2013 Commencement: Friday, May 17 - Sunday, May 19

The 2013 Commencement Weekend will take place from Friday, May 17, through Sunday, May 19, 2013. Commencement exercises will take place at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

For those who are able to attend, please visit our accommodations page for a list of local hotels. For those unable to attend, we do stream the ceremony live online and archive it for viewing at home.

Below is last year's schedule, to give you an idea of what the 2013 weekend may look like. Please check back periodically in the 2012-13 academic year for updates.

2012 Commencement Schedule (sample schedule)

Pomona College’s Commencement weekend begins on Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. with the Baccalaureate Service of the Claremont Colleges, and culminates in the Commencement Ceremony and Reception on Sunday morning at 10:00.

The 2012 schedule below is subject to change, so please check this site again as May approaches.

Students and parents will receive Commencement brochures with full details at the beginning of the Spring semester.

Friday, May 11, 2012
3:30 p.m.	Claremont Colleges Inter-Faith Baccalaureate Service (Bridges Hall of Music), featuring Gustav Niebuhr '77 [doc]
5 p.m.	Phi Beta Kappa Installation and Reception
Saturday, May 12, 2012
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Departmental events and receptions - view the schedule [pdf]
3 p.m.	Commencement rehearsal: mandatory for all graduates
3:30 p.m.	Class photograph and class parade
4 p.m.	Class Day program: speakers, music, academic prizes and awards
5:30 p.m.	Class dinner: For all graduates, families, faculty, and staff
8 p.m.	Pomona College Glee Club concert
9 p.m.	Senior art exhibition and reception
Sunday, May 13, 2012
9:30 a.m.	Procession assembles on Stover Walk
10 a.m.	Commencement exercises: held outside on Marston Quadrangle. The ceremony lasts approximately two hours, and a reception follows.

NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR COMMENCEMENT

Questions? Please contact the President’s office, 909-621-8131