2010 Reunion & Commencement Weekend

FRIDAY, MAY 21

2:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Registration
Bertelsmann Campus Center

3:00 p.m.
Alumni-Student Men's Rugby Game
Sponsored by the Department of Athletics and Recreation and
Bard St. Stephen's Alumni/ae Association
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, north field (weather permitting)

5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
President's Awards Ceremony and Dinner
Join in the opening celebration of the College's 150th anniversary, as we honor the exceptional achievements
of Bard alumni/ae and friends and salute reunion classes.
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

5:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
Fisher Center Lobby

6:30 p.m.
Award Presentation
Sosnoff Theater

Recipients of 2010 Awards
Bard Medal
Emily H. Fisher

John and Samuel Bard Award in Medicine and Science
A. James Hudspeth

Charles Flint Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters
Billy Steinberg '72

John Dewey Award for Distinguished Public Service
Raymond Peterson

Mary McCarthy Award
TBA

Bardian Award
Aileen Passloff

7:30 p.m.
Dinner
Theater Two, Thorne and Resnick Studios
($38 per person, advance registration required)

9:00 p.m.
Jazzfest
Jazz in memory of Larry McLeod '76 and Frank Carter '79
Blum Hall, Edith C. Blum Institute

9:30 p.m.
Concert
Bard student soloists and composers in concert with
the American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein, conductor
Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

SATURDAY, MAY 22

7:30 a.m.
Walking Tour of Bard Lands with Professor William Maple
A boxed continental breakfast will be available.
Meet on the back lawn of Blithewood.
($5 per person)

8:30 a.m.
President's Breakfast
Breakfast for seniors, their families, faculty, and trustees
President's Garden
(complimentary)

Registration
9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Bertelsmann Campus Center
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Blithewood main lawn

10:00 a.m.
Senior Project Panel
Members of the Class of 2010 present their Senior Projects.
Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation,
Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium

11:00 a.m.
Tours

11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Brunch
For alumni/ae, seniors, families, and guests
Main Dining Room, Kline Commons
($14 per person; $8 per child, age 6 and under)

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Graduate Program Luncheon
For Class of 2010 graduates of The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture; Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts; Conductors Institute; International Center of Photography--Bard Program in Advanced Photographic Studies; Bard Center for Environamental Policy; Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture; Master of Arts in Teaching Program; and Vocal Arts Program of The Bard College Conservatory of Music; and guests.
Blithewood main lawn
(Invitation to follow; reservations required.)

Commencement
Academic Procession
The Class of 2010, trustees, faculty, and alumni/ae are invited to march in the Academic Procession.
Academic attire is required and can be ordered through the College in advance.

1:30 p.m.
Robing for the Academic Procession
F. W. Olin Humanities Building

2:00 p.m.
Formation of the Academic Procession
Chapel Walk

2:30 p.m.
Commencement Exercises
Celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2010
and the awarding of honorary degrees.
Commencement Tent, Seth Goldfine Memorial Field

Honorary Degrees
Alan S. Blinder
Doctor of Humane Letters

Norman C. Francis
Doctor of Humane Letters

Lisa Randall
Doctor of Science

Brandon H. Grove, Jr. '50
Doctor of Humane Letters
Alumni/ae Honorary Degree

Conferring of Graduate Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts
in the History of the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture

Master of Fine Arts
Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts
Conductors Institute
International Center of Photography--Bard
Program in Advanced Photographic Studies

Master of Science in Environmental Policy

Master of Arts in Curatorial Studies

Master of Arts in Teaching

Master of Music in Vocal Performance

Conferring of Bachelor of Arts Degrees

Reception
Kline Commons Terrace

Commencement-Reunion
Barbecue, Dance, and Fireworks
Blithewood main lawn
5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Cocktails (cash bar)

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Dinner
($19 per adult and $10 per child under 12, in advance. Reservations required.)

7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Dance to live music

Approximately 9:00 p.m.
Fireworks

9:00 p.m.
Jazzfest
Jazz in memory of Larry McLeod '76 and Frank Carter '79
Blum Hall, Edith C. Blum Institute

Special Alumni/ae Events
Reunion classes and friends will gather at special receptions and dinners around campus.
(Reservations required.)

SUNDAY, MAY 23

9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Alumni/ae Memorial Service
In honor of alumni/ae, faculty, and special friends of the College who died during the past year
Officiants: Bard College Chaplaincy
Chapel of the Holy Innocents

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Champagne Buffet Brunch
Join President Leon Botstein, Dean of the College Michele D. Dominy,
and Board of Governors President Walter Swett '96
for a discussion on the state of the College
Main Dining Room, Kline Commons
($16 per person in advance. Reservations required.)

WEEKEND HOURS

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