2025 Spring Commencement

Welcome to the Spring 2025 Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey Commencement information page.

Group of spring 2022 graduates throw their caps into the air
On a near-perfect, bluebird day, the Middlebury Institute celebrated its first in-person spring Commencement since 2019. More than 250 graduates and their families couldn’t have been happier. (Credit: Rob Ellis )

Spring Commencement 2025 will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 1:00PM Pacific Time. The in-person ceremony will be held outdoors at Colton Hall Lawn, Pacific Street between Madison and Jefferson Streets, Monterey, CA. The ceremony will be accessible in an online format with livestream for graduates, families and friends around the globe. A reception will be held on campus immediately following the ceremony. 

General Guest Zoom Link

General Guest Zoom Link: Forthcoming

Graduate Information Sheet

An information sheet outlining important details for the ceremony will be forthcoming. 

Mandatory Graduating Student Information Meeting

A graduating student information meeting was held in April. Click this link to access the recording: Https://middlebury.zoom.us/rec/share/3QwRLIMsSW-cyMbEtda8Saqf7FsxE2uMosMVZH2Pe3R4bz3JzoD9UHnqboaT8Jrb.xW0N-VEB-Ts5quEN?startTime=1743535914000 

Passcode: yPR+91f9 

Guests with Special Needs

If you have a guest that has a special seating need, i.e., guests in a wheelchair or walker, please send an email to rsvp@middlebury.edu no later than May 1st 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-2022/international-guest-travel

Commencement Announcements

Click here for access to digital announcements to share with guests.

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.