{"id":15480,"date":"2024-01-23T09:02:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=15480"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T19:23:52","slug":"y2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Commencement 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commencement 2024<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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URI introduced a new tradition and format<\/a> for the spring 2024 commencement ceremonies to better celebrate graduates and provide an enhanced and inclusive experience for graduates and guests. The University honored graduates over three days, May 17-19, in formal ceremonies at the Ryan Center, and hosted other celebratory events throughout the weekend. The ceremonies recognized both undergraduate and graduate degree candidates from the respective colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Viola Davis inspires in keynote address<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Spring 2024 Commencement Schedule<\/h1>\n\n

Thursday, May 16<\/strong>
3 p.m., Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony – Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, May 17<\/strong>
11 a.m., College of Business – Watch<\/a>
3 p.m., College of Pharmacy – Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, May 18<\/strong>
10 a.m., College of Arts and Sciences – Watch<\/a>
3 p.m., College of Nursing – Watch<\/a>
6 p.m., College of Engineering – Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, May 19<\/strong>
9 a.m., College of Health Sciences – Watch<\/a>
2 p.m., Feinstein College of Education – Watch<\/a>
5 p.m., College of the Environment and Life Sciences and Graduate School of Oceanography – Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, May 20<\/strong>
11:00 a.m., ROTC Commissioning Ceremony – Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

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2024 Commencement Program<\/h3>\nDownload the Program<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Honorary Degree Recipients<\/h2>

Honorary degrees were awarded to actress Viola Davis, author Deborah Goodrich Royce, and business executive Charles Royce.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

meet the recipients<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Student Speakers<\/h2>

Each of the eight college ceremonies, recognizing undergraduate and graduate degree candidates, had their own student speaker.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Student Profiles<\/h2>

Take a look at the inspiring stories of some of the many creative, talented, and unique graduates who make up the Class of 2024. <\/p><\/div><\/div>

meet the graduates<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Commencement at a Glance<\/h2>

Fourteen sets of twins and a mother\/son pair. Here’s all you need to know about Commencement weekend, along with some fun facts about the Class of 2024.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

your guide to commencement<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Show Your Rhody Pride<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cap Contest<\/h2>

Get creative and decorate your cap for a chance to win prizes.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Lawn Signs<\/h2>

Congratulate your URI graduate with a poster or lawn sign.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

download and print<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Social Media<\/h2>

Use our #RhodyGrad hashtag to celebrate and share.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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URI introduced a new tradition and format for the spring 2024 commencement ceremonies to better celebrate graduates and provide an enhanced and inclusive experience for graduates and guests. The University honored graduates over three days, May 17-19, in formal ceremonies at the Ryan Center, and hosted other celebratory events throughout the weekend. The ceremonies recognized […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-15480","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15480"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15861,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15480\/revisions\/15861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}