The Honors College at Rutgers–New Brunswick
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
4-6 p.m.
President's Tent
School Convocations
School-based Convocations are held on the days surrounding Commencement.
School Convocation Dates and Links
During your school's convocation, you'll join with your graduating class and receive individual recognition.
Be sure to check with your school regarding guest and ticketing information, convocation parking, and more for these ceremonies.
School convocations and receptions do not require a Commencement parking hangtag.
School of Communication and Information
Thursday, May 11, 2023
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena
Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Thursday, May 11, 2023
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Nicholas Music Center
Mason Gross School of the Arts
Thursday, May 11, 2023
2:30-4:30 p.m.
State Theater New Jersey
Rutgers Business School–New Brunswick Undergraduate
Thursday, May 11, 2023
3-5 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena
School of Graduate Studies
Friday, May 12, 2023
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena
School of Engineering
Friday, May 12, 2023
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena
Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Saturday, May 13, 2023
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena
Douglass Residential College
Saturday, May 13, 2023
12:30-2:00 p.m.
Antilles Field
School of Management and Labor Relations
Saturday, May 13, 2023
3-5:30 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Monday, May 15, 2023
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Passion Puddle
New Jersey Medical School
Monday, May 15, 2023
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
School of Social Work
Monday, May 15, 2023
3-6 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
Monday, May 15, 2023
4-6 p.m.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Monday, May 15, 2023
7:30-9:30 p.m.
State Theater New Jersey
School of Arts and Sciences
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Jersey Mike's Arena
9-11 a.m.
2-4 p.m.
7-9 p.m.
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
College Avenue Gym
School of Public Health
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena
School of Health Professions
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
4-6 p.m.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Graduate School of Education
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
4:30-6 p.m.
Jersey Mike's Arena
School of Nursing
Thursday, May 18, 2023
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Ceremonies and Celebrations
Commencement
The big celebration. President Holloway confers the degrees of graduates from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences.
Convocations
Graduates have their stage crossing moment and receive individual recognition at these ceremonies.
Celebrations and Commissioning
Events that celebrate and recognize the diverse identities of graduates.
Rutgers graduates who complete ROTC training are commissioned into their respective branch of the United States Military.
Commencement vs. Convocation: What's the difference?
