Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Commencement Weekend: May 23-25, 2025
Essential information for graduating ENVS seniors
Commencement Weekend: May 23-25, 2025
Essential information for graduating ENVS seniors
Sunday's Departmental Ceremony Logistics - Coming Soon!
Keep an eye out for an email from Jeanne Loewenstein with details, including lineup protocol.
Materials will be provided here as soon as they are available.
Get your need-to-know University info:
Your Commencement Weekend at a Glance
Friday, May 23
7 – 9 p.m.
Annual IBES Cocktail Party
For Environmental Sciences & Studies alumni and graduating seniors
Urban Environmental Lab (UEL), 135 Angell St
Please join us for a delightful evening of refreshments and camaraderie, where you can reconnect with old friends and talk with students from this year’s graduating class of Environmental Sciences & Studies concentrators.
9 p.m. – midnight
College Green and Simmons Quad
The biggest outdoor party of the year and a decades-old Brown tradition.
Saturday, May 24
11:30 a.m. lineup | 12:15 p.m. procession | 1 p.m. service begins
Procession from College Green to service at First Baptist Church
A multifaith service for graduating seniors.
12:30 p.m. forum | 1:30 p.m. reception
IBES Commencement Forum – The Climate Landscape in 2025: Legal and Policy Responses
85 Waterman St or livestream
The federal landscape of climate law and policy is shifting rapidly. How are experts in public interest law, academia and government navigating these changes, and what legal and policy actions are emerging in response? Hear from a panel of leading voices in climate law and policy for an insightful discussion on the current outlook and evolving strategies. Engage with the panel, ask your questions, and continue the conversation at a post-forum reception hosted by the Institute at Brown for Environment & Society. Forum co-sponsored by the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.
Sunday, May 25
9:30 a.m. lineup | 9:45 a.m. procession
University Procession & College Ceremony
From Waterman Street to First Baptist Church
Seniors march through the Van Wickle Gates in this decades-old Brown tradition.
2:30 – 4:45 p.m. (estimate)
IBES Departmental Ceremony
For Environmental Sciences & Studies concentrators and their families
Kasper Multipurpose Room, 75 Waterman Street or via Zoom
Tip for families: Look for the bronze Bruno statue on the Main Green and walk down the adjacent stairs.
More Ceremony tips, including lineup protocol, coming soon.