Commencement

Departmental Ceremony Locations

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

Sunday, May 25, 2025

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
155 Angell Street

Smith-Buonanno Hall
Class of 1974 Auditorium, Room 106
95 Cushing Street

Wheeler School
Gilder Center for the Arts
216 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, Room 117
Thayer and George Streets

Manning Hall Chapel
21 Prospect Street

Wheeler School, Madden Gymnasium
216 Hope Street

Andrews Commons
211 Bowen Street

Meehan Auditorium
235 Hope Street

Brown RISD Hillel, Goldfarb Family Social Hall
80 Brown Street

85 Waterman Street, Room 130

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
20 Washington Place, Room 143

Pembroke Field, Tent
Brook and Cushing Streets

Salomon Center for Teaching, De Ciccio Family Auditorium
College Green

Rhode Island Hall, Room 108
College Green

First Baptist Church in America
75 North Main Street

Sayles Hall, Auditorium
College Green

Stephen Robert ’62 Campus House / Faunce House
Kasper Multipurpose Room
75 Waterman Street

 

Smith-Buonanno Hall
Class of 1974 Auditorium, Room 106
95 Cushing Street

Rochambeau House Garden, Tent
84 Prospect Street

Lippitt House Museum
199 Hope Street

Rochambeau House Garden, Tent
84 Prospect Street

Central Congregational Church
296 Angell Street

List Art Building, Room 120
64 College Street

Andrews House 
13 Brown Street

Olney-Margolies Athletic Center
229 Hope Street

Lippitt House Museum
199 Hope Street

Stephen Robert Hall, True North Room 101
280 Brook Street

John Hay Library, Willis Grand Reading Room
20 Prospect Street

Alumnae Hall Auditorium, Room 131
194 Meeting Street

Pembroke Hall, Room 305
172 Meeting Street

Watson Institute, Joukowsky Forum, Room 155
111 Thayer Street

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

Grant Recital Hall
Hope Street and Young Orchard Avenue

Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, Kooper Studio, Room N430
154 Angell Street

Wriston Quad, Tent

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

Engineering Research Center, Hazeltine Commons
345 Brook Street

South Walkway, Tent
Between Angell and Waterman Streets

John Hay Library, Room 303
20 Prospect Street

Ruth J. Simmons Quad, Tent

Friedman Hall, Room 102
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, Room 120
64 College Street