FAQs
All attendees will have to present an access pass (and possibly identification) to attend Commencement events. Details will be updated regularly on the Public Safety page.
Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering
Each graduating student is allowed to request up to three free Commencement Boxed Lunch tickets. Additional tickets may be purchased for family and friends. To request/purchase Commencement Boxed Lunch tickets, please visit this web page.
- Tickets must be presented in exchange for a boxed, freshly prepared Light Lunch.
- Tickets must be reserved by TBD. Tickets will NOT be sold on Commencement Day.
- Tickets are of no cash value and are not redeemable at any other campus dining location.
- Limited seating will be available in the Dewick-MacPhie and Carmichael Dining Centers for Commencement Boxed Lunch ticket holders.
- Kosher and Halal options are available.
See allergy information here.
Other on-campus lunch options
Graduates and their guests who are not in possession of Commencement Boxed Lunch tickets but who would like to enjoy lunch on campus may visit the Mayer Campus Center at 44 Professors Row. Food service will be available at the Commons Marketplace and Hotung Cafe on Commencement Day from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All other Schools
Reservations for on-campus housing for the 2025 Commencement weekend will be available in February. Please note that space is limited.
See more about On-Campus Housing for Commencement.
The ceremony will be held in the Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, and will last approximately one hour.
See more about the Baccalaureate Ceremony.
You can find information on accessibility and maps on our Disability Services page.
Here is a map showing parking locations on campus. Parking on Commencement Day will be free and available in all university parking areas on a first-come, first-served basis. Dowling Garage levels 5–6 will be reserved for specific guests and those needing mobility access. Some parking areas will be reserved for support or emergency vehicles and equipment.
On May 18, there will be some overflow parking available in areas to be determined where parking restrictions will not be enforced.
Visit Maps and Parking for more details.
Phase I, the all-university ceremony, will be livestreamed. A link will be posted on the Commencement homepage on May 18 at 9:00 a.m.
Guests on campus may choose to watch the livestream at one of our three web viewing areas: ASEAN Auditorium (in the Cabot Center), Cohen Auditorium (in the Aidekman Arts Center), or Room 301 of the Steve Tisch Sports and Fitness Center.
Phase II, the individual school and department ceremonies, will not be livestreamed.
Our photography vendor, GradImages, will send out an email to all graduates once photographs are ready for purchase. Additionally, you may go to the GradImages website in August to search for your photograph using your last name, school name, and graduation year.