Schedule of Events — Class of 2025

TimeEventLocationRegistration Information
6-8 p.m. PDTNative GraduationBenton Museum at Pomona CollegeInformation Pending
Sunday, April 18, 2025
TimeEventLocationRegistration Information
4:00-5:30 p.m. PDTQRC Lavender GraduationSmith Campus Center (weather permitting)The deadline to register to participate as a graduate is Saturday, April 12 at 11:59 p.m. Attendees supporting graduates do not need to RSVP, only those participating as graduates. 
Friday, April 25, 2025
TimeEventLocationRegistration Information
4-6 p.m. PDTAsian Pacific Islander GraduationPendingInformation Pending
Friday, May 9, 2025
TimeEventLocationRegistration Information
11 a.m.-2 p.m. PDTOBSA Black Graduation & ReceptionSeaver Theater, Pomona CollegeInformation Pending
Reception: 5-7 p.m. PDT
Ceremony: 7-9 p.m. PDT
CLSA Latinx Graduation & ReceptionGarrison Theatre, Scripps CollegeTicketed event
Information Pending
Friday, May 16, 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