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Commencement 2024 Weekend Celebrations
Please join the Lawrence community for celebrations throughout Commencement Weekend. All listed times are Central Daylight Time.
The celebration begins on Friday with the Senior Art Exhibit and Commencement Concert and culminates with the Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 9 at 10 a.m. on Main Hall Green.
Schedule of Events
Friday, June 7, 2024
Senior Art Exhibition
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Wriston Art Center Galleries
Please contact wriston-gallery@greenishcleanish.com for appointments outside of these hours.
Commencement Rehearsal for Seniors
2 – 3 p.m. | Main Hall Green (Rain Site: Memorial Chapel)
Caps and gowns are not needed; Class photograph follows.
Cultural Senior Dinner hosted by D&IC and ISS (Invite Only)
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Diversity & Intercultural Center
Commencement Concert featuring Class of 2024
7:30 p.m. | Memorial Chapel (Reception follows in Shattuck Hall, Room 163)
Graduating seniors from the Class of 2024 are featured in the Commencement Concert. Reception follows in Shattuck Hall, Room 163.
Saturday, June 8, 2024
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation (Members Only)
9 – 10 a.m. | Warch Campus Center (Pusey – Program; Somerset – Buffet)
Senior Art Exhibition
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Wriston Art Center Galleries
Contact wriston-gallery@greenishcleanish.com for appointments outside of these hours.
First-Gen Student & Family Celebration
10:30 – 11:15 a.m. | Thomas A. Steitz Hall of Science Atrium
Cookout for Seniors, Families, Faculty & Staff; Performance by Lawrence University Grad Band
Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Warch Campus Center
Graduates, their families, and the Lawrence community are invited to join President Laurie A. Carter for a cookout from noon to 1:30 p.m. June. The cookout will also present an opportunity for graduates and their guests to meet Commencement speaker Pawo Choyning Dorji ’06. Food and seating will be located in Andrew Commons. Grad band and additional seating in Somerset & Pusey.
Vikings Athletics Rummage Sale
Noon – 3 p.m. | Warch Campus Center, Mead Witter Room (Level Two)
Baccalaureate Service
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. | Memorial Chapel
A multi-faith celebration for graduates and their guests.
Posse Celebration (Invite Only)
5:15 – 7 p.m. | Warch Campus Center (Esch Hurvis Room)
Posse Dinner (Invite Only)
7 – 9 p.m. | TBD
Sunday, June 9, 2024
Processional Assembly
9:30 a.m. | Memorial Chapel (sidewalk on the east side; Rain Site: report directly to seats at 9:30 a.m.)
Commencement
10 a.m. – noon | Main Hall Green (Severe weather site: Memorial Chapel; please check this website and LU Social Channels for weather-related communications)
Post-Commencement Ceremony
Noon – 1 p.m. | Main Hall Green (next to Wriston/Mudd Library)
Senior Art Exhibition
Noon – 4 p.m. | Wriston Art Center Galleries
Please contact wriston-gallery@greenishcleanish.com for appointments outside of these hours.
Memorialize the Events in Photos!
When you’re on campus, visit these great spots to take photos. Join us right after the ceremony for a reception at the Class of 2024 photo station on the Seeley G. Mudd Library Plaza. Wear your best blue-and-white, tag your friends and family (and @LawrenceUni), and use #LUWeDidIt to share your Lawrence Pride! We can’t wait to see and share your posts! While you are at it, be sure to follow Lawrence on your social platform(s) of choice to stay on top of schedule changes.
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Stories from the Class of 2024
Lawrence is a community of students, alumni, faculty and staff that continues to bring their own light. We invite you to read the stories from a few members of your class of 2024.
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