Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Celebrations

Below is a list of departmental celebrations for the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences.

AFRICANA STUDIES

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral

Current plans are being adjusted due to the Pittsburgh Marathon and Commencement moving to PPG Arena. Information will be forth coming once the changed plans are confirmed

ANTHROPOLOGY

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 2 – 4 p.m.

Location: Department of Anthroplogy Main Office, 3302 Posvar Hall 

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

An invitation to the Undergraduate Reception will be sent to eligible students in April.

Celebration Contact: Z.Taylor@Pitt.edu

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 2 -5 p.m.

Location: Courtyard by Marriott Pittsburgh University Center Hotel, Ballroom 

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's degree.

Number of Guest Allowed: 4

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

To avoid overcrowding, please choose one of the following time periods in the RSVP survey: 2 – 3:30 p.m. or 3:30-5 p.m. If one time period is already at capacity, you will only see one option in the survey.

The senior reception is a social event with refreshments provided. You can mingle and celebrate with your friends, family, and professors! The two time periods are the same - there is no formal program.

Celebration Contact: biodept@pitt.edu

CHEMISTRY

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 6 p.m.

Location: Chevron Science Center, Ashe Auditorium

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral

Number of Guest Allowed: 3

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: RSVP to Andromeda (Mia) Hancock at ach102@pitt.edu.  Attendance by invitation only

CLASSICS

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 9 a.m.

Location: O'Hara Student Center, Ballroom

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: 4

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: classics@pitt.edu

COMMUNICATION

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 1 – 3 p.m.

Location: O'Hara Student Center, Ballroom

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: 3

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: Julie Rosol jad20@pitt.edu

EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES

Date: 5/3/2025

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: O'Hara Student Center Ballroom, 2nd floor 

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: Amy Burke, amb939@pitt.edu

ECONOMICS

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025

Time: Reception 9 - 10 a.m.; Recognition 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Location: Lawrence Hall
Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

More information will be forthcoming on the undergraduate recognition and reception.

Celebration Contact: Z.Taylor@Pitt.edu

ENGLISH

Date: May 2, 2025

Time: 10 a.m. - Noon

Location: O'Hara Student Center, Dining Room

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: 2

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

The English Department will host an informal send-off for our undergraduate major, minor, and certificate graduates where students can say goodbye and reminisce with their classmates and professors. We will have food and refreshments, along with a slideshow highlighting our graduates, and a small token for our seniors.

Celebration Contact: English Department Coordinators, ENGASST@pitt.edu

FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES 

Date: May 2, 2025

Time: TBD

Location: William Pitt Union - Lower Lounge

GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND WOMEN'S STUDIES

Date: May 2, 2025

Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Location: WPU Lower Lounge

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: 2

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: gsws@pitt.edu

GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 4 p.m.

Location: William Pitt Union, Lower Lounge

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: Michele Gavin, michele.gavin@pitt.edu

GERMAN

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 3:30 p.m.

Location: O'Hara Student Center, Dining Room

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: 4

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: grmndept@pitt.edu

HISTORY

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 2 - 4 p.m.

Location: Wesley W. Posvar Hall, History Department

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: mlr58@pitt.edu

HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 10 a.m. - Noon

Location: Frick Fine Arts Room 125 and Cloister

More information can be found on the HAA Website: https://www.haa.pitt.edu/event/haa-spring-graduation 

HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Cathedral of Learning, 1008 CL

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Event Description: Continental breakfast with undergraduates and faculty

Number of Guest Allowed: 4

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: Mike Dietrich (mrd98@pitt.edu)

JEWISH STUDIES

Date: May 2, 2025

Time: 3 - 5:30 p.m.

Location: Frick Fine Arts Building, Cloister

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: No

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: Megan Ponter, Department Coordinator, mep355@pitt.edu

LINGUISTICS

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: Noon

Location: Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Galleria, 1st floor 

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's,  Master's, Doctoral

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Also included in the recognition ceremony are the LCTL minor students and ASL certificate students.

Celebration Contact: Amy Burke, amb939@pitt.edu

MATHEMATICS

Date: May 4, 2025

Time: 9 - 11 a.m.

Location: O'Hara Student Center
Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's,  Master's, Doctoral

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

We are still in the process of finding a location for our graduation. This will determine the amount of people who we will have attend.

Celebration Contact: Phillip Fry (pjf35@pitt.edu), Benjamin Noah (bhn22@pitt.edu)

 

MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES

Date: May 2, 2025

Time: 3 - 5:30 p.m.

Location: Frick Fine Arts Building, Cloister

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: No

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: Megan Ponter, Department Coordinator, mep355@pitt.edu

MUSIC 

Date: May 4, 2025

Time: 10 a.m. - Noon

Location: William Pitt Union, Lower Lounge

Recognition and Luncheon for graduates and families.

NEUROSCIENCE

Date: May 4, 2025

Time: 9 – 11:30 a.m.

Location: Courtyard by Marriott Pittsburgh University Center Hotel, Ballroom 

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: 4

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

To avoid overcrowding, please choose one of the following time periods in the RSVP survey: 9 - 10:30 a.m. or 10 - 11:30 a.m. If one time period is already at capacity, you will only see one option in the survey. 

The senior reception is a social event with refreshments provided. You can mingle and celebrate with your friends, family, and professors! The two time periods are the same - there is no formal program.

Celebration Contact: nroadv@pitt.edu

PHILOSOPHY

Date: May 2, 2025

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Cathedral of Learning, 1008 

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: 4

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Philosophy will have a small luncheon for undergraduates and faculty

Celebration Contact: Tom Berry (tberry@pitt.edu)

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Date: May 4, 2025

Time: 9:30a.m.

Location: O’Hara Student Center, Ballroom

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: Sydney Seufer, sydney.seufer@pitt.edu

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Date: May 4, 2025

Time: 9 – 11 a.m.

Location: Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Gallery

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Regalia Required: No

Political Science Dept will be hosting an informal brunch reception for graduating seniors.

Celebration Contact: Lawrence Mercurio - LFM25@pitt.edu

PSYCHOLOGY

Date: May 2, 2025

Time: 2 – 4 p.m.

Location: Wesley W. Posvar Patio, outside, weather permitting 

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Food, music, and the opportunity for graduates and their families to connect with classmates, faculty and other members of the psychology department. All psychology majors who have applied for spring graduation will receive an invitation in their Pitt email in March.

Celebration Contact: Updated information can be found on the Senior Celebration 2025 webpage. https://www.psychology.pitt.edu/undergraduate/senior-celebration-2025

Questions can be directed to psyadvis@pitt.edu.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Date: May 2, 2025

Time: 3 - 5:30 p.m.

Location: Frick Fine Arts Building, Cloister

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: No

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: Megan Ponter, Department Coordinator, mep355@pitt.edu

SOCIOLOGY

Date: May 2, 2025

Time: 1 - 3 p.m.

Location: Sociology Department
Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's, Master's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: No

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: RSVP to Hillary Lazar, hal62@pitt.edu

STATISTICS

Date: May 4, 2025

Time: 10 a.m.

Location: William Pitt Union, Assembly Room  

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: Dylan Knapp-Scott dnk25@pitt.edu, Phillip Fry pjf35@pitt.edu, Benjamin Noah bhn22@pitt.edu

STUDIO ARTS 

Date: May 3, 2025

Time: 4:30 – 7 p.m.

Location: Frick Fine Arts, Room 125 and Cloister

THEATRE ARTS

Date: May 4, 2025

Time: 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Location: Randall Theatre

URBAN STUDIES

Date: TBD

Time: 3 - 5 p.m.

Location: William Pitt Union, Kurtzman Roon

Degree Levels Invited: Bachelor's

Number of Guest Allowed: Unlimited

Tickets: No tickets required

Registration required: Yes

Regalia Required: No

Celebration Contact: mlr58@pitt.edu