Baccalaureate for IU (HOOSHIR is performing)
Date: Friday, May 7, 2010
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Whittenberger Auditorium at the IMU
Description
FORMAL INVITATION:
Dear Graduates, Students, and University Colleagues:
Conclude your IU collegiate experience with a moment of reflection and thanks, as well as celebration. Attend the Baccalaureate ceremony!
In use since at least the eighth century, the word baccalaureate has come to refer not only to a degree that is awarded at Commencement, but also to a spiritual observance that celebrates achievement and aspiration. At IU, records show that a Baccalaureate ceremony has been held before the Commencement ceremony since 1837, and possibly even earlier.
‘Baccalaureate: An Interfaith Celebration’ pays tribute to wisdom and learning within a framework of the world’s great faith traditions, all of which are represented at Indiana University, and many of which have a voice in this ceremony. As we come together to rejoice and give thanks, we are reminded that while we come from many cultures, together we hold in our hands the treasures of the past and the promise of tomorrow.
This interfaith ceremony of praise, meditation, and prayer is open to all members of the university community.
What to Expect:
Open to the public - no tickets are needed
Dress is business casual – no academic attire necessary
An interfaith ceremony celebrating academic achievement & aspiration
Students will read selected passages from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and Unitarian-Universalist faith traditions
Special music by Hooshir, IU’s Jewish A Cappella ensemble
Inspirational remarks by Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English and author Scott Russell Sanders
