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May 5, 2011

Campus Announcements

Midnight Breakfast
Midnight Breakfast
Stephens
faculty and staff served pancakes and eggs to students at Monday night's Midnight Breakfast.

Good luck with the last day of finals!

May 2011 Commencement
Stephens will confer 171 bachelor’s, four post-bachelor’s and 57 master’s degrees during two Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 7. A total of 199 graduates are expected to participate.

  • Graduate, Online & Non-Credit Programs ceremony
    10 a.m., John and Mary Silverthorne Arena


    Silver-RodisKeynote Speaker:
    Gillian Silver-Rodis '82, Ph.D. (pictured), the managing partner of Strategic Resource Consulting Group, LLC and a member of the Stephens graduate faculty. She has taught nearly two decades in the higher education arena on the undergraduate, graduate and doctorate level.

    Class Speakers: Dawn Sherrill '09 of Columbia, Mo., will be the graduate class speaker. She will earn an M.Ed. in Counseling. Mary R. Minkin of Woodland Hills, Calif., will be the undergraduate class speaker. She will receive a B.A. in Liberal Studies.

    Seating is available first-come, first-served.
  • Traditional Undergraduate ceremony
    1 p.m., John and Mary Silverthorne Arena


    CollinsKeynote Speaker:
    Gail Collins (pictured), author and The New York Times writer. She is the first woman ever appointed editor of The Times’ editorial page.

    Class Speaker: Sascha Streckel of Kempner, Texas, who will graduate summa cum laude with a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts.

    Admission by ticket only. A live online video stream will be available at www.stephens.edu/news/commencement.

Click for more Commencement info.

Congratulations to all our graduates!


Reminder: Library Hours

Summer Break hours at the library begin today, Thursday, May 5. They are as follows: Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: Closed.

 —The Library


On Stage This Summer

  • Free performances by the on-campus Stephens Summer Theatre Institute starting on Friday, May 20 with “An Evening of Children's Theatre” at 7:30 p.m. in the Warehouse Theatre. Click for the full schedule.

  • Free Stephens Summer Dance concert on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Macklanburg Playhouse.
  • 54th season of Okoboji Summer Theatre in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Click for performance schedule.


Summer Programs Summer  Film Academy Summer Riding

Faculty/Staff Corner
Attention: All Staff
Staff BBQ


Final Issue
Please note, this is the final issue of Inside Stephens for the 2010-2011 academic year. Have a safe and enjoyable summer!

Upcoming Events
Final Exams 
Through May 5

Nicole Hietter's Senior Recital
3 p.m., May 5; Senior Hall Parlors

Thoroughly Modern Millie
 
7:30 p.m., May 5-6;
Macklanburg Playhouse
Zany, high-spirited and a musical romp are all descriptions of the amazing closing musical produced by the Stephens College School of Performing Arts. It takes place in New York City in 1922 and tells the story of young Millie Dillmount. The city is full of intrigue and jazz, and the audience is treated to an evening of rousing songs and bright dance numbers. People of all ages should pack up their troubles and come to the Macklanburg for a spring celebration as a thoroughly modern Millie charms us all.
Fee: $3, Stephens student, $7 Stephens employee; $14 general, $7 student/senior
Contact: Box Office, x4199

Senior Capstone and Graphic Arts Portfolio Show
 
Through May 5
10 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday and by appointment; Closing reception: 4-5 p.m., May 7
Davis Art Gallery, corner of Walnut and Ripley streets
A capstone exhibition featuring the works of graduating seniors in the School of Design and Fashion.
Free and open to the public.

Emily Petrie's Senior Recital
5 p.m., May 6; Café Berlin Theatre

Commencement
May 7
Graduate, Online & Non-Credit Programs Ceremony
 
10 a.m., John and Mary Silverthorne Arena
Stephens undergraduate and graduate students will receive their degrees.
Free and open to the public. Seating is available first-come, first-served.

Traditional Undergraduate Ceremony 
1 p.m., John and Mary Silverthorne Arena
Stephens undergraduate students will receive their degrees.
Admission by ticket only.

Ladder of Success 
Through May 8
noon-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday
Historic Costume Gallery, mezzanine floor of LRW

“Ladder of Success” shows how the rise of women in the workplace and the fashion that accompanied their success worked in tandem toward attaining a powerful presence there.
Free and open to the public.

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