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Princeton University Commencement Set For June 4
The university will celebrate its graduates with a weekend of events.
PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton University’s 272nd commencement is set for Tuesday, June 4, according to the university. The academic procession will begin at 10:30 a.m. on the lawn in front of Nassau Hall.
Guests must be seated by 10:20 a.m. Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber will preside and address the graduates. In the event of severe weather, Commencement will be held in Jadwin Gym.
The ceremony will cap a weekend of events celebrating this year’s graduates. According to the university, these events include:
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- The Baccalaureate service will take place at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, in the University Chapel. Guests must be seated by 1:30 p.m. Princeton University alum George Will, a 1968 graduate and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author, will be the speaker.
- The Class Day ceremony for seniors is set for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 3, on Cannon Green. Comedienne and author Ellie Kemper, a 2002 alumna, will be the speaker.
- The Hooding ceremony for advanced degree candidates will begin at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 3, on Cannon Green.
- Seniors receive their diplomas in their residential colleges. There are shuttle buses to the colleges, and from the colleges to the parking garage. Buses stop by Alexander Hall, next to front campus where Commencement takes place.
- Professional photos from University photographers will be posted to the University’s Commencement website in June and may be downloaded for free courtesy of the University.
According to the university, simulcast sites for the ceremonies are:
• Baccalaureate: McCosh Hall, Rooms 10 (not air-conditioned) and 50 (air-conditioned); McCormick Hall, Room 101 (air-conditioned and accessible); Betts Auditorium in the School of Architecture (air-conditioned and accessible); Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall (air-conditioned and accessible); and Dillon Gym.• Class Day: McCosh Hall, Rooms 10 (not air-conditioned) and 50 (air-conditioned); McCormick Hall, Room 101 (air-conditioned and accessible); Betts Auditorium in the School of Architecture (air-conditioned and accessible); Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall (air-conditioned and accessible); and Dillon Gym. In the event of inclement weather, Class Day will be held in the University Chapel.
• Hooding: Betts Auditorium in the School of Architecture (air-conditioned and accessible) and Dillon Gym. In the event of inclement weather, the Hooding ceremony will be held in Jadwin Gym.
• Commencement: Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall (air-conditioned and accessible); McCormick Hall, Room 101 (air-conditioned and accessible); Betts Auditorium in the School of Architecture (air-conditioned and accessible); and Dillon Gym. No tickets will be required at the simulcast site.
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Baccalaureate, Class Day and Hooding will also be simulcast on two large screens on Cannon Green. Baccalaureate, Hooding and Commencement ceremonies are scheduled to be broadcast live on TigerNet Channel 7 on campus and in Princeton on Channel 27 for Comcast subscribers and Channel 21 for Verizon FIOS subscribers. The events also are scheduled to be webcast live and archived online for later viewing on the University’s Media Central site.
For more on commencement events, visit princeton.edu.
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