Upcoming Events

Commencement – May 19, 2013
This year's 157th commencement will take place on Sunday, May 19th at 9:00 a.m. on the Academic Quad between Ballou Hall and Bendetson Hall, rain or shine.

• PHASE I ACADEMIC PROCESSION:
  All faculty will be marching together at commencement and should gather behind Ballou Hall for alignment by 9:00am.
  
  When Phase I finishes, faculty, staff, students and their families/guests will pick up their boxed lunch on the Tisch Lawn under the Tufts Dining tent and will walk (or take the shuttle bus) to Eliot-Pearson for our Graduation Reception. We will be serving assorted pastries/cookies, coffee, tea, water and iced teas at the department. This reception will take place from 11:30-1:15 pm.

• PHASE II CHILD DEVELOPMENT CEREMONY:
  Following the all-University ceremony, Child Development will be holding our ceremony at Cousens Gym beginning at 1:30 pm. We ask that faculty and staff attending this ceremony arrive at Counsens Gym by 1:15pm for a prompt start.

Further details for commencement 2013 can be found on the Commencement website.

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