2009 Investiture
Thayer School of Engineering's 2009 Investiture ceremony will take place in Spaulding Auditorium in the Hopkins Center on Saturday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m.
Thayer School Investiture is part of the Dartmouth College Commencement Program. Dartmouth's Commencement ceremony will take place on Sunday, June 14 at 9:30 a.m. on the Green.
Please contact Thayer School's Academic and Student Affairs Office at (603) 646-3801 or email Daryl.Laware@Dartmouth.edu if you have any questions about Thayer School's Investiture program.
Investiture Program
Processional
Welcome
- Joseph J. Helble, Dean
- Barry P. Scherr, Provost
Recognition of 2009 Award Recipients
- The Dartmouth Society of Engineers Prize
- The Charles F. and Ruth D. Goodrich Prize
- The Thayer School of Engineering Corporate Collaboration Council Engineering Design Prize
- The Thayer School Faculty Award for Academic Excellence
- The Thayer School Dean's Service Award
- The John C. Woodhouse Engineering Design Prize
- The John C. Woodhouse Environmental Engineering Prize
- The Caroline Henderson Prize
- The Special Faculty Award for Engineering and Service to Humanity
- The Brieanna S. Weinstein Engineering Design Prize
Excellence in Teaching Award
Outstanding Service Award for Faculty
Outstanding Service Award for Staff
2009 Robert Fletcher Award Recipient
Conferring of Hoods
Recessional
- Graduates and faculty recess to Moore Theater for class photos. (Class photos will be sent to all graduates.)
- Graduates, faculty, and guests are invited to a reception at Thayer School after the ceremony.
Location
The Investiture ceremony will take place in Spaulding Auditorium in the Hopkins Center.
Information for 2009 Graduates
Investiture Ceremony
Make sure you have the proper academic regalia. Caps and Gowns for B.E., M.E.M., and M.S. candidates will be on sale in Tindle Lounge, Thayer Dining Hall on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday June 11, 12, and 13 from 9:00am to 4:00pm. There are different gowns for Bachelors and Masters students, please be sure to indicate which degree you are receiving. The cost for a B.E. gown is $16, for Master's, $17. Please keep in mind that they will accept CASH ONLY. It is important that all Thayer School students have their caps and gowns by the evening of Friday, June 12, as our Investiture Ceremony is on Saturday morning at 10:00am. Out of town students who do not have caps and gowns should make arrangements for the purchase before Investiture. The information for Doctoral Candidates has been or will be distributed shortly.
A $15 non-refundable rental fee is required for all hoods, to be paid by Friday, June 12 in the Academic and Student Affairs Office, 103 MacLean. Please make check payable to "Thayer School of Engineering." Please make arrangements to have your hood returned to Thayer School on Monday, June 15.
On Saturday, June 13 students must assemble promptly at 9:30am in the Faulkner Auditorium in the Hopkins Center. Caps and gowns should be worn with appropriate attire at the Investiture ceremony.
Commencement Exercises
Dartmouth Commencement exercises will be held on Sunday, June 14. Thayer School students should assemble in front of Wentworth Hall promptly at 9:00 a.m. Caps, gowns, and hoods should be worn with the proper attire. The Academic Procession is at 9:30am; Commencement begins at 10:00am. For A.B./B.E. students, you will process in with the senior class; hence you will assemble in Leede Arena.
Directions to Thayer School and Parking
See directions to Thayer School of Engineering.
Parking in the lot adjacent to Thayer School will be limited. Additional parking is provided in the Ledyard Lot on Boathouse Road (see map below). There will be free shuttle bus services from the Thayer School parking lot and the Ledyard Lot to the Hopkins Center. After the ceremony there will be a shuttle service from the Hopkins Center back to Thayer School for the reception.
For more information about parking on campus during Commencement weekend, see Parking Options On and Off Campus on Dartmouth's Commencement Web site.
Housing
See Lodging Options On and Off Campus for information about on-campus dormitory housing for families and graduates and off-campus accommodations.
Videotapes
Videotapes of the Investiture ceremony can be purchased from Computing Services. For more information please visit Videotapes on Dartmouth's Commencement Web site or send e-mail to computing.services.business.office@Dartmouth.edu.