Schools and departments host their own special events for graduates. Check the list to find out what’s in store for you.
2019 Commencement Events
- African American and African Diaspora Studies
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AAADS Graduation Ceremony
Friday, April 26, 2019 — 11:30 AM
Neal Marshall Black Culture Center
275 North Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Michael Brooks
- Animal Behavior
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Graduation Reception 2019
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 5:30 PM
Multidisciplinary Science Building II
702 North Walnut Grove St
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Cara Wellman
- Anthropology
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Graduate Luncheon
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 11:30 AM
Tudor Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Dan Suslak
- Art History
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Spring 2019 Awards Program
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 10:30 AM
Dogwood Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Alexandra Burlingame
- Astronomy
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Senior Celebration Luncheon
Thursday, May 2, 2019 — 11:45 AM
Siam House
430 East 4th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408Invitees:
- Faculty
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
Event Contact: Constantine Deliyannis
- Bachelor of Liberal Studies
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BLS Graduation Reception
Thursday, May 2, 2019 — 5:00 PM
Georgian Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Rebekka Potter
- Biology and Biotechnology
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Undergraduate Recognition Program
Saturday, May 4, 2019 — 3:00 PM
Biology Building
1001 East 3rd Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Samantha Young
- Chemistry
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Graduation Ceremony
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 6:00 PM
Chemistry Building
800 East Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Laurie Staring
- Classical Studies
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Awards Ceremony
Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 4:00 PM
Presidents Room, University Club - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Matt Christ
- Cognitive Science Program
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2019 Undergraduate Celebration
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 1:00 PM
Eigenmann Hall Formal Lounge
1910 East 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Candi Arnold
- Criminal Justice
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2019 Graduation Celebration
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 6:00 PM
Alumni Hall - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47408Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Jewel Bezy
- East Asian Languages and Cultures
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Graduating Seniors Luncheon
Thursday, April 11, 2019 — 12:00 PM
Tudor Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
Event Contact: Marsha Wright
- Economics
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Graduation Reception
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 7:00 PM
Hilton Garden Inn Grand Ballroom
245 North College Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47403Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Howard Swyers
- English
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Commencement Ceremony 2019
Saturday, May 4, 2019 — 2:00 PM
Whittenberger Auditorium & Georgian Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Judith Brown
- Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
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Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design Graduation Recognition Ceremony and Reception
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 7:30 PM
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
114 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47408Invitees:
- Folklore and Ethnomusicology
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Senior Recognition Lunch
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 — 12:00 PM
Tudor Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Krystie Herndon
- French and Italian
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Commencement Reception
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 10:00 AM
University Club - Faculty Room (upstairs)- Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Isabel Piedmont-Smith
- Gender Studies
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Commencement Reception
Thursday, April 25, 2019 — 5:00 PM
Global and International Studies Building 1122
355 North Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Mateo Perez
- Geography
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Graduation Lunch
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 11:30 AM
Faculty Club - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Rebecca Lave
- Germanic Studies
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Graduation Luncheon
Wednesday, May 1, 2019 — 11:30 AM
Tudor Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
Event Contact: Natalie Techentin
- Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies
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Graduation Ceremony and Reception
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 6:00 PM at the Whittenberger Auditorium
Reception to follow at Global and International Studies Building Atrium
355 North Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Emily Stern
- History
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Graduation Celebration
Saturday, May 4, 2019 — 12:30 PM
Solarium - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Roberta Pergher
- Human Biology
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Graduate Recognition Ceremony
Saturday, May 4, 2019 — 1:00 PM
Rawles Hall 100
831 East 3rd St
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Casey Green
- Individualized Major Program
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Graduation Ceremony
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 3:30 PM
State Rooms East and West - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47401Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Maria Latham
- Integrated Program in the Environment
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IPE Graduation Reception
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 4:00 PM
Frangipani Room- Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Teresa Dunn
- Jewish Studies Program
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Student-Faculty Gala Dinner
Sunday, April 7, 2019 — 6:00 PM
Tudor Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Carolyn Lipson-Walker
- Liberal Arts and Management Progam
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LAMP Graduation Ceremony
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 5:00 PM
Tudor Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Amanda Harper
- Linguistics
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Senior Recognition Lunch
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 — 11:45 AM
Tudor Room Alcove - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
Event Contact: Krystie Herndon
- Mathematics
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Graduating Senior Reception
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 2:00 PM
Rawles Hall, Room 107
831 East Third Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Liz Smith
- Political and Civic Engagement
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Graduation & Awards Ceremony and Reception
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 10:30 AM
State Room East - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Jaz Williams
- Political Science
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Undergraduate Graduation Celebration
Saturday, May 4, 2019 — 12:00 PM
Woodburn Hall 100
1100 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Jan Peterson
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Graduation Reception and Celebration
Saturday, May 4, 2019 — 11:00 AM
Multidisciplinary Science Building II
702 North Walnut Grove
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Mike Jackson
- Religious Studies
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Graduation Ceremony
Saturday, May 4, 2019 — 10:30 AM
Neal Marshall Black Cultural Center, Bridgwaters Lounge
275 North Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Martha Michelson
- Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
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SLAV Spring Tea
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 — 5:00 PM
President's Room - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Jeff Holdeman
- Spanish and Portuguese
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End-of-the-year Celebration
Monday, April 29, 2019 — 5:00 PM
Solarium - Indiana Memorial Union
900 East Seventh Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Natalie Techentin
- Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
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Undergraduate Awards
Saturday, May 4, 2019 — 12:30 PM
Speech, Hearing and Language Sciences
200 South Jordan Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Marcia Humphress
- Statistics
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Graduation Reception
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 — 4:00 PM
Simon Hall (MSB1) 101
212 South Hawthorne Drive
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Kelly Hanna
- The Media School
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Commencement Reception
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 3:00 PM
IU Auditorium
1211 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
Event Contact: Emily Harrison
- Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance
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Senior Recognition Reception
Friday, May 3, 2019 — 5:00 PM
Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center, Ruth N. Halls Mezzanine Lobby
275 North Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405Invitees:
- Faculty
- Staff
- Graduate Students
- May 2019 Graduates
- August 2019 Graduates
- December Graduates
- Parents and Families
Event Contact: Laura Judson