2025 Jacobs School of Music Graduation
The 2025 Jacobs School of Music Graduating class, their family, and friends are invited to join us for this year’s Graduate Recognition Event.
Friday, May 9, 2025
Reception – Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
Recognition Event starts promptly at 6:00 p.m.
~ At The Musical Arts Center ~
Graduates will be greeted by Abra Bush, David Henry Jacobs Bicentennial Dean.
The names of the Jacobs School of Music Class of 2025 will be read aloud during the Recognition Event.
Registration is required by Wednesday, April 23.
Please check back in January 2025 to access the registration page.
Please note the following important details:
- To guarantee that your name is read aloud at the Graduate Recognition Event, you must complete the registration form prior to April 23. There is no guarantee that late registrants will have their name read at the ceremony.
- You will pick up your Name and Degree Card when you arrive at the reception. This card will be used to read the names of graduates as they cross the stage. To ensure that that your card is prepared when you arrive and your name read aloud as you cross the stage, you must complete the registration form by April 23.
- During the Recognition Event, Rows 1-9 of the Musical Arts Center auditorium will be reserved for graduates. You will sit with other graduating students, not your guests. Seating is not alphabetical.
- Family and friends are seated in the rest of the auditorium. There is no additional reserved seating.
- For those with accessibility needs, please contact Alexa Dow at aledow@iu.edu.
- Doors will close at 8:00 p.m.
- Cap and gown are not required for the Jacobs School event.
NEW GUEST POLICY: Due to space constraints, we kindly ask that each graduate limit their number of guests to four in order to ensure that we have space for all families.
For students and their families and friends who are unable to attend the Graduate Recognition Event in-person, we will offer LIVE streaming of the ceremony at IUMusicLive!
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The Jacobs School of Music Graduate Recognition Event is separate from Indiana University's Commencement celebrations. For information about IU’s plans for commencement weekend and the May 2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement ceremonies, visit the Indiana University Commencement page.
For additional information regarding the completion of your degree, please visit the following links:
Undergraduate Application for Degree
Graduate Application for Degree
Please direct any questions about the 2025 JSoM Graduate Recognition Event to Maggie Frey at mrolfes@iu.edu