{"id":3606,"date":"2017-03-17T12:14:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T16:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=3606"},"modified":"2017-03-17T12:14:58","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T16:14:58","slug":"graduate-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2017\/graduate-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<p>\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xE4TPZ-a88A?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"bluebox\" style=\"width: 300px\">\n<h3 style=\"color: #002147;text-align: center\">Planning to Participate?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Don&#8217;t forget to register!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[themify_button style=&#8221;large blue block&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/my.uri.edu\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfTP702vqk621_FcL_SUE__gR0Y1oQvYoq1Ty1nF0URwPwLUQ\/viewform?fbzx=6792054646295816000&#8243; target=&#8221;blank&#8221; color=&#8221;#002147&#8243; text=&#8221;#fff&#8221;]Graduate Student Registration[\/themify_button]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Saturday, May 20, 2017, 9 a.m.<br \/>\nThomas M. Ryan Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Preparing for the big day<\/h3>\n<p>Tickets are <strong>not<\/strong> required for The Ryan Center graduate commencement ceremony; however, there are other preparations to be made. Here&#8217;s a helpful\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/prepare\/graduate-degree-checklist\/\">graduate degree checklist<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to make sure you&#8217;re ready to walk. You should also be sure to review the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/prepare\/graduate-procession-info\/\">procession information<\/a><\/strong> before\u00a0the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4181\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1303\/grad-ceremony.jpg\" alt=\"graduate student shaking hands with President Dooley\" width=\"373\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1303\/grad-ceremony.jpg 373w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1303\/grad-ceremony-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><strong>8:15 a.m.<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nGraduate\u00a0Candidates assemble\u00a0<\/strong>in academic attire for the ceremony.<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/graduate-ceremony\/\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><em>Thomas M. Ryan Center, Kingston Campus<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>9 a.m.<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nGraduate Exercises begin<\/strong>\u00a0(tickets are\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0required for the graduate commencement ceremony)<br \/>\n<em>Thomas M. Ryan Center, Kingston Campus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Watch the ceremony live at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stream.uri.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">stream.uri.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Post Ceremony<\/strong>\u00a0(ceremony generally lasts 2-2.5 hours)<b><br \/>\nPresident\u2019s Reception\u00a0<\/b>to honor all graduate students receiving their degrees, and their guests<br \/>\n<em>Hope Commons,\u00a019 Butterfield Road, Kingston Campus<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>[themify_box]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/thomas-farragher\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4632 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 8px 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1303\/thomas-farragher-200x300-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Farragher\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thomas Farragher<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Farragher is a columnist and associate editor at The Boston Globe. A quintessential journalist, Farragher has spent nearly 40 years using his instinct, talent and dogged determination to find, research and share genuine stories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/thomas-farragher\/\">More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/themify_box]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights Planning to Participate? Don&#8217;t forget to register! [themify_button style=&#8221;large blue block&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/my.uri.edu\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfTP702vqk621_FcL_SUE__gR0Y1oQvYoq1Ty1nF0URwPwLUQ\/viewform?fbzx=6792054646295816000&#8243; target=&#8221;blank&#8221; color=&#8221;#002147&#8243; text=&#8221;#fff&#8221;]Graduate Student Registration[\/themify_button] Saturday, May 20, 2017, 9 a.m. Thomas M. Ryan Center Preparing for the big day Tickets are not required for The Ryan Center graduate commencement ceremony; however, there are other preparations to be made. 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