WPI's 2008 Commencement Weekend Set for May 16-17
WPI's 2008 Commencement weekend begins at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 16, with the annual Baccalaureate ceremony in Alden Memorial. It will conclude with the university's 140th Commencement exercises, which start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, on the Quadrangle (rain location Harrington Auditorium). Here are the details:
Baccalaureate: Jennifer Shiel Wyse '94, quality manager for GE Aviation's Product Development to Delivery Center for Excellence, will deliver the inspirational message at this ceremony, which will also include musical performances and reflections by members of the Class of 2008. For details, see the Baccalaureate website.
Commencement: Nearly 1,090 graduates and their families and friends will hear an address by Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of GE. Immelt will also receive an honorary doctorate, along with Richard Lyman, president emeritus of Stanford University, Jing Lyman, social entrepreneur and founder of the National Coalition for Women's Enterprise, and Woodie Flowers, Pappalardo Professor Emeritus at MIT and national advisor to the FIRST robotics program. For more information, visit the Commencement website.
Read the Commencement news release for additional details about the ceremony.
The Commencement ceremony will be webcast live on May 17. Visit the Commencement website that morning for details.