Commencement 2017
Guide to Rutgers University – Newark Commencement 2017
Commencement season brings a string of festivities designed to celebrate the accomplishments of our remarkable graduates. Here you’ll find background information on the full list of school/college and university-wide events. Of particular note: see the list of School Liaisons if you have questions after reviewing these pages.
To all of our graduates: we couldn’t be more proud of you! To all of you who helped get them to this milestone: we couldn’t be more grateful that you did!
Chancellor Cantor's Remarks at Commencement 2017
Honorary Degree Citation for Dr. Arthur James Hicks
Honorary Degree Citation for Dr. Eboo Patel
View Rutgers-Newark Commencement Photo Gallery
Rutgers University–Newark Commencement
Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at 9 a.m.
Prudential Center (doors open at 8 a.m.)
25 Center St., Newark, New Jersey
We look forward to seeing you for Commencement and school convocations. Learn more.
Commencement Speaker: Eboo Patel, chief executive officer of Interfaith Youth Core, a global nonprofit organization focused on training and increasing the capacity of interfaith leadership in higher education.
Information for Graduates and Their Families
(Hotels, transportation, cap and gown pickup)
Events for Graduates
Commencement Speakers
Honorary Degree Recipient
Commencement Student Profiles
Commencement Liasions
Graduate School Hooding Ceremony
Tuesday, May 16 • 3PM (reception, 4:30 pm - 7 pm)
Paul Robeson Campus Center, Essex Room
350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Newark
SPEAKER: Professor Dr. Mary Rizzo
Rutgers University-Newark Commencement
Wednesday, May 17 • 9 AM
Prudential Center
25 Center St., Newark
SPEAKER: Eboo Patel, Chief Executive Officer of Interfaith Youth Core, a global nonprofit organization focused on training and increasing the capacity of interfaith leadership in higher education.
HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS
Eboo Patel and Arthur James Hicks, program director of the National Science Foundation’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
School of Nursing
Thursday, May 18 • 10 AM
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
1 Center St., Newark
Rutgers Business School
Friday, May 19 • 4 PM
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
1 Center St., Newark
SPEAKER: Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media
School of Law
Friday, May 26 • 10 AM
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
1 Center St., Newark
SPEAKER: The Honorable Patty Shwartz, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
