Senior Week Events 2008

Don’t miss out on the first University-wide Senior Week!
Thursday, May 15 – Wednesday, May 21
Please note: Events with this ticket icon require advanced ticket purchase.

Thursday, May 15

Move into Senior Week Housing
12:00 p.m.

Your Rutgers journey ends where it all began – in the residence halls! Hurry and move into your new digs on your respective campus (for the last time!) so you’ll have time to participate in tonight’s Senior Week fun! Residence halls are for registered resident students only; commuters will still be commuting for the week.

So You Think You Know Rutgers?
3:00 p.m. - Brower Commons

How familiar are you with your soon-to-be alma mater? Test your savvy and know-how of all five campuses in this fun and spirited scavenger hunt competition. You must register in groups of five. Click here to register your team. The winning team wins a $100 Visa gift card (per person!).
FREE!

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Friday, May 16

Trip to Great Adventure
9:00 a.m. - Rutgers Student Center

You can't beat this deal! Spend the day at Great Adventure for only 20 bucks, which includes round-trip transportation. Be in front of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Ave Campus at 9:30 a.m. The park is open from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The buses return to Rutgers by 7:00 p.m. All participants MUST ride the bus to and from Great Adventure.
$20 per person. Only 700 tickets available.

Live Band Karaoke
9:00 p.m. - Bishop Beach, College Ave Campus

Test your vocal skills – sing karaoke to a LIVE BAND!
Rainsite is at the Rutgers Student Center Food Court.
FREE!

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Saturday, May 17

“Six in the City! NYC Trip”
10:00 a.m. - Rutgers Student Center

Spend six hours in New York City shopping, sightseeing, and exploring the city. Then enjoy the 2:00 p.m. matinee production of either "Jump" or "Passing Strange," on Broadway! Buses leave at 10:00 a.m. sharp from in front of the Student Activity Center on the College Avenue Campus and return at 6:00 p.m. Price includes round-trip transportation and show; lunch is on your own.
$20 per persons. Only 100 tickets available for each show!

Bishop Beach Blast!
6:00 p.m. - Bishop Beach, College Ave Campus

Calling all party loving graduates and their guests! Come to the 7th annual Young Alumni Bishop Beach Blast! Join us for an evening of music, games, and memories at this party under the stars at Bishop Beach on the College Avenue Campus. The event features music, hamburgers, and hotdogs off the grill as well as adult beverages for sale. So come out and meet your friends and classmates for one last party on campus before you graduate! This event is Rain or Shine.
Sponsored by the Rutgers Alumni Association.
$10 per person.

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Sunday, May 18

“Those Wild ‘N Crazy Kids!”
1:00 p.m. - Cook Campus

Don't wanna grow up yet? Not ready to face the real world? Re-live your favorite childhood memories playing outside with your classmates doing the things you used to enjoy back in the day like a moonwalk, Cotton Candy, Skip it, Scooters, Beach Volleyball, Basketball, Guitar Hero, Dodgeball and much, much more! So come and remember what it was like when your biggest worry was what to play next! FREE SENIOR WEEK TSHIRT!
$10 per person. Only 1,000 tickets available.

Prom ’08
8:00 p.m. - Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick

Don your ties and high heels for a full-course dinner and a night of dancing with a live DJ! There will be a cash bar for those over 21. Come with your significant other, your friends, your roommate(s), your floor, or by yourself! Anything goes at Prom ‘08. One non-Rutgers guest per RU I.D.
$30 per person; $40 per guest. 750 tickets available.

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Monday, May 19

“Farewell to New Brunswick”
Noon - Midnight

Support our local New Brunswick vendors and restaurants featured below, all of whom have agreed to offer specials and discounts to the graduating seniors of Rutgers for this day only! Be sure to show your RU I.D.

Bowling and Midnight Breakfast
9:00 p.m.

Rutgers has rented the ENTIRE facility of the Carolier Bowling Lanes on Route 1. Join your friends for a night of cosmic bowling, followed by a breakfast buffet (yes, at the bowling alley!) featuring bacon, eggs, hash browns, the works! Ticket price includes round-trip transportation and the breakfast buffet; buses leave from in front of the Rutgers Student Center on the College Avenue Campus at 9:00 p.m. sharp.
$15 per person. Only 500 tickets available.

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Tuesday, May 20

Tuesday is College Traditions Day! Each College celebrates its annual Commencement/Senior Week Traditions on this day:

Cook: "Return to the Rumble"
4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. - Cook/Douglass Recreation Center

TIME TBA - Cook/Douglass Recreation Center
Remember freshman year on Cook? Voorhees and Perry redeem yourselves! Nicholas, can you maintain your bragging rights? Wear your freshman dorm colors for the competition (transfers and commuters wear yellow)! Return to the freshman dorm rumble where our college years began!

Douglass: Mandatory Commencement Rehearsal
9:30 a.m. sharp - Voorhees Chapel

Douglass: Annual Deans’ Senior Brunch and Zero-Year Reunion
11:30 a.m. - Trayes Hall

RSVP Required.
For more information concerning the Senior Brunch and Zero-Year Reunion, Click Here

Livingston: Champagne Brunch
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Tillett Dining Hall

Use your last few meal plan swipes to enjoy this Livingston College tradition.

Rutgers College CHAMPAGNE, FONDUE, & Deans’ Reception
4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. - Faculty Dining Room, Busch Dining Hall

Be a part of Rutgers College’s annual tradition for graduating seniors! Come and enjoy chocolate and cheese fondue as you mingle with your friends, fellow classmates, and Rutgers College deans and Student Life staff. At the event, we will have a drink of champagne to toast to our time here at Rutgers. This event is open to all Rutgers College Seniors.

UPDATE: THIS EVENT IS NOW FREE (if you already purchased a ticket, we will issue a refund check to you at the event)! TO RSVP, e-mail deansreception@gmail.com with your full name, RU ID, and an affirmation that you will be attending.

Spirit of New York “Midnight Madness!” Cruise 10:00 p.m.

Don’t miss one of the most popular trips of Senior Week! Rutgers has an entire boat for its first “Midnight Madness” cruise from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.! Enjoy a delicious buffet, all-night dancing with a live DJ, and a cash bar for those over 21 with I.D. Take in the Manhattan and New Jersey skyline, the Statue of Liberty, and the Hudson. Come with your significant other, your friends, your roommate(s), your floor, or by yourself! Just come prepared to have your one last “hurrah!” before graduation! Semi-formal attire.
$45 per person. Only 500 tickets available.

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Wednesday, May 21

Sizzlin’ Senior Sessions

With graduation approaching, seniors may start to feel the heat about many issues that are going to change in their lives. Money management, Making over your wardrobe, decorating your new humble abode, becoming a wine connoisseur, and learning golf are all activities that you will have the opportunity to participate in! What better way to spend your day before graduation than preparing for your life after graduation?! So come join us for these informative and enjoyable sessions! Click here for a list of Sizzlin' Senior Sessions and to register for a session.

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Thursday, May 22

Douglass College Graduation Ceremony
10:00 a.m.

Rutgers College Graduation Ceremony
1:15 p.m.

Livingston College Graduation Ceremony
1:30 p.m.

Baccalaureate Ceremony: Cook College Graduating Seniors Only
7:00 p.m. - Cook Campus Center Multipurpose Room

The evening before graduation a baccalaureate ceremony is held on campus which concludes with the traditional procession around the campus pond known as Passion Puddle. The tradition of students walking around the puddle as they graduate begins in the student’s freshman year. During their first night on campus, students participate in various activities that end with a walk around the puddle. Students are told on that night that the walk represents the beginning of their next step in life and as they walk back around the puddle several years later they can remember Cook and how they have grown while they were here

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Friday, May 23

Cook College Graduation Ceremony
10:00 a.m.

University College Graduation Ceremony
7:00 p.m.

For more information concerning the University College Graduation Ceremony, Click Here

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