RISD Commencement 2024

June 1, 2024
Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, RI
www.risd.edu/commencement
Processional: Providence Drum Troupe
Introduction & Land Acknowledgement: Hugo Martin
Welcome Remarks: President Crystal Williams
Graduate Student Speaker: Lauren Blonde MArch 24
Senior Class Speaker: Graciela Batista BFA 24 IL
Awarding of Honorary Degrees: President Williams +
Nicholas W. Benson (escorted by Dan Wood)
Marva Griffin Wilshire (escorted by Anais Missakian & Peter Oyler)
Awarding of Master’s Degrees: President Williams + Provost Ghadessi
Awarding of Bachelor’s Degrees: President Williams + Provost Ghadessi
Closing Remarks: President Williams
2024 design by Ryan Brandon Hsiao BFA 24 GD, Peter Weicheng Xu BFA 24 IL, and Ryan Shangyun Yan BFA 25 GD