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Livestream
A livestream of the ceremony will be available on June 10, 2023. More information will be available closer to the event.
Pre-Ceremony Prep
Pre-ordered academic regalia must be picked up on either Thursday, June 8 or Friday, June 9, between 9:00am–4:00pm, in the Paganucci Lounge of 53 Commons.
Processional participants must arrive at their meeting locations by 8:15am on June 10.
- Faculty meet in the Great Hall of Cummings Hall.
- Students meet in the lobby of the Irving Institute.
Questions? Email registrar@thayer.dartmouth.edu
Academic Regalia
Information about ordering regalia is emailed to graduating students from the Thayer Registrar. Don't delay and pay close attention to the deadlines!
Questions? Email registrar@thayer.dartmouth.edu
BE, MEng, MEM, and MS Students
BE students also receiving AB degrees from Dartmouth only need to order one set of regalia. The Thayer set does not contain the souvenir tassel. Hoods will be ordered by Thayer and distributed at Investiture.
Order BE/MEM/MEng/MS caps and gowns
PhD Students
PhD students may choose to either rent their regalia through Thayer or purchase custom regalia through Guarini. While hoods will be distributed by Thayer at Investiture, students 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.
Doctoral regalia rentals need to be returned to the Guarini School office (1st floor of Anonymous Hall) on Saturday, June 10, 6:30pm-7:30pm or Sunday, June 11, 12pm-2pm.
Investiture Program

Processional (9:15am)
Graduates and faculty will be led into the ceremony by faculty and student marshals (to be announced).
Welcome
Recognition of Award Recipients
Student Awards: (see descriptions)
- Faculty Award for Academic Excellence
- Dartmouth Society of Engineers Prize
- Charles F. and Ruth D. Goodrich Prize
- Corporate Collaboration Council Engineering Management Prize
- Caroline Henderson Prize
- John C. Woodhouse Engineering Design Prize
- John C. Woodhouse Environmental Engineering Prize
- Brieanna S. Weinstein Engineering Design Prize
- John W. Strohbehn, PhD, Memorial Prize
- Dartmouth Engineering Prize for Graduate Research Excellence
- Don Stayner Th’16 Changemaker Award
- Dean's Service Award
Faculty, Staff, and Community Awards:
- Outstanding Service Award for Staff
- Outstanding Service Award for Faculty
- Thayer Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Thayer Distinguished Research Award for Faculty
- Woodhouse Excellence in Teaching Award
Student Address
Student speaker to be announced.

Presentation of Robert Fletcher Award
The Robert Fletcher Award recognizes distinguished achievement and service in the highest tradition of the School. The award is named in honor of Robert Fletcher, who was appointed by founder Sylvanus Thayer as the School's first dean and professor of engineering.
Keynote Address
Robert Fletcher Award recipient (to be announced) will deliver the keynote address.
Conferring of Hoods
Faculty advisors in attendance will confer hoods to their respective PhD candidates.
Closing Remarks
Recessional
Graduates and faculty recess and gather in Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center for a class photo.
Reception
Reception to immediately follow on the patio outside the Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center.
Photos & Video
Photos, taken by our Investiture photographer, will be available for free to download from Thayer's Flickr photostream, in the week following the ceremony. The video will be posted on Thayer's YouTube channel.
Each graduate also has the opportunity to purchase their photo with the dean through GradImages. Graduates, please check your email and mail for more information about how to purchase these photos.
Housing & Dining Options
On-Campus Housing
Dartmouth makes undergraduate residence halls available for guests during Commencement weekend. Rooms are available for occupancy from 2:00pm on Friday, June 9, until 2:00pm on Sunday, June 11. The nightly rate is $62.00 per person. Please visit the Commencement Housing page for more information and complete the housing application by April 3 at 11:59pm (Eastern). Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered only on a space-available basis.
Off-Campus Accommodations
The Upper Valley is home to a variety of hotels, inns, vacation rentals, and bed and breakfasts. Many local establishments begin taking reservations one year in advance and sell out quickly. If you choose to stay off-campus, we strongly recommend that you arrange accommodations as soon as possible.
Dining Options
Dining options, both on-campus and in the Upper Valley area, are listed on Dartmouth's Commencement site.

West End Circle

The West End Circle is at the end of Tuck Mall, in front of Thayer's Cummings Hall and the Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society.