Baccalaureate Service

Friday, May 7, 2010
5:00 pm

Baccalaureate dinner immediately follows the baccalaureate service.

The baccalaureate service* is an Oxford tradition.  Coordinated by the Oxford chaplain, it is an interfaith celebration of song and prayer that represents the many faith traditions of our student body.  All graduating students and their families and guests are invited to join in this meaningful and joyous observance, to be held at Old Church on Friday, May 7, at 5:00 p.m. The service will last approximately one hour. 

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.  Specific information on reservations will be available on this web page in spring 2010.

*History of Baccalaureate
The baccalaureate service originated with an English statute of 1432 that required every degree candidate at the University of Oxford (England) to deliver a sermon in Latin. British practice was continued in colonial America, and baccalaureate services have since become an integral part of commencement exercises, marking the completion of an educational program, just as opening convocation marks the beginning. The first baccalaureate address at Emory College was delivered in Oxford, Georgia, by Bishop William Capers in 1940.

Friday, May 7, 2010

5:00 pm

Baccalaureate dinner immediately follows the baccalaureate service.

The baccalaureate service* is an Oxford tradition.  Coordinated by the Oxford chaplain, it is an interfaith celebration of song and prayer that represents the many faith traditions of our student body.  All graduating students and their families and guests are invited to join in this meaningful and joyous observance, to be held at Old Church on Friday, May 7, at 5:00 p.m. The service will last approximately one hour. 

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.  Specific information on reservations will be available on this web page in spring 2010.

*History of Baccalaureate
The baccalaureate service originated with an English statute of 1432 that required every degree candidate at the University of Oxford (England) to deliver a sermon in Latin. British practice was continued in colonial America, and baccalaureate services have since become an integral part of commencement exercises, marking the completion of an educational program, just as opening convocation marks the beginning. The first baccalaureate address at Emory College was delivered in Oxford, Georgia, by Bishop William Capers in 1940.