Schedule of Events — Class of 2025

TimeEventLocation
Noon–1:30 p.m. PDTGraduates’ LunchLinde Activity Center (LAC).

Students, families, faculty and staff are welcome, no tickets or RSVP needed.
1:30–2:45 p.m. PDTAcademic Department Dessert Receptions.Olin Plaza
3 p.m. PDTMandatory Commencement Rehearsal for SeniorsMeet on the lawn between Kingston Hall and the Shanahan Center.
4 p.m. PDTPresident’s Reception for Graduates and Families
Note: No formal program
Strauss Plaza
Saturday, May 17, 2025
TimeEventLocation
11 a.m. PDTCommencement tent “opens.”Mudd Quadrangle. Accessible seating is available, with room for one additional guest per person.
1:30 p.m. PDTCommencement CeremonyMudd Quadrangle.

For those unable to attend, a Livestream of the ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. PDT.

This event is open to all friends and families of the graduates. No tickets are required. There is no limit to the number of guests a graduate may invite to cheer their accomplishments.
3:30 p.m. PDTCommencement ReceptionR. Michael Shanahan Center for Teaching and Learning.
Sunday, May 18, 2025