Graduate Ceremony

Saturday, May 18, 2019, 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.

graduate student shaking hands with President Dooley

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

  • James Prochaska - James O. Prochaska, Ph.D., world-renowned professor of clinical psychology and leading expert on behavior change and population health, will address the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate Commencement on Saturday, May 18, at 9 a.m. at the Ryan Center.