JD Commencement Week Celebrations

JD Class of 2021 Commencement Week Celebrations

Ongoing: Photo Stations. There are special photo stations inside and outside the law school to help commemorate your graduation! The photo stations will be set up through Commencement Weekend. 

  • The first photo station is set up at McCausland Commons (indoors, 2nd floor café). Please use this link to reserve a time slot at McCausland Commons.
  • The second photo station is set up outside at the BU School of Law Sign (outdoors, between Law Auditorium and Tower lobby). Please use this link to reserve a time slot at the BU School of Law Sign. Please note that the outdoor photo station is weather dependent and will be refreshed as needed. 
  • We have hired a professional photographer to staff the photo stations at predetermined times during Commencement Week. Please use the links above to reserve a slot with the photographer. The times will be highlighted in red on the google sheet signup where a photographer is present. Here is the photographer schedule: 
    • Wednesday, May 12th 10am – 3pm Outdoor photo station – BU School of Law Sign 
    • Friday, May 14th 10 am – 3pm Indoor photo station – McCausland Commons 
    • Saturday, May 15th 10am – 3pm Outdoor photo station – BU School of Law Sign 
    • Sunday, May 16th 11:30am – 4:30pm Indoor photo station – McCausland Commons 

On the way to you: Class of 2021 care packages, including your Class of 2021 quarter-zip, your letters to self (if you submitted one), and several surprises to help you celebrate and remember your time at BU Law.    

Wednesday, May 12: Virtual Social with your Section. Virtually revisit your section room and see those 1L section-mates you haven’t seen since we went remote. We’ll take a screenshot group photo at the end! Login directly via Zoom, please see email regarding zoom links.

Section A: 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Section B: 12:30 – 1:15 PM
Section C: 1:30 – 2:15 PM

Friday, May 14, JD Class of 2021 Gala. Please register here.

7:00-7:30 open networking (optional),
7:30-8:15 toast and awards, livestream available
8:15-9:00 community time, including breakouts with your friends. (all times EDT). 

Let’s celebrate your achievements with a live, online evening for the BU Law JD Class of 2021. This celebration will include a toast from Dean Onwuachi-Willig, academic and community awards presented by the faculty, interactive polls about your law school experience, live voting for the annual “Hearsay Awards” (superlative awards for your classmates), and a slideshow with photos you provide from your 3 years. You will have the opportunity to move between breakout rooms (*NOTE: you must update your Zoom version for this!) and hangout in predetermined breakout rooms. Attire: Wear your BU red and come as you are! Family and friends will be able to livestream the toast and awards portion of the evening, from 7:30 until about 8:15.  

Check here for registration, as well as to contribute to the evening by signing up for breakout rooms, nominating folks for superlatives, and submitting your photos. 

For questions about physical accessibility or to request a communication-related accommodation ( e.g. ASL Interpreters, Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART); assistive listening devices; hearing or induction loops), please contact (lawevent@bu.edu). Please submit requests for accommodations as soon as possible, ideally no later than 10 business days prior to the event.

Saturday, May 15, 2:00 pm EDT: Virtual Convocation Ceremony available online. 

Check here for the latest info: http://www.bu.edu/law/about/offices/communications-marketing/commencement/. This event will feature the Commencement speakers, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and your classmate, Temi Omilabu. The Convocation Ceremony will also include all members of the Class of 2021, with names read aloud upon clicking a graduate’s name card.  

Sunday, May 16, 9:30 am EDT: Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony. Check here for the latest info: https://live.bu.edu/commencement-2021/. Note: registration is required, and opens on Friday, April 30, at 7:00 am EDT. Students, families and friends may livestream the event. 

Here are some tips to prepare to take advantage of the commencement-related activities coming up:

  • Check on your Terrier card. You will need your Terrier Card to do testing, to access the building on the weekend, and to participate in the in-person ceremony at Nickerson Field. If you can’t find it, please contact the Terrier Card Office as soon as possible at tco@bu.edu. There will be no charge to replace cards needed to attend commencement. 
  • Get your green badge. If you want to come into the building for anything, whether it’s to clean out your locker or to take photos, you will need to be in compliance with BU’s testing and daily attestation.
    • If you are not currently listed as “on campus” for LfA purposes, you will need to change your status.*
    • Begin testing and daily attestation. 
    • Don’t come into the building or other buildings on campus until you are able to show a green badge. 
    • *Note: If you sign up for the commencement ceremony at Nickerson, you will automatically be switched to LfA on-campus as of May 10 in order to begin the testing cadence required to attend the in-person ceremony on May 16. This timeline will not give you enough time to participate in other on-campus activities during the week leading up to Commencement. 
  • Update your Zoom the JD Class of 2021 Gala.
    • Zoom has new features that allow attendees to move between breakout rooms. 
    • Your Zoom needs to be updated to use this feature. To update your Zoom, you must access your Zoom application (downloaded on your computer), and NOT your web browser access. 
    • Regalia. If you would like purple ribbon to cover the crosses on the University crest on your regalia, please come to Student Affairs during business hours. If you are not coming to campus, you may request that we mail them to you by emailing studaff@bu.edu.