2016 Graduation Events
Princeton University Commencement events scheduled for May 29-31
Several University activities for undergraduate and graduate degree candidates and their families are planned for Sunday through Tuesday, May 29-31. Tickets are required to attend the following events, except where noted:
• The Baccalaureate service will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29, in the University Chapel. Guests must be seated by 1:30 p.m. The speaker will be legal scholar Randall Kennedy, Class of 1977.
• The Pan-African Graduation will be held at 5 p.m. May 29 in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
• The Latinx Graduation is set for 6:30 p.m. May 29 in the Fields Center.
• The Class Day ceremony for seniors is set for 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, on Cannon Green. The speaker will be best-selling novelist Jodi Picoult, Class of 1987.
• The Hooding ceremony for advanced degree candidates will begin at 4.30 p.m. May 30, on Cannon Green.
• The University's 269th Commencement program will begin with the academic procession at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, on the lawn in front of Nassau Hall. Guests must be seated by 10:20 a.m. Eisgruber will preside and address the graduates.
Two graduation ceremonies already have taken place: The 15th annual Lavender Graduation, sponsored by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Center, was held in the Chancellor Green Rotunda. A graduation ceremony for first-generation students was held Sunday, May 15, in the Fields Center.
Simulcast sites for the ceremonies are:
• Baccalaureate: McCosh Hall, Rooms 10 and 50; McCormick Hall, Room 101 (air-conditioned and accessible); Betts Auditorium in the School of Architecture (air-conditioned and accessible); Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall (air-conditioned and accessible); and Dillon Gym.
• Class Day: McCormick Hall, Room 101 (air-conditioned and accessible); Betts Auditorium in the School of Architecture (air-conditioned and accessible); Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall (air-conditioned and accessible); McCosh Hall Room 10; and Dillon Gym.
• Hooding: Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall; Dillon Gym; and Dodds Auditorium in Robertson Hall. In the event of inclement weather, the Hooding ceremony will be held in Jadwin Gym.
• Commencement: Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. No tickets will be required at the simulcast site.
In addition, Baccalaureate, Class Day and Hooding will be simulcast on two big screens on Cannon Green.
Baccalaureate, Hooding and Commencement ceremonies are scheduled to be broadcast live on TigerNet Channel 7 on campus and in Princeton on Channel 27 for Comcast subscribers and Channel 21 for Verizon FIOS subscribers. The events also are scheduled to be webcast live and archived online for later viewing on the University's Media Central site.
Detailed information about the events, including parking instructions for members of the University community and guests, is available online.
Individuals attending the University's Commencement activities can also access a mobile website that provides general information.
Media representatives have been requested to register for credentials by 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 24.