University-Wide Commencement Ceremony

The University-wide Commencement Ceremony will be held on the Homewood Field of the Homewood campus at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2007. Those eligible to participate are degree candidates from all the schools of Johns Hopkins University. Diplomas will be issued to those Doctoral candidates who have been formally approved by the respective Faculty Boards prior to Commencement. Degrees will be conferred for all candidates.

 
Essential Information about Commencement

Date: Thursday, May 17

Time: Candidates must report to their robing locations by 7:30 a.m. as outlined below. The Processional will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.

Place: The ceremony will take place on Homewood Field, University Parkway.

 
Cap & Gown Information

Cap and gown are mandatory for any student who wishes to participate in the Commencement Ceremony.

Caps & Gowns for Bachelors and Masters: Caps and gowns for Bachelors and Masters will be available for purchase at the Graduation Center on March 20 & 21 from 11am to 6 pm and March 22 from 11am to 3pm. The location will be at the Barnes and Noble Johns Hopkins, 3300 St. Paul Street. Or students can place their orders online at www.herffjones.com/college/graduation until April 6. Any student who decides to participate after April 6, 2007 should go to the Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins, 3300 St. Paul Street location on these dates:

Saturday, May 12, 10 am - 3 pm
Sunday, May 13, 12 noon - 5 pm
Monday, May 14, 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesday, May 15, 10 am - 6 pm
Wednesday, May 16, 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday, May 17, Commencement Day, beginning at 7:30 am
NOTE: If purchased after April 6, a $20.00 late fee will be charged in addition to the cost of the cap & gown.

Caps & Gowns for Doctoral Students: Doctoral students have the following cap and gown rental order options:

- On Campus: March 20 & 21 from 11:00am to 6:00pm
- At Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins, 3300 St. Paul Street: March 22 from 11:00am to 3:00pm
- Online at www.herffjones.com/college/graduation
- All Doctoral candidates must pick up their Rental Cap & Gown on the dates listed below:

Saturday, May 12, 10 am - 3 pm
Sunday, May 13, 12 noon - 5 pm
Monday, May 14, 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesday, May 15, 10 am - 6 pm
Wednesday, May 16, 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday, May 17, Commencement Day, beginning at 7:30 am

Cap & Gown Pick Up: If you ordered your cap and gown online and chose the Home Delivery option, your cap and gown will be delivered to the address you gave for delivery. If you have reserved a cap and gown you may pick them up at Barnes and Noble Johns Hopkins/330 St. Paul Street, Homewood during the following dates and times:

NOTE: Individuals must present ID to pick up their rental.

Saturday, May 12, 10 am - 3 pm
Monday, May 14, 10 am - 6 pm
Tuesday, May 15, 10 am - 6 pm
Wednesday, May 16, 10 am - 6 pm
Thursday, May 17, Commencement Day, beginning at 7:30 am

Cap & Gown Return: Doctoral candidates may return their gown and hood (the tassel may be kept) outside the Athletic Center immediately following the ceremony. There will be a van/truck and a representative from Herff Jones accepting the returns until 12 noon. Medical institutions should follow instructions from their Book Store.
Peabody Institute will be sent instructions from the Peabody Office of Student Affairs. Regalia returned to Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins after May 21, 2007 will be subject to a $10.00 late fee.
Bachelor and Master candidates may keep their regalia and all may keep the tassel from the mortarboard.

 
Robing Locations are as Follows:

Academic Procession: At 8:55 a.m. the groups of candidates will move in sequence from the Athletic Center onto Homewood Field as guided by Marshals and staff from the Homewood Registrar's Office. Candidates will then march down the center aisle, to the appropriate row in the seating area. Candidates will remain standing until after the Invocation. Men will remove their caps before the Invocation and replace them when they rise for conferring of degrees.

Conferring of Degrees: During the ceremony the appropriate officers will present to the President of the University the candidates for degrees. As each group is presented, that group will stand while the President confers the degree. All doctoral candidates will proceed to the stage individually, according to degree, as their names are called, where all except Doctors of Medicine will be given their diplomas. (Doctors of Medicine receive their diplomas at 2:30 p.m. in the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral Street, on Thursday, May 17, 2007.)

 
Divisional Ceremonies

 
Severe Weather Plan

Unless there is severe weather (torrential rain, thunder/lightening), the ceremonies will be held outdoors on Homewood Field. In case of severe weather conditions that make it unsafe to hold a ceremony outside, there may be an abbreviated ceremony.

If it becomes necessary to cancel the morning or afternoon ceremony, announcements will be made no later than 6:30 a.m. for the morning ceremony and no later than noon for the undergraduate ceremony, on the University's website (www.jhu.edu) and the Weather Emergency Line, (410-516-7781).

If the morning ceremony is canceled, the doctoral candidates who had planned to attend may pick up their diplomas in the Goldfarb Gymnasium in the White Athletic Center between the hours of 9:00am - 11:00am. All other degree recipients will be instructed to attend the diploma ceremonies for their respective schools.

 
[Updated 15Feb07]