2025 Commencement

Vanderbilt University will be honoring the Class of 2025’s achievements with a series of events on May 8 and 9, including a Graduates Day address by actor and philanthropist Gary Sinise and a celebratory ceremony at GEODIS Park. Read More

Hear from Class of 2025 graduate and cancer biologist Logan Northcutt on his dream to inspire young scientists. Read More

Learn more about Class of 2025 engineering student Evelyn Marx's work with the Department of Defense and one of her most fun memories of Vanderbilt. Read More

While the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic sent most people into quarantine, doctor of medicine candidate Jessica Quintos Day was on the front lines, assisting in a California emergency room as a medical scribe while an undergraduate. It was that tenuous time that demanded multiple levels of collaboration, which ultimately… Read More

Eliza Hill’s eyes glisten as she recounts witnessing a 7-year-old boy named Hugh with radial dysplasia (club arms) feed himself for the first time. He was able to accomplish this life-changing goal because of a device she and a team from the School of Engineering… Read More

Learn what inspires Class of 2025 nursing student Keira Claessen-Womack to work with some of the most vulnerable families. Read More

Read how track and field student athlete Sarah Marvin is creating community. Read More

What led Class of 2025 student Malcolm Travis Brown to want to be a chaplain? Learn more about the mission for this empathetic military veteran. Read More

What inspired Keyonte' Doughty to come to Vanderbilt and where does he find community? Get to know more about this awesome Class of 2025 student. Read More

2025 Commencement events are May 8–9 and volunteers are needed to celebrate our graduates and their families. Opportunities are available on Thursday, May 8, for Graduates Day and Commencement Celebration at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center and Friday, May 9 for Commencement at GEODIS Park. Read More

Meet four members of the Class of 2025 who are building community in meaningful ways. Read More

Gary Sinise, humanitarian, actor and musician, will receive Vanderbilt University’s prestigious Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal when he speaks at the university’s 2025 Commencement activities. Sinise’s Graduates Day address will be on May 8 at 11 a.m. at the David Williams II Recreation and Wellness Center Indoor Practice Facility. Read More

Joshua McGuire, BMus’03 and principal senior lecturer in musicianship at Blair School of Music, has been named the new university marshal for Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony. Read More

The clock is ticking down as Vanderbilt quickly approaches a major milestone—Commencement is officially less than 100 days away. The undergraduate Class of 2025 will have a familiar backdrop for their May 9 Commencement ceremony: GEODIS Park. Home to Nashville SC, GEODIS Park is the largest soccer-specific stadium in the U.S. and Canada—and it’s only four miles from campus. Read More

In celebration of our graduates, Graduates Day will take place on Thursday, May 8. Vanderbilt University Commencement will be held on Friday, May 9.   Read More