Spring 2024 PMP Graduation Reception!

Join us on Wednesday, June 5, from 7:00-10:00pm at the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland, WA for an evening of merriment and celebration with this year's PMP grads!

All PMP graduates from autumn 2023, winter 2024, and spring 2024 are invited, and everyone receives a plus-one for a spouse, partner, or someone else.

What to expect

Plenty of time to reminisce and reconnect with your fellow PMP grads and program staff, with lots of food and drinks! Graduates can anticipate a large spread of hors d'oeuvres, bites, and a dinner buffet, with an open bar serving cocktails, beer, wine, and non-alcoholics.

Grads will receive a special graduation gift to take with them, along with a selection of sweet Allen School swag. There also will be a professional photographer on-site to capture you and your guests and classmates looking fabulous and having fun!

Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 22.
All graduates are asked to fill out the form, even if they will not join us.

In addition to grads' RSVP, the form collects information from grads about their accomplishments during the PMP, self- shout-outs, and gives grads the chance to send a celebratory "tweet" to their fellow graduates. This information is compiled into a customized slide highlighting YOU that will be shown during the reception. This ensures that everyone has the chance to be individually honored and recognized, whether or not they attend the reception. Feel free to get creative- the form accepts emojis. 😊 🌟 🎓 🎷

How to RSVP

The RSVP form is here. Please respond by Wednesday, May 22.

Reception date and time

Wednesday, June 5, 7:00-10:00pm

Reception location:

Woodmark Hotel, Marina Room
1200 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033
Click for directions.

The reception will take place in the Marina Room, which is below a restaurant called Le Grand Bistro. To find the Marina Room:

• From the covered parking garage, follow signs to the Marina Room.
• From the roundabout at the end of Lakeview Drive, walk down the stairs toward the water and turn left.
• From the uncovered parking, walk toward the water and follow the outdoor footpath toward the hotel.

Parking

Parking is on-site: enter the property on Lakeview Drive and make a left for above-ground parking. Or, make a U-turn at the roundabout and use the underground parking garage entrance on the right, just before Starbucks.

Attire

As this is not a formal graduation ceremony, graduation regalia (cap and gown) are not required nor expected.

It is, however, a reception being held in your honor! Graduates and their guests often decide to dress festively to match the occasion, and in the past have typically opted for attire that falls somewhere between "business casual" and "cocktail party", whether that be in western dress or that of their home country or culture. In any case, there is no expectation for a particular style of dress, nor a dress code.