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Fireworks on Parrish Beach the night before Commencement.
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Every year, Scott Arboretum staff offer seniors a rose from the Dean Bond Rose Garden.
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President Valerie Smith
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Chair of the Board of Managers Tom Spock '78
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Member of the Board of Managers Salem Shuchman '84
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Senior class speaker Rose Wunrow '16
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Honorary degree recipient Leo Braudy '63
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Honorary degree recipient Terry Chapin '66
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Honorary degree recipient Carol Padden
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Last Collection and Baccalaureate
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Last Collection features a talk by a faculty member and a student chosen by the senior class and a final candle lighting ceremony.
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Uriel Medina Espino '16 at Last Collection
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Dean Liz Braun at Last Collection
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Emma Kates-Shaw '16 at Last Collection
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Joe Boninger '16 addresses the Class of 2016 at Last Collection.
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Emma King '16 at Last Collection
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Emma Kates-Shaw '16, Christen Boas-Hayes '16, Emma King '16 and Uriel Medina Espino '16 at Last Collection
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Dorwin P. Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action Barry Schwartz addresses the Class of 2016 at Last Collection.
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President Valerie Smith
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The procession into the amphitheater for Baccalaureate.
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Baccalaureate is intended to touch upon the moral and spiritual roots of the educational process and encourage commitment to a more just world. The ceremony includes a speaker, several moments of silence in observance of the College's Quaker tradition, and an inspirational reading.
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Bennett Lorber '64 at Baccalaureate
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Associate Professor of Political Science Keith Reeves '88 at Baccalaureate
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Associate Professor of Political Science Cindy Halpern addresses the Class of 2016 at Baccalaureate.