{"id":5804,"date":"2017-12-20T15:57:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T20:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=5804"},"modified":"2019-04-02T08:35:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T12:35:02","slug":"graduate-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2018\/graduate-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Saturday, May 19, 2018, 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\" rel=\"noopener\">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<p><!--themify_builder_static--><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1303\/moakley-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Maureen Moakley\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Graduate Commencement Speaker<\/h3>\n<p>URI professor <strong>Maureen Moakley<\/strong>\u2019s keen insights into politics and government have taken her far beyond the classroom \u2014 from the fractious halls of the Rhode Island Statehouse, to the colorful streets of Havana and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/graduate-commencement-2018-uri-professor-commentator-maureen-moakley-to-speak-at-graduate-ceremony\/\">Read more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--\/themify_builder_static--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, May 19, 2018, 9 a.m. Thomas M. 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