Commencement Weekend Schedule
Friday, May 17, 2013
ROTC Commissioning at 4:00 p.m.
War Memorial Grotto
- Contact the Department of Military Science at 401-865-2471 for details.
Legacy Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
'64 Hall, Slavin Center
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Academic Awards Ceremony at 11:00 a.m.
Peterson Recreation Center
(enter via the Concannon Fitness Center)
- Students receiving honors or awards are expected to attend.
- All graduates and their families are invited to attend; tickets are not required.
- Plan to be in your seat by 10:45 a.m.; the procession begins at 10:55 a.m.
- The ceremony is approximately one and on-half hours in length.
Commencement Mass at 4:00 p.m.
Peterson Recreation Center
(enter via the Concannon Fitness Center)
- All graduates must attend; an unlimited number of guests may attend.
- Doors open at 3:00 p.m.; the procession begins at 3:40 p.m.
- Late-arriving guests will not be seated until after the processional is completed.
- An elevator is located in the lobby area of Peterson Recreation Center for guests with disabilities.
Family Reception at approximately 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (following the Mass)
Slavin Center Lawn
- All guests attending the Commencement Mass are invited to attend this reception.
- No tickets are required.
- Refreshments and light snacks will be available.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Commencement Exercises at 11:00 a.m.
Doors open at 9:00 a.m.
Dunkin' Donuts Center
Downtown Providence
- Doors open at 9:00 a.m.
- The procession begins promptly at 10:30 a.m.
- The sequence for the conferral of degrees is as follows: undergraduate B.A., B.S.; School of Continuing Education; Graduate Studies Program; and Honorary Degrees.
- Commencement Exercises generally conclude by 1:30 p.m.