Hi, everyone,
We hope you had a good spring break and that you were able to take some time off to rest and recharge before diving back into the last quarter of the academic year. We're writing today with a brief update related to Commencement Weekend this year, which is scheduled for May 19-21.

See here for more information about the weekend and here for the schedule of events. A few points to note:

• Mendoza will be hosting two diploma ceremonies this year: 1) a graduate ceremony for all graduate programs, scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday; and 2) an undergraduate ceremony for all Mendoza majors, scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday. This is similar to the approach that the College employed prior to the pandemic.
• Several departments/programs within the College are also planning to host additional events and receptions over the weekend. Information for these departmental and graduate business receptions also are included in the 2023 Schedule of Events document on the commencement.nd.edu site.
• Dean Martijn Cremers will speak at both the undergraduate and graduate diploma ceremonies. We will not be hosting any additional outside speakers at either ceremony this year.
• We are hoping to expand the platform parties for both ceremonies in order to allow additional faculty to participate and to be recognized on stage. More details to come closer to the event.
• All members of the Mendoza College are also welcome and encouraged to attend the Commencement Mass (5 p.m. on Saturday) and University Commencement Ceremony (9:30 a.m. on Sunday).

Commencement Weekend is a wonderful, joyous time of year at Notre Dame. It is a celebration for all of us in our community – students, families, staff, faculty and administrators. It contributes to shaping lifelong memories and provides an invaluable opportunity for us to showcase the University to the outside world. We strongly encourage you to participate in this year's commencement events to the fullest extent possible.

Please join us in recognizing and thanking several individuals who have taken on especially onerous roles this year when it comes to the planning and delivery of commencement programming: the College Commencement Planning Committee (Amanda Rink (chair), Laura Glassford, Christine Gramhofer, Morgan McCoy, Andy Wendelborn); Department Chairs (Brad Badertscher, Shane Corwin, Rob Easley, Shankar Ganesan, Ann Tenbrunsel); and Assistant Department Chairs (Colleen Creighton, Jen Cronin, Mitch Olsen, Jason Reed, Jen Waddell).

Sincerely,

Craig Crossland
Sr. Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Rob Kelly
Sr. Director of Operations