Many departments host receptions and other celebrations in honor of their graduates' achievements during the spring semester. Programming is managed entirely by the listed departments. Questions regarding programming should be directed to the listed contact.
Last updated May 10, 2023
Student Services Programs and Offices
The following programs are planned by departments and programs that serve students outside of the classroom experience. Events are listed in chronological order. Some programs take place on dates other than Saturday, May 13, 2023.
Native Graduation - Friday, April 21, 2023
Friday, April 21, 2023, 6 - 8 p.m.
Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Loeb Family Art Pavilion
Contact: Dr. Michael R. Manalo-Pedro, Associate Dean, Native & Asian American Student Programs
Honoring the Claremont Colleges Native American and Indigenous graduates of 2023. Dinner will be provided. Presented by the Pomona College Office of Native American Initiatives.
Queer Resource Center (QRC) Lavender Graduation - Friday, April 28, 2023
Friday, April 28, 2023, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
Harvey Mudd College, Shanahan Auditorium
Contact: Queer Resource Center Staff
Graduates who wish to participate should sign up no later than April 15, 2023. Contact the QRC for more information and accessibility. Light refreshments will be served.
Quantitative Skills Center Academic Cohort Graduation Lunch - Thursday, May 4, 2023
Thursday, May 4, 2023, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Smith Campus Center, Edmunds Ballroom
Contact: Angel Bradley, Administrative Assistant for the Quantitative Skills Center
This program is exclusively for Pomona Science Scholars, Pomona Scholars of Math and Pomona Economist.
Office of Black Student Affairs (OBSA) Black Graduation - Friday, May 12, 2023
Friday, May 12, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Contact: Office of Black Student Affairs
Alumni Keynote: Carnetta Jones, Scripps College Class of 1978
Graduating students of African descent wishing to participate in the ceremony can register for the event. Lunch reception to follow ceremony in Seaver Courtyard. Free and open to the public.
Asian Pacific Islander Graduation - Friday, May 12, 2023
Friday, May 12, 2023, 4 - 6 p.m.
Smith Campus Center, Coop Fountain Courtyard
Contact: 7C Asian American Advisory Board
Graduating students must sign up to participate. Reception to follow.
POSSE Graduation Breakfast - Saturday, May 13, 2023
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 8:30 - 11 a.m.
Smith Campus Center, Edmunds Ballroom
Contact: Angel Bradley, Administrative Assistant of The Quantitative Skills Center
This event is exclusively for graduates in the POSSE Miami and Chicago cohorts.
Draper Center for Community Partnerships Meet & Greet - Saturday, May 13, 2023
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Draper Center for Community Partnerships
Contact: Rita Shaw, Assistant Director, Community Engagement, Draper Center for Community Partnerships
Academic Departments
Most academic department programming takes place on Class Day - Saturday, May 13, 2023. Please contact the specific departments for questions regarding the programming or to confirm details.
American Studies
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 1 - 2 p.m.
Contact: Anne Tessier, Academic Coordinator of Anthropology, Sociology, American Studies, and Science, Technology & Society
Art
Senior Art Exhibition (during the Evening of Music & Art)
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 8 - 10 p.m.
Chan Gallery, Studio Art Hall
Contact: Tricia Avant, Academic Coordinator and Gallery Manager of Art
The Evening of Music & Art also features a combined reception in Memorial Garden from 9 - 10:30 p.m.
Art History
Saturday, May 13, 2023, Noon - 1 p.m.
Contact: Cynthia Madrigal, Academic Department Coordinator of Art History, Classics, and Gender and Women's Studies
Asian Languages and Literatures and Asian Studies
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Hahn Hall, Hahn Courtyard
Contact: Melissa Fitzpatrick, Academic Coordinator of Asian Languages and Literatures and Romance Languages and Literatures Lisa Maldonado, Academic Coordinator of the Pacific Basin Institute/Asian Studies
Biology
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m. - Noon
Parking Lot, Richardson C. Seaver Biology Hall
Contact: Lauren Sauri, Academic Coordinator of Biology
Molecular Biology majors are invited to join this celebration.
Chemistry
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium, Seaver North
Contact: Lauri Bell, Academic Coordinator of Chemistry
Molecular Biology majors are invited to join this celebration.
Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies Program
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m. - Noon
Peter W. Stanley Academic Quad
Contact: Janet Hernandez, Intercollegiate Department of Chicanx-Latinx Studies Coordinator
Classics
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Pearsons Hall, Pearsons Library and Lounge
Contact: Cynthia Madrigal, Academic Department Coordinator of Art History, Classics, and Gender and Women's Studies
Computer Science
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Smith Campus Center, Rooms 201 and 208
Contact: Vicki Hirales, Academic Administrative Coordinator of Computer Science
Dance
Contact: Ashanti L. Smalls, Academic Coordinator of Dance
Economics
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m. - Noon
Hahn Building, East Courtyard
Contact: Rhonda Beron, Academic Coordinator of Economics
English
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Crookshank Hall, Northeast Lawn
Contact: Christopher Cotton, Academic Coordinator of English and Media Studies
Environmental Analysis
Saturday, May 13, 2023, Noon - 2 p.m.
Seeley G. Mudd Building, Outdoor Classroom
Contact: Lori Keala, Academic Administrative Coordinator of Environmental Analysis and Geology
Gender and Women's Studies
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Gender and Women's Studies House, 740 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Contact: Cynthia Madrigal, Academic Department Coordinator of Art History, Classics, and Gender and Women's Studies
Geology
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Edmunds Hall, Room 234, Woodford Reading Room
Contact: Lori Keala, Academic Administrative Coordinator of Environmental Analysis and Geology
German Studies
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Mason Hall, Room 102, German and Russian Library
Contact: Gina Brown-Pettay, Academic Coordinator for History, German and Russian Departments
History
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m. - Noon
Peter W. Stanley Academic Quad
Contact: Gina Brown-Pettay, Academic Coordinator for History, German and Russian Departments
Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies
Contact: Linda DeChaine, Administrative Coordinator
Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies
Contact: Madeline Gosiaco, Academic Coordinator
Intercollegiate Department of Media Studies
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 12:30 - 2 p.m.
Contact: Christopher Cotton, Academic Coordinator of English and Media Studies
International Relations Program and Politics Department
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m. - Noon
Carnegie Building, Room 107
Contact: Evelyn Khalili, Academic Coordinator of Politics and International Relations
Late-Antique Medieval Studies
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - Noon
Pearsons Hall, Pearsons Library and Lounge
Contact: Cynthia Madrigal, Academic Department Coordinator of Art History, Classics, and Gender and Women's Studies
Latin American Studies
Contact: Elizabeth Contreras, Academic Coordinator for Linguistics & Cognitive Science and Latin American Studies
Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Saturday, May 13, 2023, Noon - 2 p.m.
Seaver House, Richardson Garden
Contact: Elizabeth Contreras, Academic Coordinator for Linguistics & Cognitive Science and Latin American Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Prof. Shahriar Shahriari's Home
Contact: Liz Gutierrez, Academic Coordinator of Mathematics and Statistics
Molecular Biology
Molecular Biology majors are invited to participate in the Class Day Celebrations for the Biology and Chemistry Departments.
Biology Department
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m.
Parking Lot, Richardson C. Seaver Biology Hall
Chemistry Department
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m.
Seaver North Auditorium, Seaver North
Contact: Chris Schabow, Academic Coordinator for Neuroscience and Molecular Biology
Music
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Thatcher Music Building, Room 209, Music Library
Contact: Natasha Khamas, Academic Coordinator of Music
Neuroscience
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Seaver South, Patio (corner of College Avenue and Sixth Street)
Contact: Chris Schabow, Academic Coordinator for Neuroscience and Molecular Biology
Philosophy
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Pearsons Hall, Outdoor Classroom
Contact: Laurie Johnson, Academic Coordinator for Philosophy, PPE, and Religious Studies
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Pearsons Hall, Outdoor Classroom
Contact: Laurie Johnson, Academic Coordinator for Philosophy, PPE, and Religious Studies
Physical Education
Contact: Michelle Johnston, Administrative Coordinator of Physical Education
Physics and Astronomy
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Estella Laboratory, Courtyard
Contact: Natalie Hughes, Academic Coordinator of Physics and Astronomy
Politics Department and International Relations Program
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m. - Noon
Carnegie Building, Room 107
Contact: Evelyn Khalili, Academic Coordinator of Politics and International Relations
Psychological Science
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Contact: Sandra Lundergan-Price, Academic Coordinator of Psychological Science
Public Policy Analysis (PPA) Program
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 10 a.m. - Noon
Carnegie Building, Room 109
Contact: Hilary LaConte, Associate Director of Public Policy Analysis
Religious Studies
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Smith Campus Center, Doms Lounge
Contact: Laurie Johnson, Academic Coordinator for Philosophy, PPE, and Religious Studies
Romance Languages & Literature
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Mason Hall, Outdoor Classroom
Contact: Melissa Fitzpatrick, Academic Coordinator of Asian Languages and Literatures and Romance Languages and Literatures
Russian/Russian and Eastern European Studies
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Mason Hall, Room 102, German and Russian Library
Contact: Gina Brown-Pettay, Academic Coordinator for History, German and Russian Departments
Science, Technology and Society
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Pearsons Hall, Outdoor Classroom
Contact: Anne Tessier, Academic Coordinator of Anthropology, Sociology, American Studies, and Science, Technology & Society
Sociology & Anthropology
Saturday, May 13, 2023, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Hahn Hall, Outdoor Classroom
Contact: Anne Tessier, Academic Coordinator of Anthropology, Sociology, American Studies, and Science, Technology & Society
Theatre Department
Contact: Mary T. Rosier, Administrative Assistant of Theatre