Baccalaureate Instructions | Commencement Instructions

Baccalaureate Instructions

Baccalaureate Service - May 8
The interfaith Baccalaureate Service is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8 at Old Church on Wesley Street. All staff are invited to attend this special service of song and prayers that represents the many faiths of our student body. Dr. Michael McQuaide, Faculty Marshal, will verify the staff members who should participate in the ceremony. Those staff should assemble in academic regalia outside the church no later than 4:30 p.m.

Old Church is a three minute walk down Wesley Street on the left. Go two blocks past Haygood Hall. By car, go north on Emory Street (Highway 81), turn left on Fletcher Street. Follow Fletcher Street until it intersects with Wesley Street. Old Church will be directly in front of you; police officers will direct you to parking.

Dean's Baccalaureate Dinner
Immediately following the Baccalaureate Service all graduating students and their families are invited to dinner on the College Green with members of the Oxford faculty and staff. This is a special Oxford tradition, and faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.  

Commencement Instructions

Commencement Ceremony - May 9
Commencement is scheduled for Saturday, May 9 at 10:00 a.m. on the College Green. All faculty and staff who are walking in the procession should assemble in academic regalia in the library no later than 9:15a.m. Staff members who are not walking in the commencement procession but who wish to attend the commencement ceremony are welcome.

R.S.V.P. Reminder

Dr. Michael McQuaide, Professor of Sociology, is the Faculty Marshal. Dr. McQuaide will send out an R.S.V.P. form for Baccalaureate and Commencement participation to all eligible faculty and staff to confirm participation in both ceremonies. Please return the form to Dr. McQuaide by Friday, May 1, 2009.