commencement

CLASS OF 2022

Join us on Saturday, May 21, to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2022.

Commencement

Live Stream

2022 Commencement Live Stream

Schedule of events

NOTE: Masks are required inside the Wellness Center

Saturday, May 14
2 p.m.	Multicultural graduation	Lingle Recital Hall, Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
4 p.m.	Lavender graduation	Lingle Recital Hall, Center for the Visual and Performing Arts

Friday, May 20
1 p.m.	Commencement rehearsal	Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall
4 p.m.	Phi Beta Kappa ceremony	Stout Meetinghouse
5:45 p.m.	Celebration dinner*	Dining Hall, Earlham Hall

Saturday, May 21
8:30-9:30 a.m.	Breakfast buffet**	Dining Hall, Earlham Hall
10 a.m.	Baccalaureate line-up	Auxiliary Gym, Athletics and Wellness Center
10:30 a.m.	Baccalaureate speaker: Womai Song, assistant professor of African and African American studies, and history	Druley Performance Gym, Athletics and Wellness Center
11:30 a.m.	Commencement buffet luncheon**	Dining Hall, Earlham Hall
2 p.m.	Commencement line-up	Auxiliary Gym, Athletics and Wellness Center
2:30 p.m.	Commencement	Druley Performance Gym, Athletics and Wellness Center

*Tickets and reservations required and must be purchased in advance; no tickets available at door.

**Tickets required; may be purchased in advance or at the door.

You can also view the baccalaureate page to learn about this beloved Earlham tradition and read manuscripts of past baccalaureate addresses.

Baccalaureate

About Richmond

Campus map

Stream the ceremony

Live stream can be found at the top of this page.

Reserve your meal tickets

There will be three on-campus Commencement Weekend meals for graduates and their guests. Tickets are required for all events.

Friday, May 20
Celebration Dinner for graduates and their guest(s)

Saturday, May 21
Breakfast and luncheon buffets available

These meals are complimentary for members of the Class of 2022. Guest tickets can be reserved at the link below.

Please note: No refunds will be available after Friday, May 13.

Reserve guest tickets

Plan your visit

Earlham’s faculty and staff are looking forward to welcoming the families of the Class of 2022 to campus for commencement!

Learn more and plan your visit to Richmond and the Earlham campus.

About Richmond

Senior spotlight

Thea Clarkberg ’22 has found a unique way to keep The Heart close, no matter where life after Earlham takes her.

“Earlham is home to me. Whenever I’m feeling down, it’s a reminder that there are people who love me and are there for me.”

Watch the recording

Watch a recording of Commencement 2021 and find your graduate.

Celebrate the Class of 2021

Celebrate the Earlham Class of 2021 on Facebook by using one of the profile photo frames below (click the frame and it will take you to Facebook). You can also share your photos, encouragement, well wishes and more by using #EarlhamGrad21

SNAPSHOT OF THE CLASS OF 2021

The Class of 2021 accomplished big things while at Earlham. In addition to finishing their degrees in the midst of a pandemic, they made a difference on campus and in the world:

249 students graduated on May 22, including those from Earlham School of Religion and the Earlham Graduate Programs in Education.
Top majors included global management, psychology and biology.
Class of 2021 graduates hailed from 26 different countries and 24 different states.
113 studied or did research off campus while at Earlham.
41 did Earlham-funded internships.
Two graduates are Watson Fellows.
The Class of 2021 included Earlham’s first museum studies major graduate.
Two graduates were the first to participate in Earlham’s new partnership with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.

CONGRATULATIONS!

We couldn’t be prouder of everything the Class of 2021 accomplished during their time at Earlham.

Congratulations, and best of luck wherever your journey leads you after Earlham!

Questions?

Contact the Office of the Registrar with any questions about this event.

Contact Office of the Registrar