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Commencement Week Activities

Tickets

For the events where registration is required, graduates will be able to pick up guest tickets and event wristbands on May 14 from 11:30am - 1:30pm outside of Ross Library and also during the Commencement Rehearsal.

Registration for all events will open on TBD and close on TBD in CampusGroups.

Shen Courtyard Commencement

May 14 | Commencement Rehearsal
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Zhang Auditorium

No registration required | Mandatory for all graduates

Two graduating students walking away from a stage with their diplomas

May 14 | Welcome to the Alumni Community Reception
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Evans Hall Back Lawn

Registration required | Open to all graduates

Evans Hall corridor lined by large windows on a sunny day

May 17 | Family Open House 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Evans Hall

Graduates can provide their families and friends a self-guided tour of Evans Hall. Feel free to stop by anytime between 9:00am - 4:00pm.

No registration required | Open to all graduates and their guests

May 17 | Yale University Guided Tours
10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.| Front of Evans Hall

The Yale University Visitor Center will provide guided tours of Yale University that will begin in front of Evans Hall. Tour times will be announced shortly.

Pricing: Graduates and guests - FREE

Registration required | Open to all graduates and their guests

Lighthouse Park Carousel

May 17 | Family BBQ at Lighthouse Point Park
TBD | Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, CT

Family, friends, and graduates are invited to join the SOM Community for a picnic at Lighthouse Point. Transportation for graduates and their guests will be made available from Evans Hall to the Picnic and back.

Pricing: Graduates - FREE |Children under 12 - $5.00| Guests 12 years and older - $15.00

Registration required | Open to all graduates and their guests