Weekend Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
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| Thursday, May 2 | 7:30 p.m. |
Rehearsal (for graduating students) |
Pioneer Memorial Church |
| Friday, May 3 | 8 p.m. |
Consecration Service (for graduating students, families and guests) Speaker: Ante Jeroncic, associate professor of theology Address: "The Stories We Tell Ourselves. . ." |
Pioneer Memorial Church |
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Baccalaureate Service (for graduating students, families and guests) Speaker: G. Alexander Bryant, secretary, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Address: "Designed to Soar" |
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| Saturday, May 4 | 9 a.m. |
Graduate (overflow seating in PMC Youth Chapel) |
Pioneer Memorial Church |
| 11:45 a.m. | Undergraduate (overflow seating in PMC Youth Chapel and Howard Performing Arts Center) | ||
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Special Services (for graduating students, families and guests) |
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| Friday, May 3 | 11 a.m. | Ethics Oath Ceremony, School of Business Administration | Chan Shun Hall, Garber Auditorium |
| Friday, May 3 | 5 p.m. | Teacher Dedication | Andrews Academy Chapel |
| Saturday, May 4 | 4 p.m. | Seminary Dedication Service | Seminary Chapel |
| Saturday, May 4 | 4 p.m. | Department of Religion & Biblical Languages Senior Dedication | Buller Hall, Newbold Auditorium |
| Saturday, May 4 | 5 p.m. | Department of Nursing Pinning | Pioneer Memorial Church |
| Saturday, May 4 | 5 p.m. | Department of Public Health & Wellness Dedication Service and Reception | Howard Performing Arts Center Lobby |
| Saturday, May 4 | 5:50 p.m. | Department of Social Work Recognition Service | University Towers Auditorium |
| Saturday, May 4 | 6 p.m. | Open House for Architecture Graduates | School of Architecture, Art & Design, Resource Center |
| Saturday, May 4 | 8:30 p.m. |
Sabbath Vespers (for graduating students, families and guests) |
Pioneer Memorial Church |
| Saturday, May 4 | approx. 9:15 p.m. |
President's Reception—Immediately following vespers (for graduating students and families) |
Campus Center, Great Lakes Room |
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Commencement Services (For family & visitors—reserved seating only) Tickets not needed for overflow seating* |
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| Sunday, May 5 | 8:30—10:30 a.m. |
School of Health Professions Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Speaker: Bert B. Beach, vice president, International Religious Liberty Association; retired secretary for the Seventh-day Adventist Council on Inter-Church Relations Address: "Hitch Your Wagon to a Star!" |
Pioneer Memorial Church (*Overflow seating in PMC Youth Chapel) |
| Sunday, May 5 | 11 a.m.—1 p.m. |
College of Arts & Sciences Speaker: Bert B. Beach, vice president, International Religious Liberty Association; retired secretary for the Seventh-day Adventist Council on Inter-Church Relations Address: "Hitch Your Wagon to a Star!" |
Pioneer Memorial Church (*Overflow seating in PMC Youth Chapel and Newbold Auditorium in Buller Hall) |
| Sunday, May 5 | 2—4 p.m. |
Department of Agriculture |
Pioneer Memorial Church (*Overflow seating in PMC Youth Chapel) |