{"id":6211,"date":"2026-05-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/?p=6211"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:39:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:39:48","slug":"commencement-2026-one-month-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2026\/05\/01\/commencement-2026-one-month-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2026: One Month to Go!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Greetings, Bates Class of 2026 families \u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With just one month to go until Commencement Weekend, we\u2019re looking forward to celebrating this milestone with you and your student. On <strong>Sunday, May 31<\/strong>, the Class of 2026 will gather on the Historic Quad for the Commencement ceremony to mark their graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Diploma Delivery &amp; Access: <\/strong>Graduates will receive their diploma cover at Commencement, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/commencement-2024\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2026\/#when-do-i-receive-my-official-diploma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">diplomas mailed no later than June 15<\/a>, after grades and Latin honors are finalized. A certified electronic diploma will also be available starting <strong>June 5<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Accessibility &amp; Accommodations:\u00a0<\/strong>Bates strives to make Commencement weekend accessible. Families can find information on accessible drop-off, parking, and seating, and can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/commencement-2024\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2026\/#will-commencement-weekend-be-accessible-for-people-with-disabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">request accommodations<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Commencement FAQs: <\/strong>Still have questions about what to expect? Bookmark the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/commencement-2024\/faqs-what-to-expect-for-commencement-2026\/\">Commencement FAQs<\/a> where you\u2019ll find information on all this, and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As you begin making plans for Commencement Weekend, you can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/commencement\/annual\/commencement-2024\/commencement-2026-schedule\/\">full schedule<\/a> for the weekend, with a few highlights below of events for families:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friday, May 29<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8\u20138:30pm <strong>Families of 2026 Senior Parent Gift Celebration<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/commons\">Fireplace Lounge<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8:30\u201310pm <strong>Senior\/Parent Wine and Cheese Tasting<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/bardwell-field-tent\">Bardwell Field Tent<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, May 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8:30\u201311am <strong>Coffee Service for Families<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/ladd-library-quad\">Under Library Arcade<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11am\u201312:30pm <strong>Baccalaureate Service<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/the-quad\">Historic Quad<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, May 31 \u2014 Commencement Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>7\u20138:30am <strong>Seating on the Quad opens; Coffee Service for Families<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/ladd-library-quad\">Library Arcade<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10am\u201312pm <strong>Commencement Ceremony<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/the-quad\">Historic Quad<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11:30am\u20132pm <strong>Commencement Lunch<\/strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/bardwell-field-tent\">Bardwell Field Tent<\/a><\/em> &amp; <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/map\/#\/ladd-library-quad\">Library Quad Tent<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll continue sharing details as May 31 approaches, and we\u2019re looking forward to celebrating with you and your graduate very soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With best regards,<br>The Bates Parent Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/03\/Commencement-2026.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/03\/Commencement-2026-900x300.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/03\/Commencement-2026-900x300.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/03\/Commencement-2026-400x133.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/03\/Commencement-2026-768x256.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/03\/Commencement-2026-1200x400.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/files\/2026\/03\/Commencement-2026.webp 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings, Bates Class of 2026 families \u2014 With just one month to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1619,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"categories":[25,13,46],"tags":[43],"class_list":["post-6211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-of-2026-families","category-email-updates","category-senior-families","tag-senior-families"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1619"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6211"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6212,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6211\/revisions\/6212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}