Senior Breakfast Launches Commencement Season
Check back on BU Today later for news of this year’s speaker
President Robert A. Brown will announce this year’s Commencement speaker, honorary degree recipients, Baccalaureate and student speakers, and winners of the Metcalf Cup and Prize and the Metcalf Awards for Excellence in Teaching at the 2017 Senior Class Breakfast today. Photo by Jackie Ricciardi
This morning marks the official kickoff of the 2017 Commencement ceremonies with the Senior Class Breakfast.
Approximately 2,500 well-dressed seniors will gather in the George Sherman Union Metcalf Ballroom at 10 a.m. to eat, celebrate, and find out the answer to the question of the hour—who is the speaker for BU’s 144th Commencement on Sunday, May 21, at Nickerson Field?
The early birds waiting in line for seats will be offered donuts and coffee in the GSU Link. Snapchat users can access an exclusive Senior Class Breakfast filter inside the GSU from 8 a.m. to noon and follow the morning’s festivities on the University’s snapchat account (bostonu).
Seniors will be served an egg, chive, cheddar, and sun-dried tomato tart, scones and muffins, a fruit bowl, country potatoes, and Applewood-smoked bacon. Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and kosher options will also be available.
Rev. Robert Allan Hill, dean of Marsh Chapel, will offer an invocation before the meal, emcee Kenneth Elmore (SED’87), associate provost and dean of students, will welcome speakers to the stage to give an overview of the Senior Week lineup, and Class Gift Campaign cochairs Louis Vitti (Questrom’17) and Victoria Olakojo (Questrom’17) will give an update on the Class Gift Campaign.
Andrew Parlato (CAS’14, COM’14, COM’17), Development & Alumni Relations assistant director of student giving, says that more than 2,500 students have already donated to the 2017 Class Gift. Class members can direct their donation to a specific program, club, or project on campus that has special significance for them.
Seniors who donate are eligible for various special benefits. A contribution of at least $20.17 allows the donor to honor a specific professor, mentor, or classmate, and the honorees will receive a note and a gift in June. Those giving at the leadership level ($50 or more or an annual giving pledge to BU) will be invited to a Student Leadership Donor reception at President Robert A. Brown’s home in the coming weeks.
Finally, in keeping with tradition, Brown will take to the stage to announce this year’s Commencement speaker, honorary degree recipients, Baccalaureate and student speakers, and winners of the University’s highest teaching honors, the Metcalf Cup and Prize and the Metcalf Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
Senior Breakfast is at 10 a.m. today, May 4, in the George Sherman Union Metcalf Ballroom, with overflow seating available throughout the facility.
Check back on BU Today this afternoon for an updated article on Senior Breakfast, with the names of the Commencement speaker, honorary degree recipients, Baccalaureate and student speakers, and Metcalf Cup and Prize and Metcalf Award winners.
Seniors can donate to the Class Gift here.
Find more information about Commencement on the Commencement website.
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