2017 Commencement Weekend Schedule
Note: The events and schedule for Commencement Weekend will change from year to year. Information for 2018 will be available soon.
Weekend Schedule 2017
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
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| WEDNESDAY May 17, 2017 | 6 p.m. | Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies - Senior Celebration | Providence Marriott, One Orms Street, Providence |
| FRIDAY May 19, 2017 | 11 a.m. | College of Pharmacy Graduate Reception and Awards Ceremony | Pharmacy Building |
| 1 p.m. | ROTC Commissioning Ceremony | Edwards Hall Auditorium | |
| 1-3:30 p.m. | 50th Class Reunion - Tour of the Inner Space Center | Narragansett Bay Campus | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Graduate School of Oceanography Ceremony and Reception | Narragansett Bay Campus | |
| 4-7 p.m. | 50th Class Reunion Welcome Reception and Clam Bake | Alumni Center | |
| 6 p.m. | Couple and Family Therapy Graduate Program | Transition Center | |
| SATURDAY May, 20, 2017 | 8:15 a.m. | Graduate Candidates assemble | Ryan Center |
| 9 a.m. | Graduate Ceremony begins | Ryan Center The ceremony will be livestreamed at stream.uri.edu. |
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| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | 50th Class Reunion Breakfast | Alumni Center | |
| 11 a.m. | President's Graduate School Reception | Hope Commons | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Communicative Disorders Graduate Brunch | Independence Square | |
| 12-1 p.m. | College Student Personnel Hooding Ceremony | Memorial Union Ballroom | |
| 12 noon | Physical Therapy Graduate Reception, followed by Pinning/Hooding Ceremony | Swan Hall Auditorium | |
| 12 noon | Graduate School of Library and Information Studies Reception | Rodman Hall | |
| 12-3 p.m. | 50th Class Reunion Reception and Luncheon | Quidnessett Country Club, North Kingstown | |
| 12:30 p.m. | University Academic Awards Ceremony | Edwards Hall Auditorium | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Psychology Graduate Brunch | The 95 Club (formerly the University Club) | |
| 3 p.m. | College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Ceremony | Ryan Center | |
| 7 p.m. | CELS Undergraduate Ceremony | Ryan Center | |
| 7 p.m. | Honorary Degree Recipients' Dinner (by invitation only) | Alumni Center | |
| SUNDAY May 21, 2017 | 9 a.m. | College of Engineering Undergraduate Ceremony | Keaney Gymnasium Tickets are provided to each graduating senior and required for guests to attend this ceremony. |
| 9 a.m. | College of Pharmacy Undergraduate Ceremony | Mackal Field House Tickets are provided to each graduating senior and required for guests to attend this ceremony. |
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| 9 a.m. | Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies Undergraduate Ceremony | Edwards Hall Auditorium Tickets are provided to each graduating senior and required for guests to attend this ceremony. |
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| 10 a.m. | Harrington School Pre-Commencement Celebration | Memorial Union Ballroom | |
| 10:30 a.m. | 50th Class Reunion Brunch | Alumni Center | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Donning of Regalia - Platform Party | Multicultural Student Services Center (Rain Plan: Ryan Center, Alumni Room) | |
| 11:50 a.m. | Platform Party Line-Up | Hammerschlag Mall (Rain Plan: Ryan Center, D Hallway) | |
| 12:15 p.m. | Bagpiper and 50th Class Reunion Step-Off | Quadrangle (Rain Plan: Ryan Center) | |
| 12:30 p.m. | Undergraduate Commencement Exercises Begin | Quadrangle (Rain Plan: Ryan Center) The ceremony will be streamed on URI's Livestream channel and livecast to Edwards Hall, Memorial Union Ram’s Den, Mackal Field House, and Keaney Gymnasium. |
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| 2 p.m. | Ceremony Concludes | Ceremony lasts approximately 90 minutes. | |
| Immediately Following Ceremony | College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Ceremony | Quadrangle (Rain Plan: Ryan Center) | |
| College of Business Administration Undergraduate Ceremony | Keaney Gymnasium Tickets are provided to each graduating senior and required for guests to attend this ceremony. |
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| College of Nursing Undergraduate Ceremony | Mackal Field House Tickets are provided to each graduating senior and required for guests to attend this ceremony. |