Commencement Brunch
Douglass Dining Center (tickets at door)/Danforth Dining Center (advanced tickets); 10:30am-1:30pm
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*Buses provided

Unless otherwise noted, these events are organized by the Senior Class Council.  For any questions, please contact a member of the Council or their adviser, Laura Ballou.