Dear Graduate Students Completing Degrees in 2024,
I hope you are enjoying your final fall semester. I believe I speak for all of our faculty and staff when I say how wonderful it has been to support you as you complete your journey as an Ithaca College graduate student.
My purpose in writing to you today is to share the college’s plans for your Graduate Hooding and Commencement on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. ET in the Athletics and Events Center’s Glazer Arena.
Last year, in an effort to create a more student-centered experience for our master’s and doctoral candidates, we transitioned the former Graduate Hooding celebration into a more robust Graduate Hooding and Commencement ceremony. The response we received to this change was overwhelmingly positive.
As a result, in May 2024, Ithaca College will again host a full ceremony during which you will be formally hooded by your respective faculty, and we will formally confer your graduate degree. This will enable you and your supporters to participate in a single, focused event that marks the completion of this significant accomplishment.
Due to the smaller numbers involved with the Graduate Hooding and Commencement ceremony on Saturday, all family and friends of graduate students are cordially invited to attend. There will not be a limit on how many guests you may bring, and tickets are not required. The ceremony will also be live streamed.
You will need to register to participate in this ceremony—please watch your inbox in early February for an email with additional details. As the date draws closer, more information will also be shared via the Ithaca College Commencement website.
Class of 2024, it is our intention to offer you a meaningful, joyful moment that is reflective of all the magic that is Ithaca College. I cannot wait to celebrate with you and your loved ones in May.
Sincerely,
Melanie I. Stein
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
