Commencement

Departmental Ceremony Locations

Academic departments recognize graduates at separate ceremonies held in buildings and tents across campus following the University ceremony.

Sunday, May 26, 2024

2:30–4:45 P.M. (Estimated)

These ceremonies provide a more intimate atmosphere for families and graduates. Please select your graduate's concentration below to determine their departmental ceremony location. 

Churchill House, George Houston Bass Performing Arts Space
155 Angell Street

Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center, Kasper Multipurpose Room
75 Waterman Street

Giddings House Garden, Tent
128 Hope Street

St. Stephen's Church, Nave
114 George Street

Rhode Island Hall, Room 108
College Green

 

Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center
235 Hope Street

MacMillan Hall, Starr Auditorium
Thayer and George Street

John Carter Brown Library
94 George Street

Wheeler School, Madden Gymnasium
216 Hope Street

Alumnae Hall, Auditorium
194 Meeting Street

Olney-Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC)
229 Hope Street

Alumnae Hall, Crystal Room
194 Meeting Street

Meehan Auditorium
235 Hope Street

Manning Lawn
167 Thayer Street near MacMillan Hall

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
20 Washington Place

Pembroke Field, Tent
Brook and Cushing Streets

Salomon Center for Teaching, De Ciccio Family Auditorium
College Green

First Baptist Church in America
75 North Main Street

Sayles Hall, Auditorium
College Green

Front Green, Tent
Waterman and Prospect Street (near Carrie Tower)

 

Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center, Kasper Multipurpose Room
75 Waterman Street

Rochambeau House Garden, Tent
84 Prospect Street

Pembroke Hall, Room 202
172 Meeting Street

South Lawn, Tent
190 Hope Street

Rochambeau House Garden, Tent
84 Prospect Street

Central Congregational Church
296 Angell Street

List Art Building, Room 120
64 College Street

Brown-RISD Hillel, Goldfarb Family Social Hall and Terrace
80 Brown Street

Meehan Auditorium
235 Hope Street

Meehan Auditorium
235 Hope Street

South Lawn, Tent
190 Hope Street 

John Hay Library, Willis Grand Reading Room
20 Prospect Street

Front Green, Tent
In front of Rhode Island Hall

Pembroke Hall, Room 305
172 Meeting Street

Watson Institute, Joukowsky Forum
111 Thayer Street

Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Martinos Auditorium
154 Angell Street

Grant Recital Hall
Hope Street and Young Orchard Avenue

Wriston Quad, Tent

Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences, Marcuvitz Auditorium
185 Meeting Street

Barus and Holley, Room 166
184 Hope Street

South Walkway, Tent
Between Angell and Waterman Streets

John Hay Library, Room 303
20 Prospect Street

Ruth J. Simmons Quad, Tent

Meehan Auditorium
235 Hope Street

Friedman Hall, First Floor
College Green

Friedman Hall, Second Floor
College Green

Watson Institute, South Common Room, Room 256
111 Thayer Street

RISD Auditorium
17 Canal Walk

The Lindemann Performing Arts Center, William Riley Auditorium
130 Angell Street

Faculty Club, Huttner Room
One Bannister Street

List Art Building, Tent
64 College Street