2024 Winter Commencement

Date and Location

Winter Commencement 2024 will be held in person on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 1:00PM Pacific Time. The ceremony will be held on the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey campus in the Irvine Auditorium and a reception will follow at the Samson Student Center. For those unable to join in person, there will be Zoom and livestream components incorporated into the ceremony. 

Graduate Information Sheet

An information sheet outlining important details for the ceremony and reception may be found here. 

Guests with Special Needs

If you have a guest with mobility issues who require accessible seating arrangements, please indicate this on the Qualtrics graduation petition or send an email to rsvp@middlebury.edu no later than December 8th so seating arrangements may be made for them. 

International Guests / Visa Requests

Middlebury no longer issues specific invitation letters for Commencement or other institutional events for international guests to apply for visas, based on information provided to us by the U.S. Department of State. You certainly may use your Commencement invitation, or you may use the link to the Middlebury College website where we outline steps you can take to support the visitor visa application of your guests. (You would adjust the sample letter accordingly to reflect the Institute Commencement details.) https://www.middlebury.edu/college/commencement-2023/international-guest-travel

Mandatory Graduating Student Information Meeting

The graduating student information meeting was held on Thursday, October 24 at 12:10PM (Pacific Time) which included details about commencement and the graduating student speaker nominee presenting a summary of his speech. To view recording, click on the link below:

Graduating Student Information Meeting Winter 2024 - Zoom
Passcode: Na+*6gh$

Commencement Announcements

Digital announcements to share with guests may be found here.

Regalia

Caps and gowns are NOT required to participate in the commencement ceremony. In lieu of regalia, we encourage graduates to wear traditional cultural dress or appropriate business attire. Details surrounding regalia may be found here.

Graduates who have placed an order to be picked up on campus will be contacted early during the week of December 9th to pick up their orders by email. 

Celebration Kit

Enjoy this downloadable celebration kit to commemorate the occasion in your emails, texts, social media, or Zoom. You can also print, cut, and use the ready-made printable signs to decorate your home as you celebrate your virtual Commencement ceremony. 

Please share your images, celebrations, and messages of congratulations with us on Social Media using the hashtag #MIISGradWinter2024

Zoom Backgrounds

To download the Zoom Backgrounds below, right click an image and choose ‘Save Image As.’ Be aware that you may have to mirror your Zoom video if the logo is backwards to correct this.