Rain, unfortunately, is not an infrequent occurrence in Connecticut in May. Unless weather conditions are dangerous or severe, Commencement and Class Day will take place outside on Old Campus, although processions and programs may be shortened. Diploma ceremonies in some residential colleges and schools may be moved to alternative locations, which are posted to the website in spring; other diploma ceremonies will take place under courtyard tents or in previously announced interior locations. Ponchos are the rain gear of choice, both for unimpeded sight lines and for the comfort of guests who would otherwise be on the receiving end of umbrella runoff.
Baccalaureates, Class Day and Commencement, in addition to the Graduate School Diploma ceremony, are available to stream live from the Yale YouTube Channel. Livestreams of major ceremonies will also be posted to this site’s homepage on the weekend of Commencement.
Baccalaureate ceremonies will be livestreamed in:
- Levinson Auditorium, 127 Wall Street
- Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, 1 Prospect Street
Class Day will be livestreamed in:
- Battell Chapel, 400 College Street
- Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High Street
- Levinson Auditorium, 127 Wall Street
- Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, 1 Prospect Street
Commencement will be livestreamed in:
- Battell Chapel, 400 College Street
- Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High Street
- Levinson Auditorium, 127 Wall Street