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2008 Senior Week Schedule
| Monday, May 5 | ||
| Event | Location | Time |
| Cookout with President Tony Collins and Karen Collins | President's House | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. |
| Bowling | Market Lanes | 2 - 3:30 p.m. |
| Semi-formal Dinner | Mama Lucia's | 6 - 7:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday, May 6 | ||
| Golf Tournament | Partridge Run Golf & Country Club, Canton | 10 a.m. |
| Dave Bender Performance & Micro-brew Event | Maxfield's | 9 p.m. |
| Wednesday, May 7 | ||
| Boat Cruise | Alexandria Bay (bus leaves Cheel at noon) | 4-6 p.m. |
| Chicken Barbecue | Alexandria Bay | 6:30 - 8 p.m. |
| "Night away From Home" | Skiff's Bar, Alexandria Bay (bus back to Clarkson boards at 11 p.m.) | 8-11 p.m. |
| Thursday, May 8 | ||
| Kayaking & Barbecue | Riverside Boathouse | Noon - 4 p.m, |
| Senior Stroll | Karaoke, Club '99 | 8 - 9 p.m. |
| Maxfield's | 9 - 10 p.m. | |
| Dancing at Backsteeets Night Club | 10 - 11 p.m. | |
| Cantina Restaurant | 11 p.m. - midnight | |
| Friday, May 9 | ||
| Karaoke | Ton's Sports Bar, Potsdam | 9 p.m. - midnight |
| Saturday, May 10 | ||
| Commencement Rehearsal | Cheel Arena | 9:30 a.m. |
| Family BBQ | Cheel BBQ Pit (Rain location: Cheel Commons) | Noon |
| Senior Gift Presentation (Statue Dedication) |
Front of Cheel Campus Center | Noon |
| Alumni Legacy Reception | Gazebo by B.H. Snell Hall | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. |
| President's Reception | President's House (raine or shine) | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. |
| Ecumenical Baccalaureate Service | United Methodist Church, 26 Main St. | 6 p.m. |
| Parents Night | Maxfield's | 9 p.m. |
| 1st Annual Digital Arts & Sciences Senior Exhibition | Adirondack Lodge | 9 - 10:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 11 | ||
| Early Bird Breakfast (cash or credit card) | Ross-Brooks Dining Hall | 7 - 9 a.m. |
| Procession Forms | Between CAMP & ERC | 9 a.m. |
| Procession Enters Arena | Cheel Arena | 10:15 a.m. |
| Commencement | Cheel Arena | 10:30 a.m. |
| Reception for Graduates & Families | Cheel Campus Center Quad (Rain location: Cheel Campus Center 1st floor) | After ceremony |
| Buffet Lunch (cash or credit card) | Ross-Brooks Dining Hall | 1 - 2:30 p.m. |
Live Commencement Broadcast (available Sunday, May 11, only)
Order Commencement flowers from CommencementFlowers.com.
Order Commencement photographs from Genesee Photo.
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