2025 Baccalaureate and Commencement

May 17, 2025

With great joy and pride, we celebrate the incredible achievements of the Earlham School of Religion Class of 2025! Your journey has been marked by deep spiritual inquiry, courageous truth-telling, and faithful service. You have studied, prayed, wrestled, and grown—not only as scholars and ministers, but as compassionate leaders shaped by Quaker values and a commitment to justice and peace.

As you step into the next chapter of your lives—whether in ministry, activism, education, chaplaincy, or beyond—know that you carry with you the love and support of the ESR community. The world needs your voice, your wisdom, and your presence.

Well done, graduates. May your paths be filled with light and your work with meaning.

Schedule of events

Friday, May 16, 2025

4:15       ESR Rehearsal – Nicarry Chapel

4:15       5:00 Waiting Worship in the manner of Friends – Nicarry Chapel

5:00      Baccalaureate Service – Nicarry Chapel & on Zoom Click here to join via Zoom Passcode: 681275

6:00      Baccalaureate Dinner – ESR Dining Hall

6:45     Graduate Tributes – ESR Dining Hall & on Zoom Click here to join via Zoom Passcode: 552750

Saturday, May 17, 2025

8:30 – 10 a.m. Breakfast Buffet (Dining Hall, Earlham Hall)
10:30 a.m. Baccalaureate (Druley Performance Gym, Wellness Center)
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch Reception (Dining Hall, Earlham Hall)
2:30 p.m. Commencement (Druley Performance Gym, Wellness Center)