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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.
All graduates planning to take part in Investiture and Commencement ceremonies must wear regalia, caps, and gowns. Information about regalia rental or purchase has been emailed to graduating students by the Thayer Registrar. Regalia must be ordered in advance. Please pay close attention to the deadlines.
Questions? Email registrar@thayer.dartmouth.edu
BE, MEng, MEM, and MS candidates may rent regalia through Oak Hall Cap and Gown via the Thayer order page. Your hoods will be ordered by Thayer and distributed at Investiture.
BE students also earning the AB degree from Dartmouth need to order only one set of regalia. The same regalia is worn for both ceremonies and may be ordered via the Thayer site or Dartmouth's undergraduate order site. (Please note that the Thayer regalia set does not contain the souvenir tassel.)
BE: $31.00
MEng, MEM, MS: $39.75
Rent BE, MEng, MEM, MS Regalia
Regalia pre-ordered for pick up at Dartmouth can be picked up on June 12 and June 13, 2025, between 9am–4pm, in the Paganucci Lounge at 53 Commons.
PhD candidates may either rent regalia through Thayer or purchase custom regalia through Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies. While Thayer distributes hoods at Investiture, PhD candidates must order a hood as part of your rental or custom regalia purchase package. Tam sizing is measured in inches and done one inch above the ears.
The rental costs for PhD regalia is $107.50, which includes the gown, tam, and hood.
Regalia pre-ordered for pick up at Dartmouth can be picked up on June 12 and June 13, 2025, between 9am–4pm, in the Paganucci Lounge at 53 Commons.
Processional
Led by student and faculty marshals (tba)
Welcoming Remarks
Presentation of Awards
2025 award recipients to be announced at Investiture
Student Address
Delivered by a member of the graduating class (tba)
Presentation of Robert Fletcher Award
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.
Keynote Address
Delivered by Robert Fletcher Award recipient (TBA)
Conferring of Hoods
Closing Remarks
Recessional
Class Photo & Reception
Graduates will take class photos on the Green, immediately following the 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.
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.
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 that the garage is free for guests on Saturday only. Overflow parking is available for free in the nearby Channing Cox lot.
From ECSC, the Dartmouth Green is a short 5–8 minute 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.
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.
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.
Thayer may implement a severe weather plan in the highly rare event of lightning, hail, dangerous winds, or other extreme weather. (The following information pertains only to Thayer’s Investiture. Information about Dartmouth Commencement can be found on the Commencement website.)
Any decision to implement the plan for Thayer Investiture will be communicated by 6:00am on Saturday via email to graduates, faculty, and staff, as well as posted to Thayer’s website and social media channels.
In the event that a severe weather plan is implemented, Investiture will be held in Cook Auditorium for graduates and participating faculty. Families and guests will be encouraged to view the ceremony via livestream in designated indoor viewing locations at Thayer.
Please monitor this page, as well as our social media channels, for the most up-to-date information.
