All graduating students — including undergraduate seniors, master’s and professional, doctoral and medical students — and their guests will be ticketed via a smart wristband that should be worn throughout the weekend. The wristband will provide access to the College Green, Simmons Quad and Front Green areas, including for the Master’s Ceremony on Saturday and the University Procession, College Ceremony and University Ceremony on Sunday.

Graduating students will request wristbands for themselves and guests attending Commencement through a registration site, which will open in April, and will pick up wristbands in advance of the weekend at established times and locations. Anyone who plans to attend Commencement events in support of a graduating student — including current students, family and friends — is considered a guest and needs a wristband.

Ticketing details for other Commencement events and ceremonies will be outlined on this Commencement website in the coming weeks, but members of the campus community are encouraged to check with their departments for additional guidance.

To participate in the Procession and University Ceremony on Sunday and gain access to the College Green, Front Green and Simmons Quad areas over Commencement and Reunion Weekend, faculty members must wear a registered smart wristband. Faculty should wear wristbands even if they have a separate access badge provided through their department.

To register for a wristband, faculty members must complete the Ceremonies and Procession RSVP form by Friday, May 8. (A link to the form was emailed with the faculty invitation to Commencement.) Faculty members will be sent a confirmation email with a code they will use to print their wristband at a designated location before Commencement and Reunion Weekend.

Faculty are responsible for printing their own wristbands in advance of Commencement and Reunion Weekend to ensure they are able to fully participate without delays that may impact the experience for graduating students and guests.

Brown staff members, nongraduating students and vendors working Commencement and Reunion Weekend will receive separate access badges for event locations, depending on their roles. If you are a manager or event organizer who will have staff working on campus during Commencement and Reunion Weekend, you will need to request access badges for your staff.

If you have typically requested access badges in the past, you will receive information about how to do so in the coming weeks. If you are new to requesting access badges for your team, or are unsure of the process, please email commencement@brown.edu for information.

Brown alumni will continue to register for Reunion activities in the same way they have done in past years and receive access badges for events, including the University Procession, through Alumni Relations. Registration for Reunion has not changed. Non-Reunion alumni who wish to participate in the University procession will have the opportunity to register in advance as well. Visit the Reunion website for the most up-to-date information for alumni.

Some Commencement and Reunion Weekend events have limited seating and require additional tickets, including Campus Dance on Friday and the Warren Alpert Medical School Ceremony on Sunday. Graduating students and others participating in ticketed events should continue to consult this website leading up to the weekend. 

As always, due to limited seating capacity, only graduating seniors are allowed inside and on the grounds of the First Baptist Church in America during Baccalaureate on Saturday and the College Ceremony on Sunday. Family members and guests are invited to watch a livestream of both events from designated seating, to be announced.

Guests of graduating master’s and professional students and doctoral students will be seated in designated areas at these ceremony locations. Wristbands are required to access the College Green for the Master’s Ceremony on Saturday.

Guests of graduating medical students must have separate tickets to access the ceremony location at First Unitarian Church. 

All graduating students must have wristbands to participate in the University Procession and Ceremony, and guests must have wristbands to view these events on the College Green.