School of Graduate Studies Commencement and Departmental Pre-commencement Activities:

 

The Department expects all graduating students to take part in formal commencement activities presented annually by the School of Graduate Studies at the end of the spring semester. Those who complete degree requirements in the prior fall semester, the spring semester, or will complete requirements at the end of the summer session of the same year as the spring graduation ceremony­ are eligible to participate in the commencement. The Graduate Commencement is a gala affair held in the Lyman Center for Performing Arts. A hooding ceremony is the keynote activity of the commencement. Those graduate students participating, receive a medallion with the year of graduation imprinted across the State of Connecticut shield surrounded by the University name and “Graduate Commencement.”

 

The Department and our NSSLHA chapter host graduate pre-commencement activities for parents, family and friends. At this social gathering, faculty are introduced and all graduating students are individually recognized for their successful completion of the program. A formal invitation to the dinner is sent to each student according to the eligibility guidelines indicated above.