Commencement 2025

Members of the Class of 2025 are invited to the annual Senior Send-Off scheduled for Friday, May 16. This event will kick off with a cookout at the RFK Picnic Grove behind May Hall. After dinner, the Senior Slideshow will be presented in the McCarthy Auditorium, after which all graduating seniors will receive a gift bag as part of the Kiss-A-Senior Goodbye Program. 

This program is sponsored by the College’s Alumni Council and is FREE to all members of the Class of 2025.

This event is crucial to the success of Sunday’s exercises.

Graduates should meet behind Donahue Hall no later 11:30 a.m.

Following a procession to the Quad, President Denning will address the graduates. Students will then participate in a brief walkthrough of the ceremony.

The Baccalaureate Mass will be held in the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex.

This liturgy is open to graduates and families of all faiths.

Celebrate the students and families of the Class of 2025 with entertainment, food trucks and memorable experiences! See below for a full list of dining options and activities.

Chapel of Mary Parking Lot Area

Food Trucks

• Alex’s Ice Cream: Variety of Novelty Ice Cream
• Blue Highland: Lunch Box Concessions: Fried Pickles, Rice Balls, Jalapeno Poppers, Hot Dogs
• Chez Rafiki: Chicken Gyro, Falafel Gyro
• Chicken on the Road: 5-piece Chicken Tenders & dipping sauces
• Red's Kitchen: BBQ chicken slider, Plain Jane Cheesesteak Slider, Small Fry

Beverage Tent

• A variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages

Behind Meehan School of Business

Activities

• Band: The Buzz
• Glow Chair Swings, Lounge Chairs & Benches

Near Chapel of Mary

Food Trucks

• Cheesy Chicks: Return of the Mac, Mac Daddy, Mac Attack, Dog House
• Del’s Boston: Variety of Frozen Lemonade

Near College Center

Food Trucks

• Friskie Fries: Friskie Fries, Buck Naked, Cluck’n hot Mess, Disco Dottie, Alleycat, Miss Potato Head, Tiger King, Sin-Fully Sweet
• Poppin Minis: S’mores, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Pina Colada, Strawberry Cheesecake

Activities

• Giant Battleship, Putt Putt Pool, Air Hockey, Foosball Tables, Corn Hole, Giant Connect Four, Tic Tac Toe, Ladder Toss, Giant Jenga, Nine Hole Mini Golf

May Pavillion Tent Area

Food Trucks

• Birdsnest Italian Street Food: Mozzarella Sticks, Fried Raviolis, Spinach Artichoke Bites, Mac and Cheese Bites
• Birdsnest Panini Truck: Ultimate Grilled Cheese, Ultimate Grilled cheese w/ Bacon
• Moving Dough Wood Fired Pizza Co.: Cheese, Pepperoni, Veggie 

Beverage Tent

• A variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages

Clock on the Quad

Activities

• Photos by the Clock: Staff will be available take individual or family pictures using your phones!  

The Commencement ceremony will begin promptly at 10 a.m.

All graduates report to their respective areas no later than 9 a.m. Faculty and staff will organize the graduates in alphabetical order by degree for the Commencement procession.