Dean's Award Breakfast

Dean's House

The Dean's Award honors graduating MBA students for making a positive impact on the HBS community and contributing to the well-being of society through exceptional acts of leadership.

Award recipients and their guests are invited.

HBS Leadership Fellows Brunch

Spangler Center, Williams Room

The HBS Leadership Fellows program gives a select group of graduating HBS students the chance to make an impact in nonprofit and public-sector organizations at a competitive salary for one year.

Fellows and their guests are invited.

Class Day Ceremony

Baker Lawn (rain or shine)

MBA class presidents’ welcome followed by faculty awards, student speaker, and principal guest speaker TBA.

Open to graduates, their guests, and HBS faculty and staff (no tickets required).

Family Social

Shad Tennis Courts

Sponsored by MBA Student and Academic Services and Student Association Ventures.

Graduating students and their guests are invited to enjoy refreshments.

George F. Baker Scholar Reception

Students who receive an M.B.A. with High Distinction degree are known as Harvard Business School's Baker Scholars.

Baker Scholars and their guests are invited.

George F. Baker Scholar Dinner

Baker Scholars and their guests are invited.

Morning Commencement Exercise Assembly

Kresge

MBA degree candidates assemble in front of Kresge for procession to Harvard Yard for the Morning Commencement Exercise. Academic regalia required; tickets required for anyone not in academic regalia (tickets distributed to graduates).

Opening of the Gates to Harvard Yard

Gates to Harvard Yard open for Morning Commencement Exercises (tickets required). HBS guests enter Tercentenary Theatre through Gate D on Massachusetts Avenue. Limited seating; early arrival recommended (tickets distributed to graduates).

Harvard University Commencement Exercises

Harvard Yard (rain or shine)

The morning ceremony will be broadcast live from Harvard Yard on Comcast Cable (Cambridge Channel 54 and Boston/Brookline Channel 12). If unable to obtain tickets, guests may view the ceremony on the HBS campus in air-conditioned Burden Auditorium, Spangler Auditorium, or Spangler Grille (first come, first served).

HBS Luncheon

Shad Hall and Tennis Courts

Graduates and their guests are invited (tickets required).

HBS Diploma Ceremony

Baker Lawn

Graduates, their guests, and HBS faculty and staff are invited, rain or shine (no tickets required).

HBS Reception

Shad Tennis Courts (rain or shine)

Graduates, their guests, and HBS faculty and staff are invited (no tickets required).

Harvard University Alumni Meeting and Commencement Address

Harvard Yard

Optional event held concurrently with reception at HBS (tickets required). Graduates (now Alumni!) meet between Massachusetts Hall and Harvard Hall under the “Graduate Schools” banner.

• 1:30 pm—Procession of alumni and dignitaries
• 3:30 pm—Remarks by Harvard University guest speaker J.K. Rowling.

The Portrait Project Exhibit

Spangler Center, Williams Room

Photo and essay exhibition featuring Class of 2008 students.