CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATING STUDENTS!
It’s time to celebrate this very significant accomplishment. Be sure to join the graduation festivities in recognition of your achievement, as proud family, friends, faculty, and staff cheer you on.
Graduation comprises of two significant events to celebrate your achievement: The Business School convocation, where you’ll join your business graduating class, walk across the stage, and receive individual recognition, followed by Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences at SHI Stadium, where all the Rutgers schools celebrate together. We hope you will plan to participate in both ceremonies for the whole experience.
Rutgers Business School New Brunswick Convocation
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Time – 3:00-5:00 pm
Place - Jersey Mike’s Arena (formerly known as the RAC)
Livingston Campus
Doors open: 1:30pm
Faculty Line up: 2:15pm
Please note that the May 11th convocation will take approximately 2 hours so plan accordingly. As a courtesy to and out of respect for all graduates, graduates will not be permitted to leave early. You should remain seated until the conclusion of the ceremony.
Seniors who have completed their degree requirements in January 2023 or will be completing their degree requirements in May 2023 or August 2023 are permitted to walk in the RBS Convocation on May 11, 2023.
Registration for Convocation
Registration for the May 11, 2023, convocation will open on March 10, 2022. Graduating seniors will receive an email from Marching Order approximately one week prior to the opening of the graduation portal. Be sure to check your spam folders.
Please note that the RBS ceremony will last approximately 2 hours, so please plan accordingly. Graduates will not be permitted to leave during the ceremony. Leaving before the end of the ceremony disrupts those families whose candidates have not yet been acknowledged. Please return to your seat after you have been recognized. Graduates are encouraged to use the restroom before the start of the ceremony.
GRADUATES SHOULD ARRIVE AT 1:30 WHEN THE DOORS OPEN.
Please note that the RBS ceremony will last approximately 2 hours, so please plan accordingly. Graduates will not be permitted to leave during the ceremony. Leaving before the end of the ceremony disrupts those families whose candidates have not yet been acknowledged. Please return to your seat after you have been recognized. Graduates are encouraged to use the restroom before the start of the ceremony.
Arrival Information
The doors to Jersey Mike’s Arena will open at approximately 1:30 pm. When graduates arrive, they should proceed down the North and South hallways toward the back of the arena and proceed down the stairs to the student graduate seats on the floor level. Graduates must check in with their corresponding major to receive their personalized graduation card before being seated, according to their first major, by an RBS marshal.
Once the ceremony begins, and after the speeches are concluded, graduates will approach the platform with their fellow classmates in their major. Once each graduate’s name is called, they will walk across the stage and receive their RBS diploma folder.
Diploma Information
Diplomas are not given out at the RBS Convocation Ceremony. Click here to access the Online Diploma Application.
Diplomas will be mailed to the address listed on your diploma application approximately 6-8 weeks after graduation.
Graduating with Honors
College Honors cords will be available to students with a 3.5 cumulative GPA or above as of the fall 2022 semester. No exceptions will be made.
Beta Gamma Sigma honor cords will be provided to seniors who are members as well.
Beta Alpha Psi members: Honor cords can be picked up from Dornell Haurey in the Accounting Department in 100 Rock, South Tower, Room 4141.
BEFORE THE START OF THE RBS CONVOCATION CEREMONY, THE BRASS BELL IS ECHOED SIX TIMES TO INDICATE EACH MAJOR.
Student Regalia
Academic Regalia for the 2023 Commencement and Convocation ceremonies is available for purchase. Purchase online through https://rutgersnb1.shopoakhalli.com/purchasewizard/Welcome. Order now through February 28 to receive an early bird discount!
Online orders offer these delivery options:
Ship to store for no extra charge. Must order by February 28 and may pick up at Barnes & Noble starting April 5.
Ship to home for an additional delivery charge. Ship-to-home ordering closes on April 17.
Purchase regalia in-store and pick up online orders at Barnes & Noble located at 100 Somerset Street beginning April 5.
The RBS gowns are black, with a red panel down the front middle. The gold hood represents the Bachelor of Science degree. The red and black tassel for the cap should start on the student’s right and be shifted during the Tassel ritual on May 11 to the left.
Grad Fair will be held at Barnes & Noble on April 5 & 6 from 10am-6pm. Join in the festivities, come for a complimentary professional headshot, and meet with representatives to purchase class rings, diploma frames, personalized announcements, and more!
Invitations
Students are allowed to bring up to four (4) guests).
Invitations to the RBS Convocation will be available for pickup at Rutgers Business School in the front lobby TBD. Please note that you MUST complete the RBS Undergraduate Survey before picking up your invitations.
Mandatory Student Surveys
Before you pick up your graduation invitations, you must fill out TWO online surveys – the RBS Undergraduate EBI survey AND the Post Grad survey.
Both surveys are emailed to your Rutgers email account (@scarletmail.rutgers.edu or @rutgers.edu). Please check spam folders.
The EBI survey can only be accessed through email.
Parking
RBS Convocation Parking:
Parking is available on Livingston Campus and is free. The Green and Yellow lots provide parking close to the Arena.
RBS Convocation Handicap drop-off/parking:
Please use the Green Lot, accessible through Hospital Road from Avenue E, for handicap drop-off area and accessible parking spaces. Handicap spaces are first come, first served.
Handicap Seating
There will be handicapped seating available in Jersey Mike’s Arena during the RBS Convocation. No reservations are necessary. Please look for the signage for handicapped seating on the first level.
Photography
Professional photographers from Island Photography will take pictures of each student on stage during the RBS Convocation ceremony. Individual photos will be taken once the student exits the stage area, and each graduate will be allowed to purchase packages. RBS is not affiliated with any other outside photography vendors. If you intend to take photos through a different photography vendor, make sure you are wearing the Rutgers Business School cap and gown (black with a red panel down the front center, black cap, red & black tassel). Senior pictures are not mandatory.
COVID-19 Guidelines
Masks are not required for on-campus events, effective March 10, 2022.
If you are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19, or have come in contact recently with anyone who has been infected with COVID-19, we kindly ask that you stay home. All travelers, foreign or domestic, must adhere to the U.S. Department of State Travel Restrictions.
Livestreaming link will go live at 3:00pm on Thursday, May 11th
Please continue to check the event website for the most up-to-date information.
Any Questions? Please contact, rbs_nb_graduation@business.rutgers.edu.