Schedule of Events

Commencement Schedule

Commencement Day 2013

Schedule of Events

Dudley House Masters Reception, Wednesday, May 29, 2013

4-6 p.m. Dudley House Masters Jim and Doreen Hogle host a reception for degree candidates and their guests, Main Dining Room, Dudley House.

Commencement Day, Thursday, May 30, 2013

(Times are approximate, subject to change, and may overlap.)

6:45 a.m. Harvard Yard gates open for all guests.

6:45 a.m. GSAS Breakfast with the Deans, Gropius Lawns, behind Perkins Hall, 35 Oxford Street, for all degree candidates and their guests.

7:45 a.m. GSAS Procession begins from 35 Oxford Street to Sever Quadrangle.

8:05 a.m. Degree candidates line up next to Emerson Hall in Sever Quadrangle.

8:50 a.m. Academic procession begins.

9:45 a.m. Morning Exercises begin in Harvard Yard.

11:30 a.m. The GSAS Diploma Awarding Ceremony in Sanders Theatre begins immediately following the Morning Exercises. Each student marching at the ceremony may request two guest tickets for Sanders Theatre.  The Diploma Awarding Ceremony will be simulcast on large screens at the Science Center Lecture Halls A-D.

11:30 a.m. Champagne reception begins on the Gropius Lawns, behind Perkins Hall, 35 Oxford Street, and continues until approximately 3 p.m. for all degree recipients and their guests.

Noon Buffet luncheon for degree candidates and their guests begins on the Gropius Lawns, behind Perkins Hall, 35 Oxford Street, and continues until approximately 3 p.m.

1:30 p.m. Alumni procession begins.

2:15 p.m. Afternoon Exercises begin in Harvard Yard. President Drew Faust gives her address, followed by the Commencement speaker. This event is generally less crowded than the Morning Exercises; degree candidates and their guests are encouraged to attend.

5:15 p.m. Graduate Hooding Ceremony for Division of Medical Sciences grads