Commencement Week Schedule
Monday, May 15, 2023
| Time | Activity or Service |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1:30 to 3 p.m. | American Studies Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, International Lounge |
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
| Time | Activity or Service | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | African and African American Studies Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, International Lounge |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | Interdisciplinary Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Faculty Center |
| 1:30 to 3 p.m. | Comparative Literature and Culture, East Asian Studies, European Cultural Studies, French and Francophone Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies, Romance Studies, Russian Studies, and South Asian Studies Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Faculty Center |
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
| Time | Activity or Service | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | Sociology Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, International Lounge |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | Mathematics Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Faculty Center |
| 1:30 to 3 p.m. | Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, International Lounge |
| 1:30 to 3 p.m. | Politics Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Faculty Center |
| 4:30 to 6 p.m. | Graduate Affairs Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, Levin Ballroom |
Thursday, May 18, 2023
| Time | Activity or Service | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | History and Film, Television and Interactive Media Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, International Lounge |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | Education Program Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Faculty Center |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | Economics and Business Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, Levin Ballroom |
| 1:30 to 3 p.m. | Anthropology Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, International Lounge |
| 3:30 to 5 p.m. | Fine Arts Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Faculty Center |
| 4 to 5 p.m. | Class of 2023 Honors Exhibition | Kniznick Gallery, Women's Studies Research Center, Epstein |
| 4:30 to 6 p.m. | International and Global Studies Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, International Lounge |
Friday, May 19, 2023
| Time | Activity or Service | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Library open | Goldfarb Library |
| 8 to 9:30 a.m. | The Table at Sherman (kosher) open for breakfast | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| 8 to 10 a.m. | The Table at Sherman open for breakfast | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Einstein Bros. open | Shapiro Campus Center |
| 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Class of 2023 Senior Studio Exhibition | Dreitzer Gallery, Spingold Theater Center |
| 9 to 10:30 a.m. | Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony | Spingold Theater, Main Stage and Lawn |
| 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Bookstore open | Shapiro Campus Center |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | The Hornstein Program Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, International Lounge |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | Environmental Studies Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Faculty Center |
| 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon | HSSP Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, Levin Ballroom |
| 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | The Table at Sherman open for lunch (traditional and kosher) | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Class of 2023 Honors Exhibition | Kniznick Gallery, Women's Studies Research Center, Epstein |
| 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Rose Art Museum open | Rose Art Museum |
| 1 to 4 p.m. | Commencement Capture | Gosman Sports and Convocation Center |
| 4 to 6 p.m. | Heller School Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Usdan, Levin Ballroom |
| 4:30 to 6 p.m. | Brandeis International Business School Celebratory Reception (by invitation) | Hassenfeld, Sherman Function Hall |
| 5 to 7 p.m. | The Table at Sherman open for dinner | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| 6 to 7 p.m. | Egalitarian (Conservative and Reform) Jewish services | Berlin Chapel |
| 6 to 7 p.m. | Orthodox Jewish services | Usdan, International Lounge |
| 7:15 p.m. | Traditional Shabbat dinner (sign-up and payment required in advance) | Usdan, Levin Ballroom |
Saturday, May 20, 2023
| Time | Activity or Service | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8 to 10 a.m. | The Table at Sherman open for breakfast | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Class of 2023 Senior Studio Exhibition | Dreitzer Gallery, Spingold Theater Center |
| 9 to 11 a.m. | Orthodox Jewish services | Usdan, International Lounge |
| 10 to 11:30 a.m. | Masorti (Conservative) Jewish services | Berlin Chapel |
| 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Bookstore open | Shapiro Campus Center |
| 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Class of 2023 Honors Exhibition | Kniznick Gallery, Women's Studies Research Center, Epstein |
| 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | The Table at Sherman open for lunch | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Rose Art Museum Open | Rose Art Museum |
| Noon to 1:30 p.m. | Shabbat Lunch (sign-up and payment required in advance) | Usdan, Levin Ballroom |
| Noon to 6:30 p.m. | Library open | Goldfarb Library |
| 3 to 5:30 p.m. | Posse Ceremony and Reception | Rapaporte Treasure Hall |
| 5 to 7 p.m. | The Table at Sherman open for dinner | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| 7 p.m. | Orthodox Jewish services | Usdan, International Lounge |
| 7:30 p.m. | Masorti (Conservative) Jewish services | Berlin Chapel |
Sunday, May 21, 2023
| Time | Activity or Service | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7 a.m. | Orthodox Jewish service | Berlin Chapel |
| 7 to 9:30 a.m. | The Table at Sherman open for breakfast (kosher) | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| 7 to 10 a.m. | The Table at Sherman open for breakfast | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| 7 to 11 a.m. | Chapels open for meditation | Berlin, Harlan, and Bethlehem Chapels |
| 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Bookstore open | Shapiro Campus Center |
| 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Einstein Bros. open | Shapiro Campus Center |
| 7:30 a.m. | Student line-up: Undergraduates | Exterior tunnel entrance to Gosman Sports and Convocation Center |
| 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Class of 2023 Senior Studio Exhibition | Dreitzer Gallery, Spingold Theater Center |
| 9 a.m. | Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony | Gosman Sports and Convocation Center |
| 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Rose Art Museum open | Rose Art Museum |
| 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | The Table at Sherman open for lunch (traditional and kosher) | Hassenfeld Conference Center |
| Noon to 5 p.m. | Library open | Goldfarb Library |
| 1:45 p.m. | Student line-up: Graduates | Exterior tunnel entrance to Gosman Sports and Convocation Center |
| 2:45 p.m. | Graduate Commencement Ceremony | Gosman Sports and Convocation Center |
| 5 to 7 p.m. | The Table at Sherman open for dinner (traditional and kosher) | Hassenfeld Conference Center |