Graduation
2018 CONVOCATION SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, JUNE 22
Northwestern Commencement
Time: 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: Ryan Field - map it
Ph.D. Hooding
Time: 2 p.m.
*Location: Ryan Family Auditorium, Technological Institute - map it
McCormick Dean’s Graduation Reception
Time: 4 - 6 p.m.
Location: Norris East Lawn, 1999 Campus Drive - map it
Saturday, June 23
Undergraduate Convocation
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Ryan Field, 1501 Central Street - map it
McCormick Master’s Recognition Ceremony
(The Graduate School MS and MMM graduates)
Time: 11 a.m.
*Location: Ryan Family Auditorium, Technological Institute - map it
McCormick Master’s Recognition Ceremony
(McCormick School of Engineering/Professional MS excluding MMM)
Time: 2 p.m.
*Location: Ryan Family Auditorium, Technological Institute - map it
*Although there are no tickets required for this ceremony, the Ryan Family Auditorium could reach seating capacity. Graduates, to ensure that family members have enough room to sit in the auditorium, please ask your Northwestern student friends to sit in the overflow room (LR5), where a live video feed of the event will be shown. Families wishing to sit in the auditorium are asked to arrive early to find a seat.
Department Events
Biomedical Engineering
Date: Friday, June 22
Event: Lunch, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: The Garage (2311 Campus Drive) - map it
Invitees: BME graduates and their families
Contact: Deborah Cundiff
Chemical and Biological Engineering – Graduate Studies
Date: Friday, June 22
Event: Open House, 12 – 4 p.m.
Location: Technological Institute, E133 and East Patio (2145 Sheridan Road) - map it
Invitees: ChBE graduates and their families; ChBE faculty and staff
Contact: Jennifer Cole
Chemical and Biological Engineering - Undergraduate
Date: Tuesday, May 22
Event: Dinner, 7 p.m.
Location: Firehouse Grill (750 Chicago Avenue)
Invitees: ChBE graduating seniors and their families; ChBE faculty
Contact: Jennifer Cole
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Date: Thursday, June 21
Event: Awards Presentation, 3:30 – 6 p.m. (Auditorium); Dinner, 6 – 8 p.m. (Atrium)
Location: Allen Center Auditorium and Atrium (2169 Campus Drive) - map it
Invitees: CEE graduates and their families; CEE faculty and staff
Contact: Charles Martell
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Date: Friday, June 22
Event: Reception, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Location: Technological Institute, L211 (2145 Sheridan Road)- map it
Invitees: EECS graduates and their families
Contact: Gloria Hernandez
Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
Date: Friday, June 22
Event: Reception & Open House, 2 – 4 p.m.
Location: Technological Institute, M416 (2145 Sheridan Road) - map it
Invitees: ESAM graduates and their families
Contact: Catherine Cotter
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences - Ph.D.
Date: Friday, June 22
Event: Reception, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Technological Institute, Willen’s Wing Atrium (2145 Sheridan Road) - map it
Invitees: IEMS Ph.D. graduates and their families
Contact: Sadia Ahmed
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences - Undergraduate
Date: Friday, June 22
Event: Lunch, 12:30 p.m.
Location: Technological Institute, LR3 (2145 Sheridan Road) - map it
Invitees: IEMS graduates and their families
Contact: Agnes Kaminski
Master of Biotechnology
Date: Saturday, June 23
Event: Reception, 3:30 p.m.
Location: The Women’s Club of Evanston (1702 Chicago Avenue)
Invitees: MBP graduates and their families
Contact: Igor Kourkine
Master of Engineering Management (MEM)
Date: Saturday, June 23
Event: Reception & Dinner, 4:30 p.m.
Location: Merion Crystal Ballroom (1611 Chicago Avenue)
Invitees: MEM graduates and their immediate families; MEM faculty
Contact: Lauren Jones
Master of Product Design and Development
Date: Saturday, June 23
Event: Reception, 3 – 5 p.m.
Invitees: MPD graduates and their families
Location: Ford Building Atrium (2133 Sheridan Road) - map it
Contact: Karen Healy Stover
Master of Science in Information Technology
Date: Saturday, June 23
Event: Reception and Dinner, 5 p.m.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn (1818 Maple Avenue)
Invitees: MSIT graduates and their families; MSIT faculty and program staff
Contact: Abi Shay
Materials Science and Engineering
Date: Friday, June 22
Event: Reception, 12 – 1 p.m.
Location: Cook Hall Atrium - map it
Invitees: MSE graduates and their families; MSE faculty
Contact: Alice Camacho
Mechanical Engineering – Senior Sendoff
Date: Thursday, May 17
Event: Senior Sendoff, 5:30 p.m.
Location: Firehouse Grill (750 Chicago Avenue)
Invitees: ME graduating seniors only
Contact: Hillary Sparks
Mechanical Engineering
Date: Friday, June 22
Event: Reception, 12 p.m.
Location: Technological Institute, Willen’s Wing Atrium (2145 Sheridan Road) - map it
Invitees: ME graduating seniors and their families
Contact: Hillary Sparks
Multidisciplinary MBA + MS Design Innovation (MMM)
Date: Friday, June 22
Events and Locations:
Reception, 10 – 11 a.m., Ford Atrium (2133 Sheridan Road)
Graduating Class Photo, 11 – 11:30 a.m., Garrett Lawn (2133 Sheridan Road)
Awards Ceremony, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., TECH Ryan Family Auditorium (2145 Sheridan Road)
Invitees: MMM/MSDI graduates and their families
Contact: Susan Goren