Commencement

Congratulations to the graduates and families of the Class of 2012!

The big day is drawing near and campus is abuzz with activity.  The graduates have a variety of activities to participate in leading up to Saturday's Commencement Exercises.

Wednesday, May 16 graduates are invited to join President and Mrs. Farish for a celebratory reception from 5:30-7:30pm in Global Heritage Hall.  Graduates should rsvp to 254-3154 or hdagwan@rwu.edu.  Business dress is required.

Thursday, May 17 graduates will participate in Commencement Rehearsal at 12 (noon) in the Fieldhouse.  Then they are off to the Class of 2012 BBQ at Colt State Park.  Free food, music and give-aways!

Friday, May 18 the Class of 2012 will hold their Graduation Dinner at the Venus de Milo Restaurant.  Registration for this dinner is now closed.

Saturday, May 19 COMMENCEMENT DAY!  Graduates must be in the Fieldhouse for 8:15am to check-in and line up. Graduates who are receiving tassels or cords from their respective honor societies and other organizations should make sure they have them prior to that morning.  The only tassels given out on the morning of commencement will be for high honors (summa cum laude 3.8, magna cum laude 3.6, and cuma laude 3.4. Those graduates receiving high honors will have the honor listed on their name card they pick up when they enter the Fieldhouse. These honors are based on fall semester cumulative average.  Graduates are encouraged to steam their robes ahead of time (or at least take it out of the bag and hang).  DO NOT IRON YOUR GOWN!

The Jazz Luncheon by Bon Appetit Dining Services is now at capacity.  However, they may take walk-ins.  You may check in at the Upper Commons to see if any seating is available.

There will be alive stream of the Commencement Exercises at mms://streamer.rwu.edu/rwulive. Apple Mac users can not view the video feed unless they have a plugin called Flip4Mac installed and working on their machine. Users with iPhones and iPads will not be able to view the commencement live feed so we encourage them to make alternate plans for viewing.  

For questions regarding the ceremony or related commencement activities, please contact the Office of Conferences at (401) 254-3067 or commencement@rwu.edu.

Thank you and Congratulations to the Class of 2012!

RWU Commencement 2012

With words of wisdom imparted by an array of speakers – ranging from one of the most accomplished women in the history of American government to a philosophy major bound for the West Coast for an internship in Hollywood – 1,124 graduates in the Roger Williams University Class of 2012 culminated their college careers on Saturday at the University’s annual Commencement exercises. On a day that boasted bright sunshine and an abundantly agreeable 72 degrees on the thermometer along the bayside campus, approximately 6,000 people turned out under the big tent in Bristol to watch the graduates cross the stage. pdq.rwu.edu/news/commencement-2012-graduates-urge-inspire...

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