The 2022 Baccalaureate Ceremony

The University Chaplaincy is deeply glad to welcome the Class of 2022 and their families to the in-person Baccalaureate Ceremony at Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 3pm. The multifaith ceremony will include:

Words of Welcome and Greetings of Peace from University Chaplain Reverend Elyse Nelson Winger
Senior interviews by video
The Wendell Phillips Address by René LaPointe Jameson, E22
An instrumental music performance Tiffany Hsiao, A22, Talia Kee, A22, Andrew Zhang, E22, and Eric Zaks, E23
President Anthony P. Monaco's address to the Class of 2022
Multifaith words of blessing and sending from Tufts University chaplains

You will be able to find more information here in the weeks approaching Commencement Weekend. We look forward to hosting you!

Commencement Weekend Activities with our University Chaplaincies

Friday, May 20
	Meditation and Tea with the Buddhist Chaplaincy, Interfaith Center, 58 Winthrop Street, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. An informal tea ceremony, to fully savor this present moment and celebrate our Seniors. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to support our planning by emailing Buddhist Chaplain Ji Hyang Padma. Please meet at the Interfaith Center.
	Muslim Friday Prayer Service (Jummah) and Lunch, hosted by the Muslim Chaplaincy, Interfaith Center, 58 Winthrop St., 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Join us for the Jummah prayer service followed by a halal buffet lunch and tea/coffee. Bring your families and friends! To RSVP, contact the Muslim Chaplain Najiba Akbar and include the number of people attending.
	Hillel Open House Reception, Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Avenue, 4:00 p.m.
	Hillel Student-led Services, Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Avenue, 6:00 p.m. For more information, call 617-627-3242.
	Shabbat Dinner, Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Avenue, 7:15 p.m. Advance registration required; for more information, call 617-627-3242.
Saturday, May 21
	Shabbat Buffet Lunch, Granoff Family Hillel Center, 220 Packard Avenue, 12:15 p.m. Advance registration required; for more information, call 617-627-3242.
	Interfaith Luncheon for Graduates and Families, Interfaith Center, 58 Winthrop St., 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. To celebrate our graduating seniors who have been involved with spiritual and religious life on campus, regardless of tradition. Hosted by Humanist Chaplain Anthony Cruz Pantojas and Protestant Chaplain Daniel Bell. Informal reception. Please RSVP to Dan Bell or Anthony Cruz Pantojas by May 16.
	Baccalaureate Ceremony Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center, 3:00 p.m. The Baccalaureate Ceremony for the senior class at Tufts is a tradition that began in 1864. See above for more information. Seniors should align in gowns (caps are optional) for the processional for the Baccalaureate Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. at the Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center.
	Hindu Chaplaincy Open House, hosted by the Tufts Hindu Chaplaincy, Interfaith Center, 58 Winthrop St., 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Please bring your family and friends and join the Tufts Hindu Chaplaincy in the Interfaith Center for chai and snacks during an open house after the Baccalaureate services.
	Catholic Mass for Graduates, Alumni, Families, Goddard Chapel, 5:00 p.m. It is with joy that we plan to gather in-person around word and table this Commencement and Reunion Weekend. Let us celebrate and give thanks. All are welcome and, as always, come as you are. Refreshments to follow.

A Tufts Tradition

The Baccalaureate Ceremony for the senior class is a tradition that began in 1864. Baccalaureate is a cherished moment during Commencement Weekend. It is the last time for the senior class to be together as a class before graduation. One senior is selected to give the Wendell Phillips Address, and the Tufts University President offers parting words to the class. The Baccalaureate Ceremony is a multifaith and multicultural celebration honoring a diversity of spiritualities, philosophies, and cultures at Tufts in the form of music, readings, and blessings. All are welcome, and generally all members of the senior class and their families attend.

Learn more about Baccalaureate Ceremonies below:

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2020 - The Wendell Phillips Speaker for the Class of 2020 will speak at the rescheduled Commencement Ceremony

: 05/18/2019 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – The platform party exits the stage after the 155th annual Baccalaureate service on the eve of Commencement at Tufts University on May 18, 2019. The Baccalaureate tradition began at Tufts University in 1864. The Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship is given annually to a junior or senior, recommended by the Committee on Student Life, who has demonstrated a high sense of public responsibility on the campus. This is one of the two prize scholarships (the other being assigned to Harvard College) that were established in 1896 by the Wendell Phillips Memorial Fund Association in honor of Boston’s great preacher and orator. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)

: 05/18/2019 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – Graduating members of the undergraduate Class of 2019 attend the 155th annual Baccalaureate service on the eve of Commencement at Tufts University on May 18, 2019. The Baccalaureate tradition began at Tufts University in 1864. The Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship is given annually to a junior or senior, recommended by the Committee on Student Life, who has demonstrated a high sense of public responsibility on the campus. This is one of the two prize scholarships (the other being assigned to Harvard College) that were established in 1896 by the Wendell Phillips Memorial Fund Association in honor of Boston’s great preacher and orator. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)

: 05/18/2019 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – International Relations and Quantitative Economics double major Ria Mazumdar, A19, the Wendell Phillips Award recipient and class speaker, gives her address to her fellow graduates and guests during the 155th annual Baccalaureate service on the eve of Commencement at Tufts University on May 18, 2019. The Baccalaureate tradition began at Tufts University in 1864. The Wendell Phillips Memorial Scholarship is given annually to a junior or senior, recommended by the Committee on Student Life, who has demonstrated a high sense of public responsibility on the campus. This is one of the two prize scholarships (the other being assigned to Harvard College) that were established in 1896 by the Wendell Phillips Memorial Fund Association in honor of Boston’s great preacher and orator. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)

The Baccalaureate Ceremony

The 2022 Baccalaureate Ceremony

Commencement Weekend Activities with our University Chaplaincies

Friday, May 20

Saturday, May 21

A Tufts Tradition

Learn more about Baccalaureate Ceremonies below:

Scenes from Baccalaureate Ceremony 2019

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