FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 05/08/2008 

GREENVILLE, IL--Greenville College will conduct its 116th Commencement exercises with ceremonies and festivities on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18.

The weekend begins on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. with the commencement luncheon in the Armington Center. Reservations are required. The Adult and Graduate Studies Commencement will then be held in the Crum Recreation Center at 2 p.m. Illinois State Representative Ron Stephens from Greenville, IL will be delivering the Commencement address.             

A traditional choir concert will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday in the James E. Wilson Recital Hall in the Whitlock Music Center. Also at 4:30 p.m., a celebration dinner will begin in the Armington Center. Reservations are required. Events will continue with the traditional Ivy Cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on the front lawn of Hogue Hall. Graduating seniors stand in a circle connected by a continuous strand of ivy. In a silent ceremony college president Dr. V. James Mannoia, Jr. will move around the circle, cutting the ivy between each senior to symbolize a parting of ways.            

Festivities begin on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. with a Commencement breakfast reception at Joy House. Baccalaureate will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the Crum Recreation Center followed by a Commencement luncheon at noon in the Armington Center, Reservations are required.   

Commencement ceremonies for traditional graduates will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the Crum Recreation Center. The Commencement address will be delivered by Dr. Paul R. Corts, the fifth president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). Prior to this position Dr. Corts served as assistant attorney general for Administration for the U.S. Department of Justice. He and his wife, Diane, reside in northern Virginia and have two grown sons and one grown daughter.

Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 17, 2007

11:30 - 1:30 pm Commencement Luncheon - Armington Center (reservations required, no discounts)
1:00 pm Line-up - Non-Traditional Graduates - Front Lawn Hogue Hall (rain location: Ruby E. Dare Library)
2:00 pm Commencement - Non-Traditional Graduates - Crum Recreation Center
4:30 - 5:15 pm GC Choir Concert - Whitlock Music Center - James Wilson Recital Hall
4:30 - 7:00 pm Celebration Dinner - Armington Center (reservations required, no discounts) 5:30 pm Ivy Cutting Ceremony - Hogue Hall (rain location: Crum Recreation Center)

Sunday, May 18, 2007
8:00 - 9:30 am Commencement Breakfast Reception - Joy House, 220 East College Ave.
10:30 am Line up for Baccalaureate - Students- Front Lawn Hogue Hall, Faculty- Marston
11:00 am Baccalaureate - Crum Recreation Center
12:00 - 2:00 pm Commencement Luncheon - Armington Center (reservations required, no discounts)
2:15 pm Line-up for Traditional Graduates - Front Lawn Hogue Hall (rain location: Ruby E. Dare Library), Line-up for faculty - Marston Hall
3:00 pm Traditional Commencement - Crum Recreation Center

CONTACT
Robyn Florian
Director of College Relations and Marketing
(618) 664-6504
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