Commencement
May 18, 2026 | 2:00pm
Rain Date: Tuesday, May 19 at 2:00 PM
The Commencement Ceremony will take place outdoors on the East Lawn by the Gymnasium
If you have any accommodations requests for guests, please contact Jane Murray, [email protected]
Graduates to Arrive at 1:00pm
Graduation Ceremony Begins at 2:00pm
Reception to follow in the Café
Congratulations to the
Class of 2026!
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
- May 13, 2026
Wednesday
- 5:30 p.m. – Graduation rehearsal, Line up inside the college
- May 14, 2026
Thursday
- 5:00 pm – Nursing Pinning Reception – Graduates and invited guests, Dining Hall
- 6:00 pm – Nursing Pinning Ceremony – Judd Gregg Hall Auditorium
- May 18, 2026
Monday
- 1:00 p.m. - Graduates arrive for line-up
- 2:00 p.m. - Graduation ceremony begins
- 3:30 p.m. - Graduation Reception in the Café
Final Reminders and Important Information:
- Pickup Caps & Gowns starting April 13 in the library between: 10 am-12 pm Mon. - Fri., 3-5 pm Mon. - Thurs., and 2-4 pm Fri.
- Degree frames will be available for purchase from the bookstore website.
- 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 Monday May 11, 2026
- If you are not attending the ceremony, please notify the Registrar by Monday May 11, 2026
- 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 Jane Murray at [email protected], no later than May 11, 2026
- 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.
