Commencement 2024
Order of Events
Tuesday, May 14
Each year it is Rutgers–Camden’s honor to celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding graduates. This year we are delighted to announce new commencement traditions for graduates and their loved ones that will take place on May 14, 2024, at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion.
Rites of Passage Ceremony
Tuesday, May 14
10 a.m. – Noon
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
The Rites of Passage Ceremony is a pre-commencement celebration to honor Black and Hispanic/Latino identified students who through resolute persistence have successfully completed an Undergraduate or Graduate degree at Rutgers University–Camden.
Rutgers University–Camden and Graduate School Commencement
Tuesday, May 14
2 – 4:00 p.m.
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Graduating students in all of Rutgers–Camden’s degree programs are invited to attend this ceremony. The ceremony will feature the conferral of degrees, greetings by University officials, and remarks by a keynote speaker. At this ceremony, candidates for Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Nursing Practice will be hooded. All candidates for Masters degrees bestowed by The Graduate School will have their names read and walk across the stage. The Rutgers School of Business –Camden convocation ceremony is where MBA, MAcc and MSBA graduates will have their names read aloud as they walk across the stage of the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion.
Speaker: Brian Bridges
NJ Secretary of Higher Education
Chancellor's Graduation Picnic
Tuesday, May 14
4 – 6 p.m.
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Celebrate with your fellow grads and guests on the banks of the Delaware River on the lawn of the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion. The Graduation picnic will feature food trucks, music and Instragrammable backgrounds of the Philadelphia skyline, the Ben Franklin Bridge and the Battleship New Jersey. The event is free for graduates and guests. Graduates can invite up to five guests. Registration is required for graduates and their guests.
Wednesday, May 15
SCHOOL SPECIFIC COMMENCEMENT CONVOCATIONS
In addition to the Rutgers–Camden and Graduate School Commencement ceremony, each school hosts a separate ceremony for the students enrolled in that school. During those ceremonies, the student's name will be called and the student will walk across the stage. Seating is general admission for all ceremonies. There are no assigned seats. More information will be shared in the coming months
Rutgers School of Business–Camden
Wednesday, May 15
9 - 10:30 a.m.
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Speaker: Brian Schaller
President of Wawa, Inc.
School of Nursing–Camden
Wednesday, May 15
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Speaker: Helene Burns
Chief Nurse Executive, AtlantiCare
Thursday, May 16
SCHOOL SPECIFIC COMMENCEMENT CONVOCATIONS
In addition to the Rutgers–Camden and Graduate School Commencement ceremony, each school hosts a separate ceremony for the students enrolled in that school. During those ceremonies, the student's name will be called and the student will walk across the stage. Seating is general admission for all ceremonies. There are no assigned seats. More information will be shared in the coming months.
Camden College of Arts & Sciences and University College–Camden
Thursday, May 16
10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Speaker: Louis D. Greenwald
New Jersey Assembly Majority Leader
Rutgers Law School
Thursday, May 16
2:30 - 4 p.m.
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Speaker: Fabiana Pierre-Louis
New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice
Questions?
Please reach out to RUCamdenCommencement@camden.rutgers.edu.
Commencement Accessibility Information
For guests requiring accessibility accommodations, find more information here on accessible seating, interpreting services, services animals and more.
Important Commencement Information
We are looking forward to celebrating our graduates at our upcoming commencement ceremonies. Our goal is to honor the achievements of our graduates and their loved ones in a safe, inclusive, and joyous environment. We hope that the following information offers our graduates confidence that Rutgers University is planning ceremonies where the focus will only be on them and their achievements.