The Chapel<\/strong> Mather Hall, Washington Room<\/strong> Borges Admissions Center, Grand Room 301 Lower Long Walk, near entrance to <\/strong>Raether Library and Information Technology Center The Chapel Cornelia Center, 114 Vernon Street Lower Long Walk, near Cinestudio<\/strong> Long Walk<\/strong> The Main Quad, ‘Neath the Elms Grass Practice Field
\nFounded in 1825, The Chapel Singers is Trinity College\u2019s oldest student organization. The group sings at major College occasions and Chapel services and concerts, makes recordings, and performs on tours. This short concert celebrates the choir\u2019s graduating members and features a variety of repertoire from this academic year\u2019s performances.<\/p>\nNoon\u20131:00 p.m.
\nPhi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony<\/h3>\n
\nMembers are elected from among those students who have achieved the highest general scholastic standing. Election to Phi Beta Kappa is widely regarded as a mark of highest distinction. The Trinity chapter, known as the Beta of Connecticut, was chartered by the Yale chapter, the Alpha of Connecticut, on June 16, 1845, and is the eighth oldest chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in the United States. A light buffet lunch will be served beginning 11:45 a.m.<\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n1:00\u20132:00 p.m.
\nF1RST Generation Student and Family Reception<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>The Trinity F1RST Program invites our first-generation graduates with their families to a pre-Commencement reception to acknowledge this milestone of degree completion. Please join us for light refreshments and a celebratory toast as we honor the Class of 2026 and their family\u2019s new legacy of academic achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n2:00\u20133:00 p.m.
\nSenior Parents Gift Campaign Brick Dedication Ceremony and Reception<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>(Extreme Weather Location: Raether Library and Information Technology Center, Engelhard Reading Room)<\/em>
\n<\/strong>The 2026<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Parents Senior Tribute Gift Campaign gives parents and families a way to make a lasting and meaningful difference at the College in honor of their graduating students. To honor <\/span>all of<\/span> our seniors, every graduate will have their name engraved on a brick that will last in perpetuity at the College. Gather at the top of the Lower Long Walk with your senior for the brick unveiling ceremony and reception with light refreshments. <\/span><\/span>Read more about the Senior Brick Dedication\u00a0at\u00a0Senior Parents Gift Campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n4:00\u20135:00 p.m.
\nBaccalaureate<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>The Trinity College Baccalaureate seeks to honor our scholars in community\u2014both students and faculty.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>This occasion of celebration reflects our academic environment, invites thanksgiving, and includes elements of the rich diversity of spiritual, religious, and ethical thinking embodied by our community. We welcome all students, faculty, and staff, as well as family, friends, and visitors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n5:00\u20136:00 p.m.
\nInternational Families Reception<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>The Office of International Students and Scholars and the Career and Life Design Center invite international families to celebrate their graduates! Please join us for an informal reception to honor the Class of 2026 and to congratulate them on all of their achievements at Trinity. Refreshments will be served.<\/span><\/p>\nSunday, May 17, 2026<\/h2>\n
10:00 a.m.
\nDegree Candidates Formation<\/h3>\n
\nWearing academic regalia (caps and gowns), bachelor\u2019s degree candidates assemble on the Lower Long Walk near Cinestudio for the processional to the Main Quad.<\/p>\n10:50 a.m.
\nAcademic Procession Begins<\/h3>\n
\nThe tradition of stepping on the Luther-Roosevelt Long Walk inscription in front of the Fuller Arch at Northam Towers for the first time on Commencement day continues. Members of the Trinity community, as well as visitors, generally have avoided stepping on the inscription, perhaps instinctively aware that it is connected with some event in the College\u2019s history. The inscription, in fact, commemorates the visit in June 1918 of former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, who delivered an address the day before Commencement and received an honorary degree at the ceremony.<\/p>\n11:00 a.m.
\nThe 200th Commencement Ceremony<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>Commencement is the central and most important event of the Trinity academic year. Those in the graduating class gather with their families and friends and the College faculty to celebrate their achievements in a ceremony that has endured for over two centuries.<\/p>\n1:30\u20134:00 p.m.
\nPresident\u2019<\/strong>s Tent Celebration<\/h3>\n
\n<\/b>In collaboration with Community and Belonging
\n<\/em>Graduates, families, and guests are warmly invited to gather, congratulate one another, and bid farewell to faculty, staff, friends, and classmates. A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.<\/span><\/p>\n1:30\u20134:00 p.m.
\nIndividual Post-Commencement Celebrations<\/a><\/h3>\n