Purchase tickets, book tables for pre-Commencement soirée

Web Site: http:/www.vanderbilt.edu/theparty/

Departments: Commencement Office

Key Data: This year's Commencement offers a new twist for the party hearty. An outdoor dance party, scheduled for the night before Commencement and organized by the University Events Office, will offer an opportunity to celebrate the Class of 2002 in style. And with this year's festivities -- titled "The Big Exuberant Commodore Graduation Celebration" -- comes a Web site that provides one-stop access to information on the event. Not only can users order tickets online, they can also locate information on programming, the venue and restroom locations in an FAQ section published on the site. The site's festive design includes a compressed wave file of KC and the Sunshine Band's signature song "Shake Your Booty." KC and the Sunshine Band will perform at the event.

-- Alex Burkett