Schedule of Events
RIT Commencement
May 10 - 11, 2024 (Friday and Saturday).
Academic Convocation and College Ceremonies
Friday, May 10, 2024
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Convocation | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. . |
Gordon Field House and Activities Center (GOR) |
| Doctoral Hooding Ceremony | 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
Gene Polisseni Center (GPC) |
| College of Engineering Technology | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Gordon Field House and Activities Center (GOR) |
| Golisano Institute for Sustainability | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Sustainability Institute Hall (SUS) |
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National Technical Institute for the Deaf |
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Gene Polisseni Center (GPC) |
| Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences | 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Gordon Field House and Activities Center (GOR) |
| Saunders College of Business | 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Gene Polisseni Center (GPC) |
Saturday, May 11, 2024
| Event | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts | 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Gene Polisseni Center (GPC) |
| College of Art and Design | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Gordon Field House and Activities Center (GOR) |
| College of Science | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Gene Polisseni Center (GPC) |
| Kate Gleason College of Engineering | 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Gordon Field House and Activities Center (GOR) |
| College of Health Sciences and Technology | 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Gene Polisseni Center (GPC) |
| School of Individualized Study | 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Gene Polisseni Center (GPC) |
Commencement Musicians
Academic Convocation Performers
Members from RIT Singers Choir
Prof. Thatcher Lyman, Director
School of Performing Arts, College of Liberal Arts
Sunshine 2.0
Members:
Shiann Cook
Tyler Fortson
Zain Ahmed
Jerald Creer
Led by NTID Sunshine 2.0 Outreach Coordinator, Fred Beam
Department of Performing Arts, National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Prof. David McCarthy, Piano Accompaniment
School of Performing Arts, College of Liberal Arts
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College Commencement Ceremony Performers
Members of RIT Philharmonic Orchestra and RIT Singers
Yunn-Shan Ma, DMA. Director of Music Program, Director of RIT Philharmonic Orchestra; Thatcher Lyman, Director of RIT Singers; Ben Willmott, Operations Director, Department of Performing Arts, College of Liberal Arts
(Special thanks to former Director Christopher Petit, DMA for preparing choir for video recordings).
RIT Students: Izzy Kunde, Elizabeth Lipford, Maggie Strempel, sopranos; Kamber Ross, Anna Starks, Alix Zanibbi, altos; Kevin Dennis, Matt Klimek, Nolan Ruocco, tenors; Jacob Black, TJ Dardis, Peter Waldmiller, Ben Willmott, basses; Lauren Drake, Chenyang Lin, violin; Ethen Snell, viola; Maggie Griffiths, cello; Ciara Bailey, flute; Jacob Yoon, Natalie Wilson, oboe; Luke Vredenburg, French horn; Thomas Davis, bassoon
Audio Recording Engineers
Dave Sluberski, School of Film and Animation, College of Art and Design; Josh Labman, Robert Lewis, Tech Crew, Student Affairs
Dangerous Signs
Jamal Jones, Malik Paris, Mathew and Arthur Parsley, and Teriana Mewborn
Led by: Luane Davis Haggerty Ph.D. Department of Performing Arts, RIT/NTID
Bagpipers and Drummers: Gates Keystone Club Police Pipes and Drums