School and College Programs
Families and friends are invited to attend their graduating student's diploma ceremony. Most diploma ceremonies will take place either prior to or immediately following commencement on Sunday, May 18. Caps and gowns are required.
Complimentary shuttle service will be in operation from the conclusion of the commencement ceremony until 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 18 ONLY to provide transportation between Forbes Avenue and off-campus diploma ceremony sites. Walking and driving directions to off-campus sites will also be available at the Commencement Welcome Area. Please visit this area upon your arrival to campus to pick up directions and other important weekend information.
Bachelor of Humanities & Arts and Bachelor of Science & Arts
Ceremony: 8:30 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Kresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts
Reception: 9:30 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Alumni Concert Hall, College of Fine Arts
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Biomedical Engineering
Ceremony and Reception: 7:30 a.m., Sunday, May 18 (reception prior to 8 a.m. ceremony)
Room 2210, Doherty Hall
Chemical Engineering
Ceremony: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Carnegie Lecture Hall, Carnegie Museum (off campus)
4400 Forbes Avenue
Reception: following ceremony
Hall of Architecture, Carnegie Museum
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ceremony and Reception: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18 (reception prior to ceremony)
Holiday Inn Select (off campus)
100 Lytton Avenue
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ceremony and Reception: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Wiegand Gymnasium, University Center
Engineering & Public Policy
(joint ceremony with Engineering & Technology Innovation Management)
Ceremony and Reception: 8 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Rangos Hall, Rooms 2 and 3, University Center
Engineering & Technology Innovation Management
(joint ceremony with Engineering & Public Policy)
Ceremony and Reception: 8 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Rangos Hall, Rooms 2 and 3, University Center
Information Networking Institute
Ceremony and Reception: 5 p.m., Saturday, May 17
Rodef Shalom Congregation (off campus)
4905 Fifth Avenue
Materials Science & Engineering
Ceremony and Reception: 1 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Winchester Thurston School Auditorium (off campus)
555 Morewood Avenue
Mechanical Engineering
Ceremony and Reception: 2 p.m., Saturday, May 17
Wiegand Gymnasium, University Center
Carnegie Mellon Advising Resource Center (CMARC)
Reception: 5 – 7 p.m., Saturday, May 17
Singleton Room, Roberts Engineering Hall
College of Fine Arts
School of Architecture
Ceremony: 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Heinz Memorial Chapel, University of Pittsburgh (off campus)
Reception: 3 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Frick Fine Arts Building, University of Pittsburgh
School of Art
Reception: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Purnell Center
Ceremony: 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Philip Chosky Theatre, Purnell Center
School of Design
Ceremony and Reception: 3 p.m., Saturday, May 17
Rangos Hall, University Center
School of Drama
Ceremony: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Philip Chosky Theatre, Purnell Center
Reception: following ceremony
Purnell Center lobby
School of Music
Ceremony: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Kresge Recital Hall, College of Fine Arts
Reception: following ceremony
Alumni Concert Hall, College of Fine Arts
College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Economics (joint ceremony with Business Administration)
Ceremony and Reception: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18 (reception prior to ceremony)
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall (off campus)
4141 Fifth Avenue
English
Ceremony: 2:30 p.m., Saturday, May 17
McConomy Auditorium, University Center
Reception: following ceremony
Schatz Dining Room, University Center
History
Reception: 8 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Giant Eagle Auditorium/Lower Level Coffee Lounge, Baker Hall
Ceremony: 9 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Giant Eagle Auditorium, Baker Hall
Information Systems
Ceremony: 6 p.m., Saturday, May 17
Philip Chosky Theatre, Purnell Center
Reception: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 17
Purnell Center lobby
Modern Languages
Ceremony: 8:30 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Rangos Hall, Room 1, University Center
Reception: following ceremony
Skibo Coffeehouse, University Center
Philosophy
Ceremony and Reception: 8:30 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Adamson Wing, Baker Hall
Psychology
Ceremony and Reception: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18 (reception prior to ceremony)
Rangos Hall, University Center
Social & Decision Sciences
Reception: 8 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Schatz Dining Room, University Center
Ceremony: 9 a.m., Sunday, May 18
McConomy Auditorium, University Center
Statistics
Ceremony: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Connan Room, University Center
Reception: following ceremony
Skibo Coffeehouse, University Center
Student-Defined Majors
Ceremony and Reception: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Lower Level Coffee Lounge, Baker Hall
Entertainment Technology Center
Ceremony and Reception: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
East End Lounge, Heinz Field (off campus)
100 Art Rooney Avenue
NOTE: Shuttle service not provided.
The Heinz School
Ceremony and Reception: 2 p.m., Sunday, May 18 (rain or shine)
Rodef Shalom Congregation (off campus)
4905 Fifth Avenue
Master of Information Systems Management & Master of Science in Information Technology
Ceremony and Reception: 2 p.m., Saturday, May 17
Philip Chosky Theatre, Purnell Center
Mellon College of Science
Biological Sciences
Ceremony: 2 p.m., Saturday, May 17
Mellon Institute Auditorium (off campus)
Reception: following ceremony
Mellon Institute Social and Conference Rooms
Chemistry
Ceremony: 2 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Mellon Institute Auditorium (off campus)
Reception: following ceremony
Mellon Institute Social and Conference Rooms
Mathematical Sciences
Ceremony: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Room 2315, Doherty Hall
Reception: following ceremony
Perlis Atrium, Newell-Simon Hall
Physics
Ceremony and Reception: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Room 7500, Wean Hall
School of Computer Science
SCS Breakfast: 8:30 – 10 a.m., Sunday, May 18
Perlis Atrium, Newell-Simon Hall
Ceremony and Reception: 1 p.m., Sunday, May 18
Carnegie Music Hall, Carnegie Museum (off campus)
4400 Forbes Avenue
Tepper School of Business
Business Administration (Bachelor’s joint ceremony with Economics)
Ceremony and Reception: 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18 (reception prior to ceremony)
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall (off campus)
4141 Fifth Avenue
All Tepper Master’s and Doctor’s Programs
Ceremony and Reception: 2 p.m., Saturday, May 17
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall (off campus)
4141 Fifth Avenue
ROTC
Military Science (Army)
Ceremony and Reception: 10 a.m., Sunday, May 4
Heinz Chapel, University of Pittsburgh (off campus)
Naval Science (Navy)
Ceremony and Reception: 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 17
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall (off campus)
4141 Fifth Avenue
