2010 Commencement
Wake Forest's 2010 Commencement will be on Monday, May 17. More information will be posted on this site as soon as it is available.
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Last updated: May 25, 2009
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Reliving Commencement 2009
Vice President Joe Biden greets students during the processional on Hearn Plaza.
Read and listen to Biden's remarks »
 Commencement Photo Galleries:
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Commencement morning photo gallery »
Baccalaureate Service photo gallery »
‘History is yours to bend’ |
 | Vice President Joe Biden told the Class of 2009 that their generation enjoys greater opportunities to shape the future than any in modern history. "This really is your moment," Biden said. "History is yours to bend." |
A day of new beginnings
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 | Muggsy Bogues becomes a Wake Forest parent, and two students return after long absences to earn their degrees. |
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Past Commencement speakers
 | A future president (Gerald Ford), a former First Lady (Barbara Bush), Sen. John McCain and Secretary of State Colin Powell have spoken at past Wake Forest commencements. |
Commencement trivia: The year the tent fell down, the year it rained, and the year of the two-hour Commencement address.
Wake Forest and presidential history
 | From Harry Truman's speech at the groundbreaking for the new campus in 1951, to Presidential Debates in 1988 and 2000, to Vice President Biden's speech at Commencement this year, Wake Forest has often welcomed presidents and vice presidents to campus. |
Meet the Class of 2009
Read the senior profiles: From two debate champions to two students recognized by USA Today; from a Carnegie Foundation Fellow to the winner of a theatre competition, the Class of '09 is an exceptional class.
Senior makes a difference in community
 | As a volunteer with Mothers for Justice, senior Mary Little supports women in the community who are struggling to negotiate an often-complicated justice system. |
What's on your bucket list? Window on Wake Forest asked four seniors what was on their "Bucket List," the things they wanted to do before they graduated.
Senior named Carnegie Junior Fellow
 | Benn Stancil has received a one-year fellowship with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, one of only 10 students nationwide who were selected. |
Seniors win Fulbright Scholarships: Seniors Allison Tyler Humphreys, Grace Johnson, Michael Lewis and David Wescott, and Cameron Frothingham ('08) and Jennifer Lynne Wilson ('08) have been awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships and will teach English abroad.
Senior wins theatre competition
 | Senior Lauren Gaston has won the top prize for costume design in a competition sponsored by the Southeastern Theatre Conference. |
Seniors honored by USA Today: Senior Patrick Nelli was one of 20 students named to the first team of USA Today's All-USA College Academic Team. Senior Yan Zhao was named to the third team.
Senior wins capitalism essay contest
 | Matthew Higgins, a mathematical economics major from Yardley, Pa., has won the first annual essay contest sponsored by Wake Forest's BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism. |
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