Commencement 2022 Schedule of Events
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Division III Gallery Showcase
Hampshire College Art Gallery, Harold F. Johnson Library
The Division III Gallery Showcase is a large group show that features a selection of work in painting, comics, digital art, photography, installation, fabric arts, sculpture, and more, curated by a team of peers.
All day in The Harold F. Johnson Gallery
Mandatory Graduate Informational Meeting
All graduating students are required to attend this informational session for commencement.
3-4:30 p.m. in the Main Lecture Hall, Franklin Patterson Hall
Division III Gallery Reception
Hosted by Student Co-Curators of the Division III Gallery Showcase
Start your Commencement weekend by joining student co-curators and artists in the Hampshire College Art Gallery to kick off the Division III Gallery Showcase!
6-8 p.m. in the Hampshire College Art Gallery, Harold F. Johnson Library
Div-Free Dance Party Celebration
Hosted by Alumni and Family Relations and the Graduate Gift Program
Come celebrate your alum status! Alumni and Family Relations invites you to a dance party for all graduating students. Join classmates for tapas, drinks, and dancing until midnight. You are more than welcome to invite favorite faculty and staff members, and even your parents, to this event.
8:30 p.m.-Midnight in the Red Barn
Friday, May 20, 2022
Division III Gallery Showcase
Hampshire College Art Gallery, Harold F. Johnson Library
The Division III Gallery Showcase is a large group show that features a selection of work in painting, comics, digital art, photography, installation, fabric arts, sculpture, and more, curated by a team of peers.
All Day Harold F. Johnson Gallery
Division III Showcase
Come enjoy a sampling of Division III projects presented by Hampshire's graduates. The showcase includes academic presentations, performances, film screenings, and readings. You may pick up a schedule in the Franklin Patterson Hall lobby beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday. View the schedule.
9 a.m.-3 p.m. in Franklin Patterson Hall
Community Bell Ringing
Immediately following the Division III Showcase, we ask everyone to join us at the Division-Free Bell at the Harold Johnson Library. Hear the history of the bell, and celebrate graduating students as they ring it to mark the successful culmination of their Hampshire education.
3:15-4 p.m. in front of the Harold F. Johnson Library
Community Commencement Reception
Hosted by the Offices of the President and Dean of Faculty
Join graduating students, friends, and families to celebrate their commencement with light hors d'oeuvres.
4-5 p.m. under the Charles and Polly Longsworth Solar Canopy
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Commencement Ceremony 2022
Join us for a celebration of our 2022 graduates, as well as graduates from 2020 and 2021! The commencement ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. EST. The event will involve several community speakers and recognition of each graduate.
11 a.m.-1 p.m. on the Library Lawn
Order of Events
OPENING OF THE CEREMONY
Erdim Yilmaz, Lead Event and Retail Supervisor
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Roosbelinda Cárdenas, Associate Professor of Anthropology & Latin American Studies
Co-Dean of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
WELCOME
Jose Fuentes 05F, chair of the board of trustees
STUDENT MODERATORS
Judah Vashti Doty 18F and Zahria Thomas 18F
STAFF TOAST
Erdim Yilmaz
FACULTY TOAST
Nathan McClain, assistant professor of creative writing and African American literature and art
STUDENT ADDRESS
Iyanu Bishop 18F
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Loretta Ross, associate professor of the study of women and gender at Smith College; activist, public intellectual, and scholar
ALUMNI TOAST
Chen Chen 07F
CONFERRAL OF DEGREES
Christoph Cox, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty
CLOSING OF THE CEREMONY
Erdim Yilmaz
Livestream and Video
Commencement will be livestreamed on YouTube, where the full video will be posted after the event.
*All events are subject to change.