Commencement
Rhodes Baccalaureate
The Baccalaureate service will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, May 14, in the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, 70 North Bellevue. Seniors will wear caps and gowns. No seating tickets are necessary for family and friends to attend Baccalaureate.
Rhodes Commencement
Saturday, May 15, 9:30 am, Fisher Garden
Seating tickets are required for admission to Fisher Garden. See TICKETS FOR COMMENCEMENT.
(Rain location: see Rain Plan)
2010 Commencement Schedule
Wednesday & Thursday, February 3 & 4:
11am - 1:30pm: Reserve caps, gowns and invitations, Burrow Refectory
Wednesday, May 12:
11:00am - 5:30pm: Regalia pick-up and seating ticket distribution
Thursday, May 13:
11:00am - noon: Seniors unable to come Wednesday should schedule a time to pick up regalia. Call 901-843-3888.
Friday, May 14:
9:30am: Senior Class Picture
Assemble with caps and gowns in the Frazier Jelke Amphitheatre (in case of rain, Mallory Gym).
10:00am: Commencement Rehearsal
Commencement Rehearsal with Faculty Marshals and “Senior Toast” (official welcome to Alumni Association). All seniors must be present, Hubert F. Fisher Memorial Garden (Bryan Campus Life Center in case of inclement weather).
2:40pm: Line Up for Baccalaureate
Graduates assemble with caps and gowns for the Baccalaureate Service, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, 70 North Bellevue, Memphis.
3:00pm: The Baccalaureate Service, Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church (PDF), 70 North Bellevue, Memphis. Seniors will wear caps and gowns. No seating tickets are necessary for family and friends to attend Baccalaureate.
Immediately following the Baccalaureate Service: Reception
President’s and Faculty’s Reception for graduates and their families, Bryan Campus Life Center.
A message to Alumni/ae Parents, Grandparents, Brothers, Sisters, Aunts and Uncles of Current Seniors
If you are a Rhodes alumnus/a and plan to attend your student′s commencement May 14-15, we want to take your picture. Please take time now to send us your name, class year, address, phone number, your student′s name and your relationship to the student. Everyone will assemble for a group photo Friday, May 14, at 4:30 p.m. in Hardie Auditorium (Palmer Hall), immediately after Baccalaureate.
Send your information to: magazine@rhodes.edu or fax Martha Shepard, 901-843-3579, or mail to: Martha Shepard, Rhodes College Communications, 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112.
Saturday, May 15:
8:45am: Line Up
Graduates assemble in Frazier Jelke Science Center. (See rain plan in case of inclement weather.)
9:30am until approximately noon: Commencement in Hubert F. Fisher Memorial Garden. (See rain plan in case of inclement weather)
Immediately following Commencement: Regalia Return
Graduates must return caps, gowns and hoods to Hardie Auditorium.
NOTE: At both Baccalaureate and Commencement, signers will interpret the services for the hearing impaired. There is handicapped-accessible seating.
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