Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - 2009 Commencement/Convocations

Congratulations to the Class of 2009 and to their families and friends!

The university’s 243rd Anniversary Commencement ceremony was held on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. on Voorhees Mall.

View the online video archive of the ceremony

University Commencement is a universitywide ceremony at which the president of the university formally confers all undergraduate and graduate degrees awarded throughout the past academic year.

Separate convocations are also held by most of the individual schools and colleges at various times from Sunday, May 17, through Friday, May 22, at which degrees and awards are distributed to the schools’ graduating classes.

Commencement and convocation ceremonies are managed by several different offices at Rutgers. In order to expedite your questions, please direct them to the contacts listed for each event on the following web pages:

University Commencement
May 20, 2009

Donate to Rutgers Against Hunger

Rutgers is working to make a difference in the lives of those suffering from hunger in its new initiative, Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH). The convocations listed below are participating in RAH. Guests at these ceremonies can contribute to this universitywide campaign by bringing nonperishable canned food so that their donation can make a difference in the local community. Containers will be located at each convocation ceremony listed below. Thank you in advance for helping us with this most worthwhile cause. For more information about RAH, please visit the website.

Convocations Participating in RAH