2022 Commencement Events
As the undergraduate and graduate classes of 2022 graduate from Penn, there is a wide array of virtual events to celebrate their accomplishments. Listed below is the date, time, and location of each school’s individual graduation ceremony, a link to more information about each ceremony (at which can be found, if provided, a link to an online livestream of the event), and the names of each ceremony’s guest speaker (if applicable).
With the fast-changing nature of events during the time of COVID-19, this information is subject to change. For the latest information, visit https://commencement.upenn.edu/ceremonies/school-ceremonies.
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School/Program |
Date/Time |
Location |
Link |
Speaker(s) |
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University of Pennsylvania 266th Commencement |
May 16, 10:15 a.m. |
Franklin Field |
Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker |
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School of Arts and Sciences |
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College of Arts and Sciences |
May 15, 6:30 p.m. |
Franklin Field |
Amna Nawaz, C’01, PBS NewsHour |
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Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences |
May 13, 2 p.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
Rogers Smith, political science |
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Liberal and Professional Studies |
May 15, 4 p.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
Sunil Budhrani, C’95, George Washington School of Medicine |
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Fels Institute of Government |
May 15, 6:30 p.m. |
National Constitution Center, 525 Arch Street |
Patrick J. Murphy, former United States Under Secretary of the Army |
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The Wharton School |
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Wharton Undergraduate Program |
May 15, 9 a.m. |
The Palestra |
Scott Mills, W’90, BET |
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Wharton MBA Program |
May 15, 1 p.m. |
The Palestra |
Alex Gorsky, WG’96, Johnson & Johnson |
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Wharton Doctoral Program |
May 13, 9:30 a.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
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Annenberg School for Communication |
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Communications Major Ceremony |
May 15, 10:30 a.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events/2022 |
Jo Piazza, C’02, author and journalist |
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PhD Ceremony |
May 16, 1:30 p.m. |
Room 110, Annenberg School |
https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events/2022 |
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School of Dental Medicine |
May 16, 1 p.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
https://www.dental.upenn.edu/about-us/ |
John Kemp, Lakeshore Foundation |
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Stuart Weitzman School of Design |
May 14, 6 p.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
Julian Brave NoiseCat, activist and writer |
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Graduate School of Education |
May 14, 9 a.m. |
The Palestra |
Sarita Brown, Excelencia in Education |
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School of Engineering and Applied Science |
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Undergraduate Ceremony |
May 14, 2 p.m. |
The Palestra |
Ted Schlein, Kleiner Perkins |
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Master’s Ceremony |
May 13, 2 p.m. |
The Palestra |
Joan Lau, Spirovant Sciences |
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Doctoral Ceremony |
May 12, 3:30 p.m. |
Irvine Auditorium |
Susan Margulies, NSF |
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Penn Carey Law School |
May 16, 3 p.m. |
Academy of Music, 240 S Broad St |
https://www.law.upenn.edu/newsevents/ |
Kenneth Frazier, Merck |
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Perelman School of Medicine |
May 15, 9 a.m. |
Kimmel Center, 300 S Broad St |
Vanessa Northington Gamble, M'78, G'84, GR'87, George Washington University |
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Biomedical Graduate Studies |
May 16, 12:30 p.m. |
Smilow Center for Translational Research |
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School of Nursing |
May 16, 3 p.m. |
Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center |
https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/news-events/annual-events/commencement/ |
Sheila Burke, Harvard Kennedy School |
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School of Social Policy & Practice |
May 14, 6:30 p.m. |
The Palestra |
Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health |
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School of Veterinary Medicine |
May 16, 2:30 p.m. |
Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center |
https://www.vet.upenn.edu/about/penn-vet-events-calendar/commencement-2022 |
Heather Fowler, V’10, National Pork Board |