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The ceremony will be streamed live. The link to the livestream will be available on this page and on Thayer's social media channels closer to the day of the event.
Spanos Auditorium (Room C100, Cummings Hall) will be available for Investiture guests who wish to view the ceremony indoors.
Led by student and faculty marshals (tba)
2025 award recipients to be announced at Investiture
Delivered by a member of the graduating class (tba)
Named in honor of Thayer's first dean and professor, the Robert Fletcher Award recognizes distinguished achievement and service in the highest tradition of the School.
Delivered by Robert Fletcher Award recipient (tba)
Graduates to take class photos on the Green, immediately following ceremony. Guests are invited to a reception with light refreshments in the West End.
Please note that times may vary.
Schedules for other Commencement events can be found on Dartmouth's Commencement website.
Dartmouth makes undergraduate residence halls available for guests during Commencement weekend. Rooms are available for occupancy from 2:00pm on Friday, June 13 to 2:00pm on Sunday, June 15. The nightly rate is $64.00 per person.
Applications are due April 7, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET). Visit Commencement Housing for more information.
Many local hotels and vacation rentals begin taking reservations one year in advance and sell out quickly. If planning to stay off-campus, we strongly advise arranging accommodations as soon as possible.
Visit Dartmouth's Commencement website for more lodging, dining, and other resources for families and guests.
Investiture will be held on the Dartmouth Green, located in downtown Hanover. Parking near the Green is limited during Commencement weekend, and guests are strongly advised to park in designated lots. (Directions to West End/Thayer | campus maps)
Investiture guests can park for free at the Emily and Errik Anderson Parking Garage, located at the Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center (ECSC) (15 Thayer Drive, Hanover, NH). Be advised the garage is free for guests on Saturday only. Overflow parking is available for free in nearby Channing Cox lot.
From ECSC, the Dartmouth Green is a short 5–8 min. walk and shuttles between West End Circle and the Dartmouth Green will be available for Investiture.
Shuttles will run continuously between West End Circle (near ECSC) and the Dartmouth Green on Saturday. Guests who need accessible accommodations may be dropped off along the edge of the Green before parking. Additional shuttle and accessibility information will be available closer to the event.
Starting 5:00pm on Friday of Commencement Weekend, free parking is available for guests in designated Dartmouth lots. Shuttles are available to various campus locations. Visit Dartmouth's Commencement parking for more information.
Captioning is provided on a jumbotron during the ceremony, and accessible seating is available for guests using wheelchairs. Please contact us in advance to arrange accessible accommodations to help us better support you and all of our guests.
Families and guests seeking disability-related accommodations for Investiture can email Holly Wilkinson, Thayer's Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs.
Sunday's Commencement exercises is a significantly larger event than Investiture and requires a separate process for accommodations. Please visit Accessibility for Families and Guests for more information.
Thayer graduates seeking disability-related accommodations for Investiture and/or Commencement should contact the Thayer Registrar or call +1 (603) 646-3801.
Dartmouth undergraduates earning both the AB and BE this year seeking accommodations for Commencement only should contact the Undergraduate Dean’s Office. Please visit Dartmouth's Accessibility for Graduating Students for more information.
Photos by our photographers will be available for free download from Thayer's Flickr site during the week following the ceremony. The livestream will be available on our YouTube channel.
GradImages takes individual photos of every graduate who walks across the stage at Investiture. Visit the GradImages website to view and purchase custom prints, plaques, specialty gifts, and more after the ceremony. Please contact GradImages's customer services department directly at ecc.giservice@gradimages.net or call +1 (800) 261-2576 with any questions or concerns about your photos.
In the event of severe weather, Dartmouth may announce alternative plans for the ceremony. The decision will be made by 6:00am on Saturday morning and communicated via email to graduates, faculty and staff, as well as posted to Thayer’s website and to Thayer’s social media channels. Please monitor this page, as well as our social media channels, for the most up-to-date information.
