Commencement 2023

Undergraduate degrees will be conferred en masse, honorary degrees will be conferred individually, and the Commencement address will be given. All participating graduates will be presented individually and walk across the stage. The program will begin promptly at 9 a.m. 

Please advise your guests that admission into the arena (through the main doors on the arena level) will be permitted only with the presentation of entrance tickets. We recommend that guests arrive well in advance to allow time to enter and find seating. Doors open at 7:45 a.m.

Note: Doors will close promptly at 8:50 a.m. to allow room for the academic procession. Doors will reopen following the conclusion of the procession at approximately 9:20 a.m.

Formation of Academic Procession

All graduates attending the 2:45 p.m. ceremony must line up for the academic procession at the exterior tunnel entrance (near the baseball field) of the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center. After lining up, the procession will enter Gosman for the main ceremony.

Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Graduate degrees will be conferred en masse, honorary degrees will be recognized and addresses will be given. All participating graduates will be presented individually and walk across the stage. The program will begin promptly at 2:45 p.m.

Please advise your guests that admission into the arena (through the main doors on the arena level) will be permitted only with the presentation of entrance tickets. We recommend that guests arrive well in advance to allow time to enter and find seating. Doors open at 2 p.m.

Note: Doors will close promptly at 2:35 p.m. to allow room for the academic procession. Doors will reopen following the conclusion of the procession at approximately 3:05 p.m.