Ceremonies and Events

Please note that we make every effort to include all Commencement-related events. If you would like to have your department/organizational event listed, please contact us at commencement@jhu.edu.

Sunday, May 21, 2017
1 p.m. Campus Tours 3 – 5:30 p.m. Reception	G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering Pre-Graduation Events for Graduate Students Glass Pavilion, Levering Hall, Homewood Campus
Monday, May 22, 2017
10 a.m.	G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering – Master’s Degree Ceremony Royal Farms Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St. https://ep.jhu.edu/student-services/other-services/graduation-information Contact: Joyce Richardson, 410-516-2252 Speaker: Patrick M. Antkowiak, Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Northrop Grumman No tickets required.
10 a.m.	Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony Hodson Auditorium and 2nd Floor Atrium, Hodson Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Linda White RSVP required.
3 p.m.	Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts & Sciences – Master’s Degree Ceremony Royal Farms Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St. http://advanced.jhu.edu/current-students/graduation-ceremonies-and-application/graduation-ceremony/ Contact: Briggs Rolfsrud Speaker: Tamara Rosenberg, Documentary Filmmaker No tickets required.
6 p.m.	Materials Science & Engineering Dinner Great Hall, Levering Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Jeanine Majewski, 410-516-8760 Invitation only.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
9 a.m.	School of Education Royal Farms Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St. http://education.jhu.edu/graduation/index.html Contact: soe.registration@jhu.edu, 410-516-9816 Speaker: Mark Shriver, President, Save the Children Action Network No tickets required.
9 a.m.	Carey Business School Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall http://carey.jhu.edu/life-at-carey/office-of-the-registrar/graduation-commencement/ Contact: carey.graduation@jhu.edu, 410-234-9250 Speaker: John G. Rice, Vice Chairman of General Electric Tickets required.
10 a.m.	Peabody Conservatory Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall, Peabody http://peabody.jhu.edu/conservatory/studentaffairs/graduation/ Contact: Peabody Student Affairs Office, 667-208-6700 Speaker: Hilary Hahn, Violinist Tickets required.
10:30 a.m.	ROTC Commissioning Ceremony Shriver Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Major R. Allen Buckhalt
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Whiting School of Engineering Order of the Engineer Ceremony Hodson Auditorium, Hodson Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Lynda Barker, 410-516-6112 Invitation only, RSVP required.
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics and Astronomy Commencement Celebration Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy, 2nd Floor Rotunda Contact: Kelley Key or Victoria Perouty Invitation only.
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.	Geography & Environmental Engineering Reception Ames Hall – 3rd Floor, Homewood Campus Contact: Jessica Elroy, 410-516-7092 Invitation only.
11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.	Department of Earth and Planetary Science Graduation Brunch Olin Hall Atrium, Homewood Campus Contact: Doug Montague Invitation only.
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Homewood Senior Picnic UPDATE: Due to anticipated inclement weather the picnic has been moved to the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center. Seating times are available at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Tickets required, $10.00 per person. A limited number of walk up tickets will be.
12 – 1:30 p.m.	Cognitive Science Graduation Reception Krieger 142, Homewood Campus Contact: Sarah Ciotola, 410-516-6844 Open to cognitive science graduating students and their families. RSVP required.
12 p.m.	ROTC Commissioning Ceremony Reception Great Hall, Levering Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Major R. Allen Buckhalt
12 – 1:30 p.m.	Biology Reception for Graduating Students Mudd Commons, Homewood Campus Contact: Joan Miller, 410-516-5502 Invitation only.
12 – 2 p.m.	Electrical & Computer Engineering Lunch Hodson 2nd Floor Lobby, Hodson Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Dana Walter-Schock, 410-516-7033 Invitation only.
12 – 2 p.m.	Mechanical Engineering Luncheon Glass Pavilion, Levering Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Kevin Adams, 410-516-5930 Invitation only.
1 – 2 p.m.	Graduation Celebration & Open House for Senior RAs and their Families AMR II Blue Jay Lounge Contact: residentiallife@jhu.edu RSVPs are encouraged, please RSVP by May 16.
2 – 4 p.m.	Black and Latino Graduate Reception Charles Commons Banquet Room Contact: Annalise Setorie Invitation only, RSVP required.
2 – 4 p.m.	Career Center Graduation Open House Celebration Garland Hall 389 Contact: Rebecca Shillenn The Career Center welcomes the class of 2017 and their families for a drop-in coffee and dessert hour celebrating their accomplishments. No RSVP is required.
3 p.m.	School of Medicine Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/som/convocation/ Contact: Mary Foy 410-955-3080, Laura Robbins 410-614-7013, or somgraduation@jhmi.edu. Speaker: Ronald R. Peterson, President, Johns Hopkins Health System and Executive Vice President, Johns Hopkins Medicine No tickets required.
3 p.m.	Bloomberg School of Public Health Royal Farms Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St. http://www.jhsph.edu/student-life/graduation Contact: jhsph_graduation@jhu.edu, 410-955-3552 Speaker: Dr. Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance No tickets required.
3 p.m.	Homewood Schools’ Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Shriver Hall, Homewood Campus http://homewoodgrad.jhu.edu/home/phd-hooding-ceremony/ Contact: phdhooding@jhu.edu Speaker: Kristina Giannotta, PhD, Branch Head of Histories, Naval History and Heritage Command Tickets required.
3 – 5 p.m.	International Studies and Political Science Commencement Reception Gertrude’s, The Baltimore Museum of Art International Studies students & families RSVP: Kate Bruffett, internationalstudies@jhu.edu Political Science students & families RSVP: Lisa Williams, politicalscience@jhu.edu Invitation only, RSVP required.
3 – 5 p.m.	Biophysics Department Graduation Celebration Mudd Hall Commons, Homewood Campus Contact: Siddeeqah Fichman Invitation only, RSVP required.
4 – 6 p.m.	Applied Mathematics & Statistics Reception Whitehead 304, Whitehead Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Seanice Tucker, ams_dept@jhu.edu, 410-516-7195 Invitation only.
4 – 6 p.m.	JHU Public Health Studies Graduation Reception SDS Room, Mattin Center, Homewood Campus Contact: Caroline Barry Open to Public Health Studies seniors and their families.
4:30 – 6 p.m.	Reception for Graduating Chemistry Majors Remsen Hall 140, Homewood Campus Contact: Rosalie Elder Invitation only.
5 p.m.	Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduation Reception Glass Pavilion, Levering Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Jenny Seat, 410-516-9941 Invitation only, for ChemBE students and their families. Electronic invitations will be sent to students in early May.
6 – 8 p.m.	Biomedical Engineering Reception Clark Hall, Homewood Campus Contact: Cathy Jancuk, 410-516-5260 Invitation only.
8:30 – 10:30 p.m.	Homewood Undergraduate Senior Toast Update: Due to anticipated inclement weather tonight’s Senior Toast has been moved indoors to the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center. Thank you for your interest in the Senior Toast. Tickets are no longer available. We are hopeful that we will be able to accommodate a limited number of non-tickets guests on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 8:30 p.m. Contact: commencement@jhu.edu, 410-516-7711
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
9 – 10:30 a.m.	Civil Engineering Breakfast Hodson 2nd Floor Lobby Contact: Lisa Wetzelberger, 410-516-0617 Invitation only.
9:30 – 11 a.m.	Computer Science Light Brunch Malone Hall South Lobby, Homewood Campus Contact: Laura Graham, 410-516-8577 Invitation only.
12 p.m. Doors Open 12:30 p.m. Candidate Lineup 1:30 p.m. Ceremony	Universitywide Commencement Royal Farms Arena, 201 W. Baltimore St. https://commencement.jhu.edu/ Contact: commencement@jhu.edu, 410-516-7711 Speaker: Frank Bruni, New York Times columnist Tickets are not required for family and guests of graduates.
Thursday, May 25, 2017
11 a.m.	Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St., NW, Washington, DC http://www.sais-jhu.edu/atoz/commencement#welcome Contact: Hope Fees, 202-587-3238 or Deborah Walls, 202-663-5665 Speaker: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation Tickets required.
11 a.m.	School of Nursing Shriver Hall, Homewood Campus http://nursing.jhu.edu/information/current-student/graduation/ Contact: 410-955-7549 Speaker: Martha Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN Tickets required.

Last updated June 8, 2017