NOTE: This web page is archived for the Class of 2005. 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 22, 2005 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, April 10

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

Sunday, May 1

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

Tuesday, May 3

School of Nursing Scholarship & Awards Reception
7-9 p.m., Memorial Hall, (413) 545-5056

Wednesday, May 4

Legal Studies Luncheon
12 noon, Campus Center 1109, (413) 545-9698

Friday, May 6

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

Saturday, May 7

Commonwealth College Celebration of Excellence
2 p.m., Mullins Center, (413) 545-2483

Monday, May 9

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, (413) 545-4824

Tuesday, May 10

Varsity M Club Awards Banquet
5:30 p.m., Campus Center Auditorium, (413) 545-4290

Wednesday, May 11

Sociology Annual Honors Banquet
6 p.m., Top of the Campus, (413) 545-4056

Friday, May 13

Biology Luncheon
12 noon, Durfee Gardens, (413) 545-2287

Plant and Soil Sciences Luncheon
12 noon, Durfee Gardens, (413) 545-2249

Linguistics Lunch
12:30 p.m., 1634 Lederle Tower, (413) 545-0885

Thursday, May 19

University Without Walls Senior Night
6 p.m., Montague House, (413) 545-1378

Friday, May 20

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

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

Saturday, May 21

School of Public Health and Health Sciences Breakfast
8:00 a.m., Campus Center, (413)-545-2529

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
1:30 p.m., Campus Center Auditorium, (413) 545-2329

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

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

Air Force/Army ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony
5 p.m., Bowker Auditorium/Stockbridge Hall, (413) 545-5369

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

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

On Commencement Day...

Before Commencement...

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

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

English Breakfast
8 a.m., Bartlett Hall lobby, (413) 545-0388

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

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

Philosophy Breakfast
8:00 a.m., 174-176 Campus Center, (413) 545-2230

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

Art Reception and Award Ceremony
12:00 noon, Herter Hall, (413) 545-6910

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

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

Biology Reception
12:00 noon, Chancellor's Tent at Stadium, (413) 545-2287

Computer Science Reception
12:00 noon, Computer Science Building, (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

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

Social Thought & Political Economy (STPEC) Reception
12:00 noon, E-27A Machmer Hall, (413) 545-0043

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

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

Carillon Concert
12:30 p.m., Old Chapel, (413) 545-6497

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 Gardens (Rain Location: 105 Hills), (413) 545-6632