ABOUT THE SERVICE The Baccalaureate Service, conducted under the auspices of the William Jewett Tucker Foundation, is part of the College’s annual Commencement activities. It occurs in Rollins Chapel and is open to graduates, their families, their guests, and other members of the College community. The purpose of the Baccalaureate Service is to provide a worshipful experience at a significant time in the lives of graduates and their families. Recognizing both the Protestant Christian tradition of the College’s founding and the multi-faith richness of its contemporary life, the service is organized to be joyful, spiritually grounded, inclusive, and meaningful. Music, prayers, readings, and other contributions to the service represent the breadth of contemporary religious and spiritual life at Dartmouth College. Campus ministers who work with all student religious groups are invited to the occasion and are seated as a body. T HE B ACCALAUREATE S ERVICE D ARTMOUTH COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT P ARTICIPANTS Christopher Lundell College Organist Sage Dalton ’12 Kite Bearer The Rev. Dr. Richard R. Crocker College Chaplain and Virginia Rice Kelsey ’61s Dean of the Tucker Foundation The Rev. Subdeacon Paul Feeney Eastern Orthodox Chaplain Emeritus Dartmouth Orthodox Christian Fellowship Kayla N. Gebeck ’12 Native Americans at Dartmouth Michael Marinoff Father of Amanda Marinoff ’12 Aparna Krishnan ’12 Shanti Farzeen Mahmud ’12 Al Nur Rachel D. Groh ’12 Hillel Carol L. Folt ’78a, P’09 Provost and the Dartmouth Professor of Biological Sciences The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones President, Union Theological Seminary Kurt Nelson Assistant Chaplain THE D ARTMOUTH COLLEGE GOSPEL CHOIR Walt L. Cunningham, Jr. Director Students: Shani C. Brown ’14, Michelle T. Dominigue ’12, Christine M. Gangne ’13, Caroline M. Godfrey ’12, Jelisa J. Grant ’13, Nathaniel G. Graves ’13, Kiara N. Heath ’15, Benjamin D. Kahn ’11, Alexandra M. Kellison ’13, Kenneth H. Lai ’12, Joseph M. Naeem ’11, Grant R. Neubauer ’13, Karysa K. Norris ’12, Ashlee M. Roberson ’13, Renee N. Scott ’13, Anna H. Storgaard ’13, Mary E. Tate ’12, Chinedu C. Udeh ’12, Chelsea L. Vario GR Community Members: Marjie Bish, Chloe Brisson, Kendra Brown, Karen Kluge ’78, Derrika Mobley, Zamir Paley, Kaitlyn Sheehan ’09
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ABOUT THE SERVICE
The Baccalaureate Service, conducted
under the auspices of the William
Jewett Tucker Foundation, is part of
the College’s annual Commencement
activities. It occurs in Rollins Chapel
and is open to graduates, their families,
their guests, and other members of the
College community.
The purpose of the Baccalaureate
Service is to provide a worshipful
experience at a significant time in the
lives of graduates and their families.
Recognizing both the Protestant
Christian tradition of the College’s
founding and the multi-faith richness
of its contemporary life, the service is
organized to be joyful, spiritually
grounded, inclusive, and meaningful.
Music, prayers, readings, and other
contributions to the service represent
the breadth of contemporary religious
and spiritual life at Dartmouth
College. Campus ministers who work
with all student religious groups are
invited to the occasion and are seated
as a body.
THE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT
PARTICIPANTS
Christopher Lundell
College Organist
Sage Dalton ’12
Kite Bearer
The Rev. Dr. Richard R. Crocker
College Chaplain and Virginia Rice
Kelsey ’61s Dean of the Tucker Foundation
The Rev. Subdeacon Paul Feeney
Eastern Orthodox Chaplain Emeritus
Dartmouth Orthodox Christian Fellowship
Kayla N. Gebeck ’12
Native Americans at Dartmouth
Michael Marinoff
Father of Amanda Marinoff ’12
Aparna Krishnan ’12
Shanti
Farzeen Mahmud ’12
Al Nur
Rachel D. Groh ’12
Hillel
Carol L. Folt ’78a, P’09
Provost and the Dartmouth Professor
of Biological Sciences
The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones
President, Union Theological Seminary
Kurt Nelson
Assistant Chaplain
THE DARTMOUTH COLLEGE GOSPEL CHOIR
Walt L. Cunningham, Jr.
Director
Students: Shani C. Brown ’14, Michelle T.
Dominigue ’12, Christine M. Gangne ’13,
Caroline M. Godfrey ’12, Jelisa J. Grant ’13,
Nathaniel G. Graves ’13, Kiara N. Heath
’15, Benjamin D. Kahn ’11, Alexandra M.
Kellison ’13, Kenneth H. Lai ’12, Joseph M.
Naeem ’11, Grant R. Neubauer ’13, Karysa
K. Norris ’12, Ashlee M. Roberson ’13,
Renee N. Scott ’13, Anna H. Storgaard ’13,
Mary E. Tate ’12, Chinedu C. Udeh ’12,
Chelsea L. Vario GR
Community Members: Marjie Bish, Chloe
Brisson, Kendra Brown, Karen Kluge ’78,
Derrika Mobley, Zamir Paley, Kaitlyn
Sheehan ’09
PreludeChristopher Lundell
GreetingThe Rev. Dr. Richard R. Crocker
* ProcessionalGod of the Ages, Who with
Sure Command
Daniel Crane Roberts, 1876; alt.
The Rev. Subdeacon Paul Feeney,
MarshalThe congregation is invited to sing
* Ojibwe Morning PrayerKayla N. Gebeck ’12
Reflections from a ParentMichael Marinoff P’12
Musical SelectionLet’s Set the Atmosphere/For Every
Mountain
Kurt Carr (1964– ), music and text
The Dartmouth College Gospel Choir
Reading from the
Hindu TraditionAparna Krishnan ’12
Reading from the Muslim
TraditionFarzeen Mahmud ’12
Reading from the
Jewish TraditionRachel D. Groh ’12
IntroductionCarol L. Folt ’78a, P’09
Address“That’s It”
The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones
Musical SelectionWe’ve Come to Praise Him
Lonnie Hunter, music
Walt L. Cunningham, Jr. (1965– ), arr.
The Dartmouth College Gospel Choir
* BenedictionKurt Nelson
* PostludeChristopher Lundell
ROLLINS CHAPEL
JUNE , : P.M.
ORDER OF SERVICEItems with an asterisk (*) denote portions of the ceremony where the congregation is
asked to stand.
From The New Century Hymnal, copyright 1995 The Pilgrim Press.
Permission is granted for this one-time use.
God of the Ages, Who with Sure CommandDaniel Crane Roberts, 1876; alt.
