Calvin Commencement Will Be May 23

Summary: Calvin College will hold its 2009 Commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. on
Saturday, May 23 in Calvin's new Van Noord Arena. About 930 graduates are
expected to participate in the event. Long-time classics professor, Ken Bratt,
will give the Commencement address.

See full story: http://www.calvin.edu/news/2008-09/commencement/

For the first time since 2006 Calvin College students will graduate in the
same place they earned their degree - on campus.

The May 23 ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in the new Van Noord Arena - an
air-conditioned venue that seats some 4,500 people. About 930 graduates are
expected to participate in the ceremony. (For the past two years, during
construction of the new Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex, Calvin Commencement
ceremonies were held in Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids).

The speaker for 2009 will be Dr. Ken Bratt, a professor of classical languages
and director of the Honors Program at Calvin College. Bratt has taught at
Calvin College for more than 30 years and in 2006 was given the college's
Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching.

In addition, 1965 graduate Sidney J. Jansma Jr. and 1969 graduate Bastian
Vanderzalm will receive the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Calvin
Alumni Association.

In addition to the ceremony in Van Noord Arena a number of events will take
place during Commencement weekend:

● the annual department of nursing pinning ceremony
● the Commencement worship service
● the celebration cookout on the Commons Lawn
● bachelor of arts exhibition and reception
● a reception for international students and their parents

For a complete schedule of events, including locations and times, go to:
http://www.calvin.edu/commencement/

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Matt Kucinski
Media Relations Manager
Calvin College
msk23@calvin.edu
616.526.8935 (office)
616.307.7429 (cell)
Received on Tue May 12 10:26:37 2009