Here's the May Day-commmencement weekend schedule
Bluffton University announces May Day and commencement activities May 1 to May 4. Events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise. The events follow:
May 1
May Day Musical: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” 7:30 p.m., Founders Hall. Tickets, $13 for reserved seats and $5 for general-admission bleacher seats, are available online at http://tickets.bluffton.edu or in person from 2-4 p.m. weekdays at the Sommer Center box office.
May 2
May Day Musical: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” 7:30 p.m., Founders Hall. Tickets, $13 for reserved seats and $5 for general-admission bleacher seats, are available online at http://tickets.bluffton.edu or in person from 2-4 p.m. weekdays at the Sommer Center box office.
May 3
May Day: A full schedule of events is available at www.bluffton.edu/blufftonalumni/mayday/schedule.html.
Alumni Choir Sing: 9:15 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall, open to former members of any Bluffton choir.
May Day Ceremony: 11 a.m., Centennial Hall lawn, including the Maypole dance by first-year students, crowning of the May Day king and queen, and recognition of graduating seniors.
Music Honors Recital: 1:30 p.m., Yoder Recital Hall.
Faculty Showcase: 2:30 p.m., Musselman Library, featuring Dr. Martina Cucchiara, assistant professor of history, sharing excerpts from a Jewish German woman’s World War II-era diary; Dr. Paul Neufeld Weaver, associate professor of education and director of cross-cultural programs, discussing a new cross-cultural opportunity for students in Guatemala; and Dr. George Lehman, Howard Raid professor of business and director of graduate programs in business, addressing The Collaborative MBA, a new program in which Bluffton is working with Eastern Mennonite University and Goshen College.
May Day Musical: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” 7:30 p.m., Founders Hall. Tickets, $13 for reserved seats and $5 for general-admission bleacher seats, are available online at http://tickets.bluffton.edu or in person from 2-4 p.m. weekdays at the Sommer Center box office. The box office will also be open from 1-5 p.m. the day of this performance.
May 4
Commencement: 2 p.m., Salzman Stadium.
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