2023 2023: Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony details

Four ceremonies will celebrate the achievements of students

UMass Dartmouth will confer degrees on nearly 1800 graduates on May 11 and May 12, 2023, during its Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremonies.

The Ceremony schedule is as follows:

Bachelor and Master's Ceremony I on Cressy Field at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023

• School for Marine Science & Technology
• College of Engineering
• Charlton College of Business

Doctoral Ceremony in the Campus Center Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023

• All Doctoral students

Bachelor and Master's Ceremony II on Cressy Field at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023

• College of Visual & Performing Arts
• College of Nursing & Health Sciences
• College of Arts & Sciences

UMass Law Ceremony in the Main Campus Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023

• All Law students

Each Commencement Ceremony will feature a student speaker to address their peers, guests, and university officials. The Class of 2023 will be represented by Capri McLucas (Accounting) at Bachelor and Master's Ceremony I, Marilyn Naeem (Chemistry and Biochemistry Doctoral Candidate) at the Doctoral Ceremony, Anne Jean (Nursing) at Bachelor and Master's Ceremony II, and Natalie Peters (Juris Doctorate Candidate) at the UMass Law Ceremony.

Learn more about the 2023 Student Commencement Speakers.

During the 2023 Doctoral Commencement Ceremony, UMass Dartmouth will award honorary degrees—the highest award the University can bestow—to Jessie Little Doe Baird, Loretta "Lee" Blake, and Mark Dion. These individuals were chosen because of their outstanding contributions to their community and the landscape of higher education through their work.

Learn more about the 2023 Honorary Degree Recipients.

The Ceremonies will also feature remarks from Chancellor Mark A. Fuller, UMass Trustees, and other University officials.

Learn more about all the 2023 Commencement Ceremonies.