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May 9, 2008

COMMENCEMENT

The Commencement Weekend schedule begins at 4 p.m. on Friday, May 9. Highlights of the weekend include the Baccalaureate Service on May 10 at 9:30 a.m. in William and Mary Hall; the President's Reception for Graduating Students and Families on May 10, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Wren Yard; the Senior Class Candlelight Ceremony on May 10 at 9:30 p.m. in the Wren Yard; and the "Walk Across Campus" with seniors gathering at 10:45 a.m. at the Wren Building.
A complete schedule for the weekend can be found at http://www.wm.edu/commencement/.

Tribe Baseball

7:00pm

The Tribe plays Northeastern.

May 10, 2008

Children's Art Classes

10:00am

"Art Makes You Smart!" a class for children ages 3–5 with an adult companion.
$12 per child for members, $18 for non-members.
For information, call 221-2703.

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Steelers head coach Tomlin ('95) to deliver commencement speech

Mike Tomlin. Courtesy photo.


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(Williamsburg, VA) – Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin, a member of the Class of 1995, is scheduled to deliver the 2008 commencement address at the College of William and Mary on May 11, 2008. In addition, Rabbi David Ellenson, president of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and member of the Class of 1969, will receive an honorary degree at the ceremony.

William and Mary Chancellor and retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will also be in attendance and deliver welcoming remarks.

Tomlin, who just finished his first year as coach of one of the National Football League’s most storied franchises, and Ellenson, a distinguished rabbi, scholar and leader of the Jewish Reform Movement, will both receive honorary doctorates of humane letters during the commencement ceremony at William and Mary Hall.

“As a young alumnus whose accomplishments belie his age, Mike Tomlin offers an inspiring example for our new graduates, and we look forward to hearing from him,” said W. Taylor Reveley III, interim president of William and Mary. “We’re thrilled to welcome Coach Tomlin back to his alma mater. We are also delighted to honor Rabbi David Ellenson for his distinguished career as a scholar, educator, and mentor. With these two extraordinary alumni returning to William and Mary, 2008’s Commencement promises to be a very special day for our graduates and their families.”

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