Graduation Ceremonies

NOTE: All students who submitted an Intent to Graduate form for May 2008 or who graduated in September or December 2007 should fill out the appropriate Commencement Information Form from the list below before April 4, 2008:

Graduate School Events

Saturday, May 10, 2008 @ 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony for the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Engineering
Ceremony: 6:00-7:00 p.m., Baldwin Auditorium
Satellite Viewing: 6:00-7:00 p.m., Brodie Gymnasium, upper level
Reception: 7:30-9:00 p.m., Brodie Gymnasium, lower level

Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony for the Biological and Physical Sciences
Reception: 6:00-7:30 p.m., Brodie Gymnasium, lower level
Ceremony: 8:00-9:00 p.m., Baldwin Auditorium
Satellite Viewing: 8:00-9:00 p.m., Brodie Gymnasium, upper level

By filling out a 2008 Ph.D. Commencement Information Form between 02/25/2008 and 04/4/2008, each student being hooded will be able to reserve up to 4 tickets for seating of family and friends in Baldwin Auditorium. When you fill out the reservation you will have the opportunity to request additional tickets if they become available. Tickets will be mailed to September and December degree awardees between April 21 and 25.
May awardees will pick up tickets at 2111 Campus Drive during any one of the following times:
April 15 or 17: 1:00-4:00 p.m.
April 16 or 18: 9:00 a.m.-Noon

Sunday, May 11, 2008 @ Noon-2:00 p.m.
(Ph.D. awardees may attend both the luncheon and the diploma distribution at any point within the two-hour time frame.)

Graduate School Luncheon, House P Quad (West Campus)

Diploma Distribution Locations
(NOTE: You must show your Student ID when picking up your diploma.)
A.M., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees: Please check with your department to see if diplomas for Master's and Ph.D. recipients will be distributed at a departmental ceremony. If your department is not distributing graduate degree diplomas, the pick-up location will be 127 Allen Building.
Liberal Studies degrees, 2114 Campus Drive
M.A.T. degrees, Room 01, West Duke Building, East Campus
M.P.P. degrees, Fleishman Commons, Ground Floor, Sanford Institute
Program in International Development Policy degrees, Fleishman Commons, Ground Floor, Sanford Institute

* Please continue to check for updates to the information above. Please see the University Commencement Site link above for more information about departmental ceremonies and popular university ceremonies such as the baccalaureate service and Graduation Exercises in Wallace Wade Stadium.

Last Updated (by wat@duke.edu): 02/19/2008