Commencement

Experience our 184th Commencement

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Mitchell Center Fieldhouse

Sallie Hutton Sistare Sallie Hutton Sistare , Associate Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Commencement

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For general inquiries, please email commencement@denison.edu.

For media inquiries, please contact Ginny Sharkey.

Congratulations, Class of 2025!

Commencement recap

‘Life is jazz, baby:’ Denison celebrates 184th Commencement

Relive the Class of 2025 Commencement through stories, photos, and video, and get a look back at breathtaking moments over four years on The Hill.

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Commencement Program

Download the program for our 184th annual Commencement.

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Watch the ceremony

Our cameras captured the best views of Denison’s 184th annual Commencement so that the Class of 2025, friends, and family can relive and enjoy this special moment.

Senior send-off

The Class of 2025 had Denison all to themselves for much of the week leading up to their Saturday Commencement, and we chronicled their last few days as students on The Hill.

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View the Flickr Album
Seniors gathered to watch the sunrise the morning of Commencement.
Students participating in annual Changing the Light ceremony.
Tony Baldovinos and Sophia Hwang
Seniors posing beneath "2025" balloons.
Community cookout at Reese~Shackelford Common
Senior art students at the Museum.
Denisonians playing in a soap foam pit.
Adonte Mays, Ryan Dawson, and Tef Tewoldeberhan
Two seniors sitting on a giant inflatable red chair.

Commencement speakers

President Adam Weinberg
President Adam Weinberg
Dee Dee Bridgewater at Commencement
Keynote Speaker Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jess Cohen ’25 speaking at Commencement
Student Speaker Jess Cohen ’25

Spotlights

What's Happening

Announcements & Updates

2025 Senior Reflections

Each year, students compete to provide the student keynote at Commencement. We share the excellent keynotes submitted by runner-up students here.

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