Commencement 2018

Friday, May 11- Sunday, May 13, 2018

Official Program

The program contains the speakers, musical selections, academic awards and honors, explanations of academic symbols and regalia, class officers, and student government officers. The program includes a list of students who were degree candidates with their name, degree, field of study, hometown, and honors. This document is not an official record of degrees awarded. The student’s transcript is the official record of the College.

• Commencement Program (PDF)

Graduation Photos

Official photos from the ceremony are available for free download here. Use password rcgrad to download.

News Coverage and Social Media

• Randolph sends forth Class of 2018 – Randolph College News
• Randolph announces 2018 Phi Beta Kappa inductees – Randolph College News
• Randolph College graduates 165 students in Mother’s Day commencement – Lynchburg News & Advance
• Randolph College welcomes new class of graduates at commencement – WSET-TV
• Photo Gallery: Commencement Ceremony – Randolph College Facebook
• Photo Gallery: Daisy Chain, Baccalaureate, Garden Party, Final Friday – Randolph College Facebook
• Video: Graduates and Faculty process into the Dell – Randolph College Facebook
• Video: Faculty and Staff say goodbye to the Class of 2018 – Randolph College Facebook
• Photos and Infographics – Randolph College Instagram
• Crowdsourced Photos – Instagram #RandolphGrads
• Crowdsourced Photos and Coverage – Facebook #RandolphGrads
• Randolph presents 2018 Academic and Leadership Awards
• Randolph announces 2018 inductees for national, international honor societies
• Randolph inducts more than 70 into Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership society

Schedule of Events – Full Schedule (PDF)

Friday, May 11, 2018

• 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. – Final Friday (Undergraduates only please – attendance is required), Hampson Commons, Student Center
• 3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. – Daisy Chain, front steps of Martin Science Building
• 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. – Senior Cocktail Party (undergraduates only please), President’s House. Shuttles will depart Main Hall Lobby beginning at 3:55 p.m. Dress: cocktail attire.

Saturday, May 12, 2018

• 11 a.m. – Baccalaureate Service, Houston Memorial Chapel
• 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. – Garden Party, Student Center and Michels Plaza

Sunday, May 13, 2018

• 8 a.m. – Mandatory Rehearsal for Graduates and Squires, Meet at Michels Plaza (if rain, Smith Banquet Hall)
• 10 a.m. – Commencement Exercises, The Dell
  (Rain site: Smith Memorial Theatre, Smith Hall)
  
• 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. – Buffet Lunch, Cheatham Dining Hall, a buffet lunch is available for purchase; no reservations required. Graduates are guests of honor of the College.