Raise a glass to the class of 2024! Hear from our student award winners and acknowledge their achievements. Alumni, students, faculty and staff are invited to kick off Commencement Weekend festivities with the School of Public Health.

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The Graduate Student Council invites 2024 graduates and the greater Graduate School community to celebrate the graduates' accomplishments. Hors d’oeuvres, champagne and a selection of non-alcoholic beverages will be served. Guests are welcome to celebrate up until the onset of the Campus Dance.

Visit the School of Public Health table at the Campus Dance where alumni, students, families, faculty and staff will float between the College Green and Simmons Quad, dancing the night away under paper lanterns lighting the skies.

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Opioids: Solutions for a Public Health Crisis

In 2023 more than 112,000 people died of drug overdose in the US alone. Solving this major public health crisis requires action, collaboration, and an engaged community. Join us for a solutions-oriented conversation moderated by Dean Ashish K. Jha with experts representing policy, people and communities, and medicine. Registration is not necessary for this event.

The Public Health Ceremony will be held under the tent on the Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle (Lower Green), behind Sayles Hall. The Ceremony is estimated to begin at 2:30 p.m., immediately following the University Ceremony.

• Graduating undergraduate public health concentrators are called individually to receive their diploma covers at this ceremony.
• Graduating graduate students are recognized at the University’s Master’s and Doctoral Ceremonies. They are called to the stage and acknowledged at this ceremony.
• The ceremony will be livestreamed.
• University commencement information
• Commencement FAQ

Registration is required