Monday, June 2

50th Reunion Symposiums. At 1:30, “Undergraduate Life”; at 3:15, “University Governance.” Sanders Theatre.

50th Reunion Dinner, at 6, with remarks by President Drew Faust and dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith. Murr Center.

Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2008 Picnic, 4-7. HKS courtyard.


Tuesday, June 3

50th Reunion Symposiums. At 10, “Allston Initiative and Harvard Architecture”; at 1:30, “Societal Change and Climate Change”; at 3:15, “The Longest Revolution: The Girls We Left Behind and the Women We Became—Lessons for Our Granddaughters.” Science Center B.

Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises, at 11, with physicist and Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg as orator, and poet Carl Phillips. Sanders Theatre.

50th Reunion Lunch, at noon. Science Center tent.

Baccalaureate Service for the Class of 2008 and their families, at 2. Tercentenary Theatre, followed by senior class picture, at 4, Widener steps.

Kennedy School Class Day Awards Ceremony, 1-4. Kennedy Forum.

Divinity School Alumni/ae Day Dinner , 5:30 PM, Harvard Club of Boston, 374 Commonwealth Avenue. Featuring presentation of the 2008 HDS Alumni/ae Association Awards.

Senior Class Family Dinner and Party, at 6. Reservations and tickets required. Next to the Palmer Dixon Courts.

Harvard Extension School Alumni Banquet, cocktail reception at 6; dinner and program at 7. Reservations required. Quincy House.

Wednesday, June 4

Divinity School Alumni/ae Day Celebration, "The Spiritual Nature of Physical Space," beginning at 9 AM, HDS campus, 45 Francis Avenue, Cambridge. With keynote address by Davíd Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America.

50th Reunion Memorial Service, 9:30 in Memorial Church, followed by class picture, at 11:15, Widener steps.

ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, at 11. Speaker to be announced. Tercentenary Theatre.

Senior Class Day Luncheon, at noon. Reservations required. The Old Yard.

Divinity School Luncheon, 12-1:30, with keynote address by Dean William A. Graham. Andover Lawn.

50th Reunion Symposiums. At 1:30, “Journalism and the Public Interest”; at 3:15, “Educating Physicians, Educating Patients.” Sanders Theatre.

Senior Class Day Exercises, at 2, with the Harvard and Ivy Orations and guest speaker Ben S. Bernanke ’75, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System'. Tercentenary Theatre.

Kennedy School Commencement Address, at 2, by Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, M.P.A. ’71. Kennedy Forum.

Law School Class Day, 2:30, with speaker Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Holmes Field.

Business School Class Day Ceremony, 2:30, with speaker Ann S. Moore, M.B.A. ’78, chairman and CEO of Time Inc., followed by a reception at 4. Baker Lawn.

Masters’ Receptions (time varies by House) for members of the senior class and guests. The Undergraduate Houses.

Graduate School of Education Convocation, 3-4:40. Speeches by dean Kathleen McCartney, faculty, and a student followed by award presentations. Radcliffe Yard

Graduate School of Design Class Day Speaker, at 4, reception to follow. Speaker to be announced. Gund Hall.

50th Reunion Cocktails and Dinner, 6:15. Beren Tennis Center.

35th Reunion Welcome Cocktails and Dinner, 6:30. Winthrop House Courtyard.
25th Reunion Welcome Pub Night, at 7. Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub.

Harvard University Band, Harvard Glee Club, and Radcliffe Choral Society Concert, at 8. Free and open to the public. Tercentenary Theatre.

Thursday, June 5 – Commencement Day

Yard Gates open at 6:45.

Law School Breakfast, at 7. Jarvis Field tent.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Breakfast, at 7. Lawn behind Perkins Hall.

Senior Chapel Service, at 8. Memorial Church.

Academic and Alumni Procession, 8:30. The Old Yard.

Medical School Faculty Symposiums, 9-4:30. “Neurodegenerative Disease: New Developments and New Hopes.” Registration required. Tosteson Medical Education Center.

Medical School Class of 1983 Reunion Symposium, 9-noon. “Twenty-five Years—Medicine and Service: Then and Now.” Tosteson Medical Center.

The 357th Commencement Exercises, 9:45. Tercentenary Theatre.

Divinity School Diploma Ceremonies at noon. Memorial Church. Lunch at 1, Andover Lawn.

Business School Luncheon, 11:30, for graduates and their guests. Tickets required. Shad Auditorium and tent.

Senior Luncheon and Diploma Ceremonies, 11:30. The Undergraduate Houses.

The General Alumni Spread, 11:30. Tickets required. The Old Yard.

The Tree Spread, for College classes of 1918-1957, 11:30. Alumni are guests of the College; all others must reserve a ticket. Holden Quadrangle.

Law School Luncheon and Diploma Ceremony, 11:30. Holmes Field.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Ph.D. Diploma Ceremony, 11:45, in Sanders Theatre, followed by champagne reception and luncheon on the lawn behind Perkins Hall.

Kennedy School Diploma Ceremony, at 12:15, followed by luncheon. By ticket only. JFK Park.

Graduate School of Design Diploma Ceremony, at noon. A luncheon follows. Gund Hall.

Graduate School of Education Diploma Ceremony, 12:15-2. Radcliffe Yard.

Business School Diploma Ceremony, 12:30. Baker Lawn.

Extension School Diploma Ceremony at noon. Loeb Drama Center.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Master’s Diploma Ceremony, 1:15, Science Center Lecture Hall C, followed by champagne reception and luncheon on the lawn behind Perkins Hall.

Alumni Parade, 1:45. The Old Yard, in front of Harvard Hall.

The Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association, 2:30, with speeches by President Drew Faust and J.K. Rowling. Tercentenary Theatre.

Business School Reception for graduates and guests, 3-4:30. Shad Auditorium tent.

School of Public Health Diploma Ceremony, 2:30. Academic procession, followed by an address by Harvey V. Fineberg, president of the Institute of Medicine. Kresge Courtyard.

Medical and Dental Schools Class Day Ceremony, at 2, with speaker Jeffrey Flier, dean of the Faculty of Medicine. HMS Quadrangle.

Harvard Gay & Lesbian Caucus Annual Commencement Dinner. Cocktails at 5, followed by dinner and guest speaker Brian Graden, M.B.A. ’89, president of Entertainment, MTV Networks Music Group, and Logo, MTV’s LGBT network. Lowell House. Reservations required for the dinner. For further details, visit http://hglc.org/dinner.html.

Friday, June 6

35th Reunion Symposiums. At 8:30, “Game Theory”; at 10:15, “Health: How to Live to 100.” Location to be announced.

25th Reunion Symposiums, at 9. “Saving the Earth by Our Thirtieth Reunion: What We Must Do To Stop Global Warming”; “News and Entertainment: Drawing the Line”; “Searching for Wellness: Exploring the Frontiers of Physical and Personal Well-Being in the 21st Century.” Science Center.

Radcliffe Commemorative Service, at 9. Karen Klein ’58 leads the service; Ellen Gordon Reeves ’83, Ed.M. ’85, is the speaker. Memorial Church.

Medical School Alumni Day, 9-12. The HMS Alumni Association’s annual meeting is followed by a presentation on “Practical Issues in Medical Ethics.” HMS Quadrangle.

Radcliffe Awards Symposium, 10:15-12:30. “What Are the Challenges, Risks, and Obligations for Women in 2008 and Beyond?” with alumnae panelists. With presentation of Distinguished Service Awards, Alumnae Recognition Awards, the Graduate Society Medal, and the Jane Rainie Opel ’50 Young Alumna Award. Loeb Drama Center.

Radcliffe Institute Annual Luncheon, 12:45, with an address by Donna E. Shalala, president of the University of Miami, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, and winner of the 2008 Radcliffe Institute Medal. Registration required. Radcliffe Yard.

Second Annual Harvardwood Reunion Mixer, 2-5. Alumni, faculty, and staff in arts, media, and entertainment are invited to mingle at Tommy Doyle’s, Cambridge. To R.S.V.P., call 617-864-0655 or visit www.harvardwood.org.

25th Reunion Symposiums and Life Dialogues, at 2. “Protecting Our Future: Changing the Lives of a Generation at Risk.” Science Center.

35th Reunion Memorial Service, 2:30, in Memorial Church, followed by the class picture, at 4, Widener steps.

Dental School Celebration Dinner, 6:30. With speaker Jack Silversin, D.M.D. ’72, D.P.H. ’75, president of Amicus Inc. Harvard Dental School.

Saturday, June 7

Dental School Alumni Weekend Symposium, Luncheon, and Awards Ceremony, 11:30. “Tooth and Bone—Gone Today, Here Again Tomorrow.” Harvard Dental School.

25th Reunion Memorial Service, at 11, in Memorial Church, followed by class picture, at noon, Widener steps.