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Graduates at Commencement

Saturday, May 12th, 10:00 a.m., Sunderland Lawn
Celebrating December 2011 and May 2012 graduates

Schedule

Thursday, May 10

Friday, May 11

Saturday, May 12



Commencement Speaker: Janis Ian

Janis Ian

Grammy Award winner Janis Ian will deliver the main address at the 2012 Warren Wilson College Commencement.

Best known as a songwriter-singer, Janis also is a magazine columnist and science fiction author. Her autobiography, “Society’s Child,” received much acclaim upon publication in 2008. She has received several Grammy nominations and in 1975 won “Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female” for her huge hit record “At Seventeen.” On Oct. 11, 1975, Ian and Billy Preston were the first musical guests on the debut of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”

Ian and Warren Wilson College have forged strong ties in recent years. In 2010 the Pearl Foundation, founded by Ian and named in honor of her late mother, established The Pearl Foundation Scholarship at Warren Wilson. Janis Ian and her partner, Patricia Snyder, oversee the foundation. This past summer, Ian was one of several Grammy Award winners who taught and performed at The Swannanoa Gathering during its 20th anniversary season.



Important Information

Admission to Commencement Ceremony

Invitations/Tickets are not required for admission to the Saturday ceremony. There is no limit on the number of guests that a graduate may invite.

Anouncement/Invitation Cards

Available at the Student Activities Office in Gladfelter Student Center on campus: $3 for 5.

Parking

Please follow signs and park in designated areas: behind Kittredge Theater, near Jensen Academic building, DeVries Gym, and at the Chapel. Remember, all streets are fire lanes at Warren Wilson.

Inclement Weather

Ceremony held rain or shine. In case of severe inclement weather, alternate plans will be announced.

Handicap Parking/Seating and Other Arrangements

If you require accommodations, please contact Terry Payne in Public Safety (828) 771-3029 or tpayne@warren-wilson.edu

General Information

Contact Student Activities at (828) 771-3748 or dan.seeger@warren-wilson.edu



While You're in Asheville...

As part of the Warren Wilson community, you are eligible for discounts to two of the most popular Spring activities in Asheville!

Biltmore

Enjoy your May weekend with irises, peonies, and acres of azaleas at the Festival of Flowers at Biltmore. Explore George Vanderbilt’s extraordinary home, beautiful gardens, and Antler Hill Village & Winery, nestled on an 8,000-acre estate.

Biltmore is offering discounted tickets to members of the Warren Wilson Community who purchase their tickets using this link and enter the promo code "warrenwilson."

LEAF - Lake Eden Arts Festival

The Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) is offering a 15% discount to May 2012 graduates and their families for attendance Sunday, May 13.

Celebrate graduation with your family at LEAF on Sunday May 13th. LEAF is just 5 minutes from WWC. This 34th festival, LEAF is "Celebrating the Blues". On Sunday, there'll be lots of arts and performances including Red Clay Ramblers, Golden Acrobats from China, David Bromberg, and the finale' is Taj Mahal. Find out more at theLEAF.org.

To redeem this offer for attendance on Sunday May 13, call 828-686-8742 and give the code WWC15 and your graduate's name.