SAIS 2012 Graduation Date & Time:
Thursday, May 24, 3:00 p.m. DAR Constitution Hall
18th & D Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. Click here for instructions for the SAIS Commencement.
Parking is limited, so graduates and guests are encouraged to use the Metro or cabs for transportation. For additional travel planning information, including hotels, directions and parking, click here.
2:00 p.m. - Students arrive to lineup; doors also open to guests. Doors close 15 minutes before the start of the ceremony.
3:00 p.m. - Commencement Ceremony begins.
5:30 p.m. or immediately following the ceremony - Reception at SAIS, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW.
Important Dates and Information for Graduates
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Deadline for December 2011 graduates to submit the Application to Graduate via https://isis.jhu.edu.
This form is required of all graduating students to participate in the ceremony or receive a diploma. Login to ISIS and go to the Registration menu. Select Program of Study Info and click on Apply to Graduate. Friday, February 10, 2012
Deadline for May 2012 graduates to submit the Application to Graduate via https://isis.jhu.edu.
This form is required of all students to participate in the ceremony or receive a diploma. Login to ISIS and go to the Registration menu. Select Program of Study Info and click on Apply to Graduate. For all graduates: The application is used to collect information such as how your name will appear on your diploma, whether you will attend the SAIS-Washington and JHU-Baltimore graduation ceremonies, how to pronounce your name at graduation, and how many tickets you will need for the SAIS ceremony. Tuesday, January 3 through Sunday, April 1, 2012
Students who are participating in the graduation ceremony must rent a cap and gown from the Herff Jones Company. Members of the Armed Services may choose to wear their formal uniform. Students may place their order for a cap and gown online until April 1. Orders placed after this date will be charged an additional $30 late fee. To place your order, visit http://www.herffjones.com/college/graduation (look for SAIS). Students may also purchase graduation announcements, diploma frames and other memorabilia through this site. Wednesday, February 22, and Thursday, February 23
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Nitze Lobby
Herff Jones representatives will be on campus to help students order their caps and gowns, if they have not done so already online.
Wednesday, April 11 and Thursday, April 12
1:00 - 7:00 p.m., Nitze 318
In-person ticket and invitation pick up for all students. Students may receive an unlimited amount of tickets for their guests to enter the ceremony free of charge. Students indicated the number of tickets they needed when they applied to graduate, but they may update this number when they arrive to pick up their tickets. In addition, students may receive up to 5 invitations if they would like to send these to friends and family. Invitations contain generic information about the ceremony and commencement speaker, so they are not personalized to the student. Ceremony guests will need tickets, and not invitations, to enter DAR Constitution Hall. Friday, May 4
Deadline to inform the Office of Student Life of change in plans to participate in graduation
Students indicated on their application to graduate if they would or would not participate in the graduation ceremony. If your plans have changed, you must inform the Office of Student Life via email to lisa.kahn@jhu.edu. Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., BOB 500
Cap and Gown distribution
All students who are walking in the graduation ceremony procession must pick up their caps and gowns at this time. If you did not order your regalia by the deadline, you can rent your cap and gown during distribution (please note that you will be charged a $30 late fee and must pay with cash or check). Students will also have the opportunity to pick up any extra tickets and invitations during distribution. Thursday, May 24, 2012
9:15 a.m.
All SAIS students are invited to attend The Johns Hopkins University-wide commencement ceremony in Baltimore and must provide their own transportation to the Homewood campus. Please indicate that you plan to attend this ceremony when you submit your Application to Graduate. The JHU graduation ceremony procession will begin at 8:40 a.m. Students must arrive by 7:30 a.m. Directions, maps and parking information can be found on the University's graduation site. Contact Lisa Kahn to confirm your attendance and receive further instructions.
Photographs
Guests are welcome to take photographs from their seats in DAR Constitution Hall. Classic Photography will be photographing each student as he or she crosses the stage during graduation. Information about ordering photos will be emailed to all students walking in the ceremony. The company can be reached at david@classic-photo.com or 410.203.1003, extension 112. See also http://www.sais-jhu.edu/graduation for SAIS video and photos from Commencement. Disability Access
Graduates or guests requiring special accommodations for disabilities should contact Lisa Kahn at lisa.kahn@jhu.edu or 202.663.5705 by May 2, 2012. Please describe the accommodation you are requesting. Diplomas
The Registrar's Office communicates with students regarding the details of the diploma distribution process. Please contact them for more information. Diplomas will be distributed from Nitze 301 from 5:30-7 p.m. on May 24. Click here for details about ordering diploma frames. Rings
Alumni who wish to purchase the official Johns Hopkins University ring should click here for details. All SAIS faculty are invited and encouraged to attend Commencement. Faculty are asked to complete the online RSVP form no later than Friday, March 23. Lisa Kahn
Nitze 318
202.663.5705
lisa.kahn@jhu.edu | 
