On Campus - Calendar of Events
May
5, 2000 - Vol.52, No. 46
Calendar of Events
FRIDAY, MAY 5
- Day free for study.
- Staff Suggestion and Evaluation Committee May Recognition Breakfast, Parents Hall, Olmsted Center, 8 a.m.
- "Was There Really a Big Bang?" presentation by Tony Marston, Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 6
- Poets Robert Bly, Donald Hall, Carolyn Kizer and C.K. Williams will read from their works at the Des Moines National Poetry Festival, Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, 8 p.m.
- Drake Jazz Combos perform at the Mainstay, 10:30 p.m.
MONDAY, MAY 8
- Finals begin.
FRIDAY, MAY 12
- Semester ends.
- Alumni Awards Dinner, Parents Hall, Olmsted Center, 6 p.m.
- "Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Biggest Explosions Since the Big Bang" presentation by Tony Marston, Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 13
- Honors Program Awards Ceremony, Hall of Performing Arts, Harmon Fine Arts Center, 3:30 p.m.
- President's Reception for graduates and their families and friends, north side of Wifvat Plaza, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
- Law School commencement ceremony, Drake Knapp Center,
- 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 14
- Undergraduate commencement ceremony, Drake Knapp Center,
- 10 a.m.
- Commencement picnic, north side of Wifvat Plaza, noon to 2 p.m.
- Graduate commencement ceremony, Drake Knapp Center, 2 p.m.
MONDAY, MAY 15
- Interim and first MBA terms begin.
FRIDAY, MAY 19
- "Supernova" presentation by Tony Marston, Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park, 8 p.m.