Students walking in graduation robes with faculty cheering them on

Commencement

Class of 2023 Commencement

When: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2023.
Where: Outdoors, on the Academic Quad. Please plan accordingly for central Ohio weather, including rain.
No tickets required. Free on-campus parking.

Bellani, Raj

Raj Bellani, Vice President & Chief of Staff

Upcoming Events

May

12

2023

Baccalaureate celebration

4:00pm EDT

May

12

2023

Baccalaureate celebration

6:30pm EDT

May

13

2023

182nd Annual Commencement Exercises

10:30am EDT

Grad Fair

April 19 & 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Slayter Union (Second floor)

Pick up cap & gown, order official Denison class rings and jewelry, order custom announcements, and shop the collection of custom diploma frames on sale for 20% off during the Grad Fair.

Please Note: To order graduation announcements and class rings online, visit the Jostens website.

Spotlights

Student holding a graduation cap with a '2020' tattoo on their arm

Class of 2020 returns, ready to celebrate and heal

"The community, the learning, the professors, the people ... It’s what has made more than 300 of us want to come back on some random weekend in June.”

Bridget Welch and Lanie Rogers

Eight memorable hours: Commencement Day starts with the sunrise

It’s a day filled with scenes of emotion, soaring achievement, hard work, words of wisdom and long goodbyes. And a few pancakes.

A silver bracelet, inscribed with the quote “She believed she could, so she did”

The graduating senior’s dilemma: Keep it or toss it?

As they pack up to leave The Hill, freshly minted Denison graduates face one last multiple-choice test.

Hannah Gilson walking up to the stage to get her award

Surprise? It’s part of winning the President’s Medal

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Zhihao Cao '16 at graduation

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Mark Malloch-Brown, president of Open Society Foundations and former deputy secretary general of the U.N., will deliver the keynote on May 13, 2023.

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