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Emory Commencement Weekend 2025
 

Emory Commencement Weekend 2025

Schedule of Events

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Thursday
May
8
Saturday
May
10
Sunday
May
11
Monday
May
12
Alumni
Open to All
Oxford College

Oxford College Continuee Graduate Reception

Sponsored by: Tammy Camfield, Oxford College Advancement and Alumni Engagement

Alumni, faculty and staff from Oxford will celebrate the Oxford seniors who will graduate and transition to Emory's young alumni status. This invitation is extended to graduating seniors and to juniors wishing to celebrate their friends who are graduating.

Alumni
Oxford College
 

Emory Alumni and Community Class Day Crossover Celebration

The beloved Class Day Crossover tradition is back for its 22nd year! Join us for an exclusive pre-reception with alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the Emory community before we gather to cheer on the Class of 2025 during the Crossover procession. Help us show the Class of 2025 a warm welcome into the Emory Alumni Association and that a strong Emory network is here for them, wherever they may go! Included: free beer, wine, appetizers, fun, and lots of Emory nostalgia!

*Class of 2024 Graduates: please register for this event via the Hub.

Alumni
 

Candler Graduate Recognition Ceremony

Sponsored by: Candler School of Theology

The Candler School of Theology Graduate Recognition Ceremony will take place in-person on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. EST. Please reach out to Ruth Kasali with any questions about this event.

Candler School of Theology
 

Emory Legacy Medallion Recognition Breakfast

Sponsored by: Emory Alumni Association

Graduating students who have a parent, grandparent, sibling or spouse who is also an Emory graduate are honored at this event hosted by the Emory Alumni Association. Invitation only. Contact Gloria Grevas at ggrevas@emory.edu for more information.

Family
Student
 

Cherry Emerson Memorial Alumni Concert

Sponsored by: Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta

Experience an unforgettable afternoon of music at the prestigious Schwartz Center. Some of Emory’s finest musical alumni return to campus to perform along with one of the university’s most accomplished graduating seniors. This is a free event - no tickets required!

Open to All
 

Society of Corpus Cordis Aureum Robing and Procession

Sponsored by: Emory Alumni Association

Society of Corpus Cordis Aureum (Latin for “Golden Core of the Heart”), established in 2004, honors Emory alumni who have graduated 50 or more years ago. These “Golden Eagles” are invited to don their gold robes for the Commencement procession, leading the candidates for graduation into the ceremony. Contact Gloria Grevas at ggrevas@emory.edu for more information.

Alumni
 

Emory University Commencement Ceremony Livestream

Enjoy a livestream of the pomp and circumstance of Emory’s processional march featuring full academic regalia, the keynote address, honorary degree presentations, the president’s address to the graduating class, and the formal group conferral of all student degrees earned. Emory's twenty-first president, President Gregory L. Fenves, presides over the event. The ceremony will feature keynote speaker Usher Raymond IV!

Open to All