SATURDAY, MAY 14Information Center

10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.Stockdale Student Center Lobby

Baccalaureate Service 2:00 p.m.

Dahl Chapel and AuditoriumSpeaker: The Rev. Dr. Teri McDowell Ott

In honor of the Class of 2016, this year’s Baccalaureate service is a unique celebration with contributions by stu-dents and faculty from the departments of Art, English, Music and Theatre. A highlight will be the Chorale’s premier performance of music commissioned for the class.

Honor Walk3:30 p.m.

Wallace Hall PlazaThe Class of 2016 will honor family members, faculty, staff or friends who have inspired, motivated and supported them during their Monmouth College years.

Senior Gala Dinner5:30 p.m.

Glennie Gymnasium Huff Athletic Center

Music Department ConcertChorale and Wind Ensemble

8:00 p.m.Kasch Performance Hall

Dahl Chapel and Auditorium

SUNDAY, MAY 15Information Center8:00 a.m. to noon

Stockdale Student Center Lobby

Brunch Buffet9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Main Dining Room, Stockdale Student Center

Class of 2016 Group Photo10:30 a.m.

Class must be in position by 10:15 a.m. sharpHuff Athletic Center, south steps

Commencement Exercisesnoon

Wallace Hall PlazaSpeaker: Jon Meacham

700 East Broadway

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COMMENCEMENTWEEKEND

May 14-15, 2016

BACCALAUREATE SPEAKERTHE REV. DR. TERI MCDOWELL OTT MONMOUTH COLLEGE CHAPLAIN

With 18 years of pastoral experience, Rev. Dr. Teri McDowell Ott has served the church in a variety of roles and as Monmouth College’s chaplain since 2011. She has written on preaching and the religiously unaffiliated “nones” for The Christian Century magazine

and contributed to the book There’s a Woman in the Pulpit. At Monmouth, Ott helped found the Lux Center for Church and Religious Leadership, and she has renewed its Presbyterian affiliation. As a result of her efforts, in 2014, Monmouth was invited to co-host a national convening of Presbyterian Church-related colleges with Eboo Patel’s Interfaith Youth Core. Ott earned her Master of Divinity degree from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and her Doctor of Ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary.

PHOTO ORDER FORMAn individual photograph of each graduate will be taken with President Clarence Wyatt during the Commencement ceremony. A class photo will be taken prior to the ceremony.

Photo pre-order prices are effective through May 15, 2016:Individual 5" x 7” print _____ × $15.00 = $ _________ Individual 8” x 10” print _____ × $20.00 = $ _________Individual image by email _____ × $25.00 = $ _________ Class of 2016 8" x 10" print _____ × $20.00 = $ _________ TOTAL ENCLOSED (prices include shipping) = $ _________

Name of Graduate

Name of Person Ordering

Street City State ZIP

Phone Email (required for digital image order)

Please make your photo check payable to Mendez Photographic and mail with your photo order form to the address below.

To order photos after Commencement:Please call Mendez Photographic at 309-342-8934 or order

online at www.mendezphotographic.com beginning May 16. Allow two to three weeks for delivery.

VIDEO ORDER FORMEnjoy the Commencement ceremony on a DVD that includes

multiple camera angles, a close-up of each graduate receiving his or her diploma and post-production graphics.

Commencement video _____ × $40.00 = $ _________ TOTAL ENCLOSED (price includes shipping) = $ _________

Name of Graduate

Name of Person Ordering

Street City State Zip

Phone Email

Please make your video check payable to William Morris and mail with your video order form to the address below.

To order DVDs after Commencement, please call Morris Videography at 309-337-2334.

PHOTO AND VIDEO ORDERS ARE REQUESTED BY MAY 15, 2016

Please mail your completed photo and/or video order form(s) with separate check(s) to:

Commencement Photo/Video College Communications and Marketing

Monmouth College 700 East Broadway

Monmouth IL 61462-1998

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

JON MEACHAM, PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING PRESIDENTIAL HISTORIAN AND JOURNALIST

A frequent commentator on television programs such as Meet the Press and Morning Joe, Jon Meacham also appeared in the 2014 Ken Burns docu-mentary The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. His latest book, Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of

George Herbert Walker Bush, debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list in November 2015. Among his other national bestsellers are American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2009, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, Franklin and Winston and American Gospel.

Currently executive vice president and executive editor at the Random House Publishing Group and a contributing editor for Time, Meacham previously served as managing editor editor-in-chief of Newsweek. Named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” by the World Economic Forum, Meacham is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a fellow of the Society of American Historians. He chairs the National Advisory Board of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University. You are cordially invited

to attend the2016 Senior Gala

GUEST REGISTRATION FORM

PLEASE REGISTER IN ONE OF THREE WAYS:

1. Complete this form and mail it with your check(s). 2. Call the Campus Events office at 309-457-2345. 3. www.monmouthcollege.edu/commencement/reservations

Name of Graduate

Name of Parent/Guardian

Parent Street City State Zip

Parent Phone Parent Email

COMMENCEMENT SEATING

Seating at the Commencement ceremony is on a first-come, first-served basis and does not require an admission ticket.

Guests are also welcome to bring chairs and sit or stand beyond the general seating area. All guests are advised to bring jackets and rain gear, as the ceremony may be held in cool temperatures or under light showers.

Guests with special needs, such as wheelchair access, will be accommodated in a separate section of the audience. A maximum of 2 special-needs seats may be reserved.

Please reserve: 1 special-needs seat 2 special-needs seats

SENIOR GALA DINNERSATURDAY, MAY 14

I / We request to be seated with the family of _______________

___________________________________________________________Graduates: _____ NO CHARGE

Adults (non-graduates): _____ × $30.00 = $ __________

SUBTOTAL = $ _________

BRUNCH BUFFETSUNDAY, MAY 15

Graduates: _____ NO CHARGE

Adults (non-graduates): _____ × $12.00 = $ __________

Age 5 to 12: _____ × $6.00 = $ __________

Age 4 and under: _____ FREE

SUBTOTAL = $ _________ TOTAL ENCLOSED = $ _________

GUEST REGISTRATION FORM MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 29, 2016

Please make check payable to Monmouth College and mail with completed guest registration form to:

Commencement Reservations Monmouth College 700 East Broadway

Monmouth IL 61462-1998