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About the Midyear Completion Celebration

Each year, Brown University hosts the Midyear Completion Celebration to honor undergraduates who expect to complete their degree requirements in December. This celebration allows us a moment to reflect – a special time to celebrate each midyear completer’s significant achievement.

This ceremony does not replace but complements Brown's annual May Commencement. The May event represents your official commencement from Brown: you receive your diploma; your name appears in the printed program, and you can participate in departmental ceremonies. The Midyear Celebration offers you a different kind of closure, recognizing the completion of your degrees and the unique paths you have taken through Brown.

The Alma Mater

Tune: “Araby’s Daughter” by George Kiallmark (1781 – 1835)
Text: “Alma Mater” by James Andrews DeWolf, Class of 1861 (1839 – 1909)

Alma Mater! We hail thee with loyal devotion
And bring to thine altar our off’ring of praise;

Our hearts swell within us with joyful emotion,
As the name of Old Brown in loud chorus we raise.

The happiest moment of youth’s fleeting hours,
We’ve passed ’neath the shade of these time-honored walls;

And sorrows as transient as April’s brief showers
Have clouded our life in Brunonia’s halls.

Celebrate With Us

Bring yourself and your family and friends back to campus by choosing a virtual background of an iconic Brown location.

More Virtual Backgrounds

Customize your Instagram Story with the Brown-themed GIF sticker. In the app, click on the sticker button in the top right-hand section of your screen — or, if you use an Android, in the top center — and search for brownu or brownuniversity.

Questions?

Email [email protected] with any questions.