Program of Commencement Events

May 23, 2026

Saturday  

Ross Dining Hall

Breakfast

For graduates and their guests.

McCullough Student Center, Wilson Hall

Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony

Phi Beta Kappa inductees and their guests are also invited to a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the Grille, located in McCullough Student Center across from Wilson Hall.

Proctor and Ross Dining Halls

Celebratory Luncheon for Seniors and Their Guests

Middlebury Chapel

Baccalaureate Service

President Ian Baucom will address the senior class. All are welcome to attend. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating will begin at 1:00 p.m. and conclude at 2:00 p.m. to allow staff to prepare for the ceremony.

A live broadcast will be available in Wilson Hall, located in the McCullough Student Center. The chapel is not air-conditioned; however, Wilson Hall features cushioned seating and air conditioning.

Ross Dining Hall

Dinner

For graduates and their guests.

May 24, 2026

Sunday  

Ross Dining Hall

Breakfast

For graduates and their guests.

East of Old Chapel

Commencement Procession Lineup

Procession Begins

Central College Lawn

Commencement Exercises

A live broadcast of the ceremony is provided in Wilson Hall in McCullough Student Center; Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center; and Middlebury Chapel for those who wish to be indoors.

Proctor, Ross, and Atwater Dining Halls

Commencement Luncheon

A luncheon immediately follows the ceremony in Proctor, Ross, and Atwater Dining Halls.

We ask that graduates and guests get their lunches in the dining hall closest to the graduate’s residence hall.

Please be mindful that seating will be very limited in dining halls.

Because of limited seating in dining halls, we encourage you, as you are able, to take your food to go and use lounge spaces in residence halls for your meal, or to use one of these rooms: Coltrane Lounge, Gifford Lecture Hall classroom, the Grille (Note: the Grille will not be serving food), Wilson Hall at McCullough, Ross 011, LaForce 121 seminar room, or Le Chateau Grand Salon.

Graduate Departure

Graduates are required to vacate their dormitory rooms no later than 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. This deadline must be enforced so that rooms may be prepared for Reunion.