Alumni Parade and Young Alumni Gathering at Sea Dog Brewing
Commencement Events for Alumni
Saturday, May 24 Main Quad, Bowdoin College
8:30 a.m.
Hat and Commemorative Pin Distribution
Visual Arts Center
Gather near the outside terrace of the Visual Arts Center for coffee and muffins before the Alumni Parade! The Office of Alumni Relations will supply traditional alumni Commencement hats and pins to marching alumni on a first-come, first-serve basis. Supplies are limited. Please bring hats and pins from past years if you have them.
9:05 a.m.
Parade Lineup and Commencement Processional
Visual Arts Center
Alumni will line up for the Commencement Processional, led by Alumni Marshals Leo Dunn '75 and Saddie Smith '75. Seating in front of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art will be reserved for marching alumni wishing to stay for the ceremony. Otherwise, alumni will be able to march through the seating area to sit or stand on the grass. The alumni parade will be canceled in case of extreme weather.
10:00 a.m.
The 220th Commencement Exercises
Terrace, Walker Art Building
Young Alumni Gathering
Sea Dog Brewing Company, Topsham
Come join us at Sea Dog Brewing Company after Commencement! Appetizers will be provided, and drink specials will be offered.
For additional information, including extreme weather plan procedures and policies, please visit the Commencement Homepage.