Commencement Week Calendar

For more information, go online to commencement.wustl.edu.

Wednesday, May 19

7:30 p.m. University College Recognition Ceremony and Reception. Simon Hall Auditorium and Courtyard.

Thursday, May 20

10:30 a.m. Eliot Honors Convocation. Honoring students for academic and leadership achievements. Athletic Complex, Field House.

1:30 p.m. School of Engineering & Applied Science Recognition Ceremony. Athletic Complex, Field House.

4:30 p.m. College of Arts & Sciences Recognition Ceremony. Athletic Complex, Field House.

8 p.m. School of Art Recognition Ceremony. Graham Chapel.

Friday, May 21

8 a.m. Degree candidates assemble.

8:30 a.m. Commencement in Brookings Quadrangle.

The following programs begin immediately following Commencement:

College of Arts & Sciences: Reception and diploma distribution in the Sally E. Strain Courtyard, between Monsanto Laboratory and the Psychology Building. Rain location: Athletic Complex, Francis Gymnasium.

University College in Arts & Sciences: Diploma distribution and reception in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences: Hooding and recognition ceremony in Edison Theatre. Reception follows in Bowles Plaza. Rain location for reception: Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Level Food Court.

School of Architecture: Diploma ceremony, Brookings Drive mall. Reception follows. Rain location and time: diploma ceremony in Graham Chapel, 3 p.m., with reception following in Givens Hall.

School of Art: Diploma distribution and reception on the Steinberg Hall terrace. Rain location: Steinberg Hall, Gallery of Art.

Olin School of Business: Diploma distribution and reception in the Athletic Complex, Field House. Reception follows in Simon Hall.

School of Engineering & Applied Science: Undergraduate diploma distribution in room Lopata Hall, Room 324. Reception follows in Lopata Gallery and Lopata Plaza between Jolley and Cupples II halls.

George Warren Brown School of Social Work: Diploma ceremony in Graham Chapel. Reception follows in the Goldfarb Hall Lucy and Stanley Lopata Courtyard.

Program in Occupational Therapy: Reception in Holmes Lounge. Diploma ceremony follows in Graham Chapel.

Program in Physical Therapy: Reception in Sheldon Concert Hall. Diploma ceremony follows.

The following program begins at noon:

Health Administration Program: Diploma ceremony at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel, Grand Ballroom. Reception immediately following.

The following program begins at 12:30 p.m.:

School of Law: Diploma ceremony in Brookings Quadrangle. Reception follows in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Rain location: Athletic Complex, Recreational Gymnasium.

The following programs begin at 2 p.m.:

Henry Edwin Sever Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science: Hooding and recognition ceremony in Edison Theatre. Reception follows in the Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Level Food Court.

Program in Genetic Epidemiology: Diploma ceremony in McDonnell Medical Sciences Building, Erlanger Auditorium. Reception immediately following in the McDonnell Medical Sciences Building King Center.

The following programs begin at 3 p.m.:

Olin School of Business: Graduate diploma and awards ceremony in the Athletic Complex, Field House. Reception follows in Simon Hall.

School of Medicine: Commencement recognition ceremony in the America’s Center, Ferrara Theater. Reception follows in America’s Center Atrium.


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