Saturday, May 19, 2018, 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. Here’s a helpful graduate degree checklist to make sure you’re ready to walk. You should also be sure to review the procession information before the ceremony.
Schedule
8:15 a.m.
Graduate Candidates assemble in academic attire for the ceremony.
Thomas M. Ryan Center, Kingston Campus
9 a.m.
Graduate Exercises begin (tickets are not required for the graduate commencement ceremony)
Thomas M. Ryan Center, Kingston Campus
Watch the ceremony live at stream.uri.edu
Post Ceremony (ceremony generally lasts 2-2.5 hours)
President’s Reception to honor all graduate students receiving their degrees, and their guests
Hope Commons, 19 Butterfield Road, Kingston Campus
Graduate Commencement Speaker
URI professor Maureen Moakley’s keen insights into politics and government have taken her far beyond the classroom — from the fractious halls of the Rhode Island Statehouse, to the colorful streets of Havana and beyond.