NOTE: This web page is archived for the Class of 2004. To see the Commencement site for this year's class, click here.

Other Commencement Celebrations

Below is a listing of Commencement-related celebrations. Contact each department for more information. To list an event here, please contact Gloria Fox by e-mail or by phone at 577-1101.

Chancellor's Reception

Graduates and guests are invited to the Chancellor's Reception on Sunday, May 23rd at 12:00, immediately following the Commencement Ceremony. This reception is open to all graduates and their guests, and faculty members from each School and College. It will be held under the large white tent in the southeast corner of the stadium. Punch and cookies will be served. This will be an opportunity to meet, greet, and take a family photograph with the Chancellor and faculty.

Before Commencement Day...

Sunday, May 2

Psychology Senior Breakfast
10:30 a.m., Fine Arts Center, (413) 545-2384

Alumni Association Student Scholarship Reception
2 p.m., Student Union Ballroom, (413) 545-4805

Wednesday, May 5

Legal Studies Luncheon
12:00 noon, 1109 Campus Center, (413) 545-0021

Saturday, May 8

Commonwealth College Celebration of Excellence
2 p.m., Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, (413) 545-2483

Bilingual Collegiate Program Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony
6 p.m., Student Union Ballroom, (413) 545-1968

Monday, May 10

Commuter Services & Housing Resource Center Graduation Celebration for Student Parents
5:30 p.m., Student Union Commonwealth Room, (413) 545-0865

Stonewall Center Queer Graduation and Awards Night
7:00 p.m., Memorial Hall, please call Melanie at (413) 545-4824

Friday, May 14

French & Italian Luncheon
Time/Location TBA, (413) 545-2314

Friday, May 21

Women's Studies Program Brunch,
invitation only
10:00 a.m., Campus Center, (413) 545-1922

Commencement Ball
7 p.m., Student Union Ballroom, (413) 545-2317

Saturday, May 22

Graduate School Commencement
10:30 a.m., Mullins Center, (413) 545-0025

School of Nursing Pinning and Hooding Celebration
2 p.m., Fine Arts Center, (413) 545-5056

Stockbridge School Commencement and Reception
2 p.m., Bowker Auditorium, (413) 545-2222

Phi Beta Kappa Installation & Reception
1:00 p.m., Campus Center Auditorium, (413) 545-2329

College of Natural Resources and the Environment Celebration
4:30 p.m., Curry Hicks Cage, (413) 545-4204

A Special Mass for Graduates and their Families
4:30 p.m., Newman Center, (413) 549-0300

Air Force/Army ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony
5 p.m., Bowker Auditorium, (413) 545-2437

School of Management Celebration
5 p.m., Mullins Center, (413) 545-5610

College of Engineering Celebration
7:30 p.m., Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, (413) 545-6390

On Commencement Day...

Before Commencement...

History Department Graduation Breakfast
7:30 a.m., Memorial Hall, (413) 545-6757

Resource Economics Breakfast
7:30 a.m., 217 Stockbridge Hall, (413) 545-5732

Classics Breakfast
7:45 a.m., Herter Hall 5th floor, (413) 545-5780

Journalism Pre-Graduation Senior Breakfast
8 a.m., 108 Bartlett Hall, (413) 545-5931

Nutrition Pre-Graduation Senior Breakfast
8 a.m., 101 Campus Center, (413) 545-0740

Philosophy Breakfast
8:00 a.m., 174-176 Campus Center, (413) 545-5801

English Department Brunch
8:15 a.m., Bartlett Hall Lobby, (413) 545-0388

Following Commencement...

Chancellor’s Reception for Graduates & Guests
12:00 noon, Reception Tent at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Chancellor will greet graduates and pose for family photos. Punch and cookies will be served.
(413) 577-1101

Astronomy Luncheon
12:00 noon, Campus Center 163C, (413) 545-2545

BDIC Celebration
12:00 noon, 608 Goodell, (413) 545-2504

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Luncheon
12:00 noon, 1033 Lederle Graduate Research Tower, (413) 545-4023

Computer Science Reception
12:00 noon, Computer Science Building (by invitation), (413) 545-2744

Geosciences Reception
12:00 noon, 254 Morrill IV South, (413) 545-0745

Mathematics and Statistics Celebration
12:00 noon, 1634 Lederle Graduate Research Tower, (413) 545-6026

Natural Resources Conservation Celebration
12:00 noon, 202-203 Holdsworth, (413) 545-6626

Physics Graduation Luncheon
12:00 noon, Campus Center 163C, (413) 545-2545

Plant and Soil Sciences Graduation Reception
12:00 noon, French Hall, (413) 545-2249

STPEC Reception
12:00 noon, E-27A Machmer Hall, (413) 545-0043

Theater Reception
12:00 noon, Curtain Theater Lobby (by invitation), (413) 545-3490

UWW Graduation Celebration
12:00 noon, Montague House, (413) 545-1378

Minuteman Band Senior Toast
12:30 p.m., Top of the Campus, (413) 577-2473

Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Graduation Event
1:00 p.m., Durfee Garden (Rain Location: 105 Hills), (413) 545-6638