Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! On behalf of the entire Douglass staff, we are so proud of all you have achieved over the past four years at Rutgers and Douglass. Now, it’s time to celebrate!
You are invited to our annual Douglass Spring Convocation on May 11, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Following the ceremony, all graduates and their guests are cordially invited to join us on Archery field for the first ever Douglass Senior Banquet! Join us for a senior toast, photo booth, special Douglass gifts and much more!
Food will be served at Douglass Senior Banquet.
At Spring Convocation, head out to Antilles Field with your family and friends for a special Douglass-only ceremony. Have your name called, receive your Douglass certificate on stage, and celebrate your achievement with your Douglass friends.
No guest limit or tickets required. Registration is required to attend Convocation. Please register through the email sent to your Rutgers email account from Marching Order.
At the first ever Douglass Senior Banquet, all graduates and their guests are cordially invited to join us on Archery field for the first ever Douglass Senior Banquet! Join us for a senior toast, photo booth, special Douglass gifts and much more!
Food will be served at Douglass Senior Banquet.
No guest limit or tickets required. Registration for you and your guests is required to attend Senior Banquet. Please register yourself and your guests when you sign up for convocation through the email sent to your Rutgers email account from Marching Order.
Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis was nominated by Gov. Phil Murphy on June 5, 2020 and was sworn in as an associate justice on September 1, 2020. She is the first Black woman and first woman of color to serve on the Supreme Court of New Jersey. She received a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick and a law degree from Rutgers Law School in Camden where she was a fellow at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Who can participate in Douglass Convocation? All Douglass Residential College students who:
Students will need to be in the student line-up (WITH YOUR REGALIA ON) on Chapel Drive by College Hall by 11:30 AM the morning of Saturday, May 11, 2024 for the Convocation Ceremony. Coming from a different ceremony? No problem! Head over to Douglass after your prior ceremony is finished.
Antilles Field (located next to Voorhees Chapel on the Douglass Campus)
Rain Location: Voorhees Chapel
You can participate in any and all ceremonies for which you are eligible for. For example, if you are a member of Douglass Residential College who will receive a degree from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, you may participate in as many as three ceremonies.
Who can participate in Douglass Convocation? All Douglass Residential College students who:
Yes, you will receive a Douglass stole and Douglass pin that you can wear on your regalia. In the future, you can wear your pin as a lapel pin to show that you are a Douglass alumna.
Leadership cords are available to students who have participated in a Douglass leadership organization or program, or held an executive position on any university organization, including:
Leadership cords are free and will be available at Convocation at check-in.
Purchase caps, gowns, and hoods from Barnes & Noble at Rutgers, 100 Somerset Street, New Brunswick.
Don't forget to pick up any honor society or other recognition cords and stoles, if applicable
No tickets are required for the Douglass graduation or Senior Banquet. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. If you or your guests attending the Douglass Convocation on May 11th, 2024 require special accessibility, please indicate it when you sign up through Marching Order so we can meet your needs. Accessibility seating will be provided.
Contact drcconvocation@echo.rutgers.edu