Commencement
May 16, 2025 | 4:00pm
Due to the weather forecast, the Commencement Ceremony will take place in the NCC Gym
Graduates will get two designated seats in the gym for their guests. Additional guests can join the standing room area on the suspended track that looks down into the Gym. Or, guests can join overflow seating in the Auditorium which will have a livestream video feed of Commencement.
If you have any accommodations requests for guests, please contact Lucy Jenkins, [email protected]
Graduates to Arrive at 3:00pm Graduation Ceremony Begins at 4:00pm Reception to follow in the Café
Congratulations to the
Class of 2025!
Commencement is an important milestone and a celebratory time full of well-deserved pomp and circumstance.
Thank you for starting your educational and career journeys with us. We wish you continued success, and look forward to seeing you for all the graduate activities this May!
Please read on for a complete list of all our end-of-the-year ceremonies.
Thank you for starting your educational and career journeys with us. We wish you continued success, and look forward to seeing you for all the graduate activities this May!
Please read on for a complete list of all our end-of-the-year ceremonies.
Calendar of Events
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May 14, 2025
Wednesday
- 5:30 p.m. – Graduation rehearsal, Line up inside the college
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May 15, 2025
Thursday
- 5:00 pm – Nursing Pinning Reception – Graduates and invited guests, Dining Hall
- 6:00 pm – Nursing Pinning Ceremony – Judd Gregg Hall Auditorium
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May 16, 2025
Friday
- 3:00 p.m. - Graduates arrive for line-up
- 4:00 p.m. - Graduation ceremony begins
- 5:00 p.m. - Graduation Reception in the Café with cupcakes
Final Reminders and Important Information:
- Caps and gowns will be available for pickup in early April. Degree frames will be available for purchase from the bookstore.
- We suggest that you hang the gown to remove the wrinkles.
- All financial obligations to the College must be settled, and laptops returned, prior to Friday May 9, 2025
- If you are not attending the ceremony, please notify the Registrar by Friday May 9, 2025
- Caps and gowns must be worn at the Graduation Ceremony.
- Caps and gowns need not be returned.
- Graduation announcements will be emailed.
- Requests for special seating for guests with limited mobility please contact Lucy Jenkins at [email protected], no later than May 9, 2025
- GRAD IMAGES will be taking pictures of each graduate during the ceremony. This company will be sending you information regarding the purchase of these pictures.
Graduates who have borrowed under the Federal Direct Student Loan Program should complete the Loan Exit Counseling at https://studentaid.gov/exit-counseling/ for information on the impact of their status changes on their loans and for repayment information.
