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UMSOM Graduation

Thursday, May 18, 2023
Ceremony Begins at 1:30 pm

Hippodrome Theatre
12 N. Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Platform Party Arrival Time: 12 – 12:30 pm

Faculty Arrival Time: 12:30 – 1 pm


Registration Information

Select and complete the appropriate online registration form below to participate in the UMSOM Graduation ceremony.

Please Note: Platform Party and other faculty members should enter the Hippodrome Theatre thru the Stage Door, which is located at the Baltimore Street entrance.

Platform Party:

Please plan to arrive between 12 – 12:30 PM.

Platform Party Registration

Faculty Members:

Please plan to arrive between 12:30 - 1:00 PM.

Faculty Registration


Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew

Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD

Keynote Speaker

Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD

Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD, is the Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. A leader in public health and civil rights law who focuses on disparities in health, health care, and the social determinants of health, Dean Matthew joined GW Law in 2020. She also is the founder and inaugural faculty director of GW’s newly chartered Equity Institute, an interdisciplinary research hub dedicated to addressing racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic injustice.

A prolific writer, Dean Matthew is the author of two bestselling books, “Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care,” and the recently released “Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America,” and the co-author of a case book on public health law, ethics, and policy.

See Dr. Matthew's full biography on the GW Law School website.


Group photo of Dean Reece and students holding certificatesRegalia Rental for Faculty

Orders must be placed online here prior to 11:59 pm on March 29, 2023. Pricing can be found on the ordering website.

  • All Regalia orders must be picked up from the UMB bookstore, which is located on the first floor of the SMC Campus Center
  • Rental regalia is not eligible for a refund once the order ships.
  • After the Graduation Ceremony, please return the Regalia to the UMB bookstore, by June 15, 2023.
  • Any questions related to the Regalia Rental should be directed to 1-800-223-0429

Place an Order


UMB Commencement

For additional details on the UMB Campus Commencement visit their website at: https://www.umaryland.edu/commencement/


For More Information

If you have any further questions, please email our office at OFPD@som.umaryland.edu.

For more information on UMSOM Graduation activities, please visit Student Affairs' UMSOM Graduation website.