The Commencement ceremony will be held in the John D. Rockefeller IV Physical Education Building at 10 a.m. and will feature Kay Goodwin, West Virginia Secretary for the Arts and Education. Her commencement address is entitled “Every, Every Minute.” At the Commencement ceremony, Goodwin also will receive an honorary degree along with long-time donors and athletic enthusiasts Marvin ’51 and Elaine Culpepper ‘54, both Wesleyan graduates.

The baccalaureate service will be held in Wesley Chapel with guest speaker Dr. Margaret Mason Mallory, District Superintendent of the Toledo District in the West Ohio Conference, at 8 p.m.. Mason is regarded as a dynamic speaker who has served cross-racial and African American congregations.

The weekend will begin Friday at 7:30 p.m. with an Evening of Music presented by Wesleyan’s Jazz Ensemble in Wesley Chapel. On Saturday, activities include the Emeritus Club luncheon with the induction of the 1956 class members in the French A. See Dining Center at 11:30 a.m. The senior nursing convocation begins at 1 p.m. in Wesley Chapel followed by a reception at 2:30 p.m. in Kresge Hall, along with the senior art exhibit and reception at 1 p.m. in Sleeth Gallery in McCuskey Hall.

The doors open for the annual Commencement banquet in the French A. See Dining Center at 5:30 p.m. for the 2006 graduates and their guests. In Nellie Wilson Lounge, the Class of 1956 will celebrate its 50th reunion class dinner at 5:30 p.m.