Commencement

Departmental Ceremony Locations

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

Sunday, May 28, 2023

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. 

Engineering Research Center, Giancarlo Plaza Tent
345 Brook 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, Rooms 108 and 109
College Green

 

Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center
235 Hope Street

Pembroke Green, Tent

MacMillan Hall, Starr Auditorium
Thayer and George Street

Manning Hall, Chapel
College Green

Meehan Auditorium
235 Hope Street

Alumnae Hall, Auditorium
194 Meeting Street

Olney-Margolies Athletic Center (OMAC)
229 Hope Street

Alumnae Hall, Crystal Room
194 Meeting Street

Ittleson Quad, Tent
235 Hope Street

Manning Lawn, Tent
167 Thayer Street (side lawn near MacMillan Hall)
 

Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Starr Plaza Tent
111 Thayer Street

Pembroke Field, Tent
Brook and Cushing Streets

Salomon Center for Teaching, De Ciccio Family Auditorium
College Green

Rhode Island Hall, Rooms 108 and 109
College Green 

First Baptist Church in America
75 North Main Street

Sayles Hall, Auditorium
College Green

Front Green, Tent
Waterman and Prospect Street (near Manning Hall)

 

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 Center, Room 120
64 College Street

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

Ittleson Quad, Tent
235 Hope Street

Ittleson Quad, Tent
235 Hope Street

South Lawn, Tent
190 Hope Street 

Friedman Hall, First Floor
College Green

Stephen Robert ’62 Hall, Room 101
280 Brook 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 Frank Hall, Marcuvitz Auditorium
185 Meeting Street

Barus and Holley, Room 166
184 Hope Street

South Walkway, Tent
Between Angell and Waterman Streets

Meiklejohn House Garden, Tent
159 George Street

Ruth J. Simmons Quad, Tent

Ittleson Quad, Tent
235 Hope Street

Friedman Hall, First Floor
College Green

Friedman Hall, Second Floor
College Green

Marston Hall, Lawn
346 Brook St. on Manning Walk

Maxcy Hall, Lawn
108 George Street

Institute at Brown for Environment and Society, Room 130
85 Waterman Street

Faculty Club, Huttner Room
One Bannister Street

List Art Building, Tent
64 College Street