Schedule

Commencement Ceremony May 13, 2023

Commencement Weekend is May 12-13, 2023

This year’s Commencement Exercises will take place Saturday, May 13, at 11 a.m. at Pennsylvania Hall, North Side. Please find the tentative weekend schedule below.

Friday, May 12, 2023

TimeEvent
1:30 p.m. Spring Honors Day, Christ Chapel
3:00 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony, Joseph Theater
4:30 p.m. Baccalaureate Service, Pennsylvania Hall, North Side

Saturday, May 13, 2023

TimeEvent
11:00 a.m. Commencement Exercises, Pennsylvania Hall, North Side
1:30 p.m. Departmental Receptions

Additional (indoor) areas are available for viewing the Commencement Ceremony:

  • Mara and adjacent classrooms
  • Science Center 200
  • Bowen Auditorium, McCreary Hall
  • CUB Ballroom

Find more details here about Spring Honors Day, Baccalaureate, and Departmental Receptions.

For additional information regarding Commencement Weekend, please contact the Commencement planning group at commencement@gettysburg.edu.

Departmental Reception Venue

Saturday, May 13th

1:30-3:00 p.m.

Arts & Humanities: Atrium & Patio

  • Art & Art History
    • Art History
    • Art Studio
  • Cinema and Media Studies
  • Classics
  • East Asian Studies
    • Chinese
    • Japanese
  • English
    • English with a Writing Concentration
    • Writing
  • French
  • German Studies
  • History
  • Italian Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Religious Studies
  • Spanish
  • Sunderman Conservatory
    • Music
    • Music Education
    • Music Performance
  • Theatre Arts

Social Sciences: Bullet Hole & Patio

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
    • Mathematical Economics
  • Education
  • Management
    • Business
    • Business, Organizations, and Management
    • Organization & Management Studies
  • Political Science
  • Sociology

Interdisciplinary Programs: Bullet Hole & Patio

  • Africana Studies
  • Globalization Studies
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Civil War Era Studies
    • Data Science
    • Jewish Studies
    • Individualized Major
    • Middle East and Islamic Studies
    • Peace and Justice Studies
    • Public History
  • International Affairs 
  • International and Global Studies
  • Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
    • Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
    • Spanish/Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies
  • Public Policy
  • Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, & Computer Science: Science Center & Patio

  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Health Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Neuroscience
  • Physics
  • Psychology