Georgetown University Medical Center Commencement 2025

Georgetown holds individual graduation ceremonies for each undergraduate and graduate school as well as award celebrations on campus.

GUMC Commencement 2025 Stories

Students, family, faculty, alumni and friends can visit the 2025 Commencement website for full information about this year’s ceremonies at the university. View recordings of commencement proceedings on Georgetown’s Facebook page.

Georgetown’s 2025 Commencement Website

Biomedical Graduate Education

Rev. Luis Arriaga Valenzuela, S.J., speaks from a podium with Healy Hall behind him

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Jesuit Urges Graduate School Class of 2025 to Be a ‘Defender of Hope’ in Graduation Address

With freshly donned academic hoods, 922 students from Georgetown University’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and Biomedical Graduate Education crossed the Healy Lawn’s commencement stage on May 16.

May 19, 2025

BGE students in academic regalia walk a campus sidewalk in a procession to commencement

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In Photos: Biomedical Graduate Education Commencement 2025

BGE’s graduating Class of 2025 marked Commencement season with end-of-semester poster sessions, program galas and parties, the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on May 15, and the Graduate School Commencement ceremony on May 16.

May 18, 2025

A line of students in caps and gowns walks down a sidewalk on campus

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Learning Together: Community Builders in BGE’s Class of 2025

As Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) celebrates the accomplishments of the 462 graduating students at Commencement this year, we also recognize the communities that support and inspire them in their academic and professional journeys.

May 15, 2025

School of Health

Dean King holds his hands up during his speech from behind the podium at commencement

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School of Health Commencement Ceremony Celebrates Graduates’ Perseverance and Dedication

By persisting and excelling in the face of challenges including political polarization and instability in the U.S. and abroad, the School of Health Class of 2025 was celebrated for demonstrating that they have the tenacity they will need to be successful in their professional lives.

May 19, 2025

Rachel Son, a female student, speaks from a podium

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School of Health Students Honored for Contributions to Community on Campus and Beyond

Graduating School of Health students were recognized at the annual Tropaia Ceremony for the service contributions made during their time at Georgetown.

May 18, 2025

School of Medicine

Jubilant students celebrate earning their medical degrees

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School of Medicine Graduates Newest Class of Hoya Doctors

Before dispersing to start their residencies at hospitals across the country as Hoya physicians, the 182 members of the Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Class of 2025 came together one final time as fellow students during their May 18 commencement ceremony on the Healy Lawn.

May 19, 2025

Tami Alade stands at a podium with the medical school faculty seated in rows behind her

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Graduating Medical Students Honored at Annual Warwick Evans Ceremony

School of Medicine faculty honored outstanding graduating medical students for excellence in various specialties, research, outstanding patient care, academic achievement, student leadership, advocacy and commitment to social justice, and community service during the Warwick Evans Awards Ceremony.

May 18, 2025

MAGIS members dressed in academic regalia stand together as a group

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Kaltman, Rennert Inducted as Master Teachers in MAGIS Society

Stacey Kaltman, PhD, and Wolfgang Rennert, MD, PhD, joined the MAGIS Society of master teachers at a ceremony that took place May 15 at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

May 16, 2025

Berkley School of Nursing

Dr. Jemmot speaks from a podium onstage at Commencement while faculty members look on from seats behind her

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‘Promote the Health of Our Nation’: Commencement Speaker Encourages Nursing Graduates

The 121 graduates of the School of Nursing gathered on Healy Lawn to celebrate the commencement of the Class of 2025 surrounded by their friends and family.

May 18, 2025

Students attending the Blessing of the Hands ceremony sit in auditorium seats and applaud

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Graduates Participate in Annual Traditions Welcoming New Nurses Into Their Chosen Field

The Pinning Ceremony and Blessing of the Hands, two annual events for the School of Nursing, were held on May 15 in Lohrfink Auditorium, marking important rites of passage for nursing graduates.

May 18, 2025

Nursing faculty sit onstage as Sara Perotti speaks from a podium

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School of Nursing Students Recognized for Their Achievements at Annual Tropaia Ceremony

Faculty of the School of Nursing celebrated the extraordinary accomplishment of the Class of 2025 at the annual Tropaia ceremony on May 15 in Lohrfink Auditorium.

May 18, 2025