May Day ceremony, graduation at Bluffton University moved inside
Due to an unfavorable weather forecast, Bluffton University has moved this weekend’s May Day and commencement ceremonies indoors, at the Sommer Center.
The May Day ceremony, part of a traditional campuswide celebration, will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Sommer Center.
The 114th annual commencement exercises will be held in the Sommer Center at 2 p.m. Sunday. About 260 students will be graduating, including roughly 215 undergraduate students. The speaker will be Lima Mayor David J. Berger.
A complete list of May Day weekend events is available at www.bluffton.edu/blufftonalumni/mayday/schedule.html
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