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Undergraduate Ceremony

The 2025 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will be held outdoors, rain or shine, on the Campus Green. The ceremony is expected to last approximately two hours.

• Ceremony Start Time: Saturday, May 24, 11 a.m.
• Graduate Line Up: 9:15 a.m.
  • Lineup Location: The Dyson Center Quad
• Academic Procession: 10:30 a.m.

 

Rehearsal

All Saturday graduates are required to attend a mandatory rehearsal on Thursday, May 22, at 3 p.m. Students will gather on the Dyson Quad and line up alphabetically according to school. Line-up cards are required for rehearsal, which is expected to last for one hour. Pick up your line-up card at Donnelly Hall on Thursday at 2 p.m. before rehearsal. Your school, line-up number, and name will be on the line-up card.

 

Tickets

Each graduating student is eligible to reserve up to six (6) tickets to their ceremony. 

• Tickets must be reserved by the graduate through the Hometown Ticketing system using the graduates CWID as the 鈥減asscode.鈥�

Guests cannot reserve their own tickets and should contact their graduate who can distribute tickets by:  

• Forwarding the confirmation email to guests.
• Screenshotting and texting ticket image from confirmation email. 
• Printing individual tickets from the confirmation email and distribute to guests.
• Downloading the Hometown Fan app, linking your email to the app, and transferring tickets via text from the app.

The University will also provide indoor locations around campus that will stream the event for guests who do not have a ticket or for guests who would like to sit inside to view and join their graduate after the ceremony. Indoor viewing locations include McCann Center, Donnelly Hall, Murray Student Center, and Dyson Center. No tickets are required for the indoor viewing areas.

 

 

Commencement Day

Graduates and faculty will assemble for the academic procession at 9:15 a.m. at the Dyson Quad. Line-up cards are required to participate in the ceremony. The procession is scheduled to begin at 10:15 a.m. Candidates will be seated by school and called to receive their diploma covers in alphabetical order by school. Line-up cards will be collected from graduates as they approach the platform. Prior to this, graduates can scan a QR code on the back of their line-up card to register to receive their commencement proofs.

Family and guests are encouraged to arrive by 10 a.m. However, no guests will be permitted to enter the actual ceremony site before 9 a.m. The ceremony is expected to last approximately three hours. Immediately following the ceremony, all graduates and their guests are invited to a reception on the Saint Peter鈥檚 Meadow.

Parking Information

Guests are encouraged to arrive before 10 a.m. to better ensure a parking space. Parking will be available in lots located on the east and west side of Route 9, in both Marist campus locations. There will be a drop off location in the Donnelly Parking lot accessed from the South entrance. Parking spaces reserved for handicapped accessible parking are for vehicles with handicapped license plates or placards issued by a municipality.

For a list of parking sites, please see the campus map.

 

Photography

Graduates should with Island Photography to receive your Commencement Ceremony proofs. Click here for more details on how to complete the selfie check-in, add emails for sharing with family, and confirm contact details..

 

Livestream and Indoor Viewing

Marist offers climate-controlled, indoor viewing of the Commencement Livestream in the following locations: the McCann Arena, Donnelly Hall, Student Center, and Dyson Center. The ceremony can also be viewed online via a livestream here. The Undergraduate Ceremony can run up to three hours long and the indoor viewing areas can provide a nice break from crowds and weather elements.  

 

Weather Policy

Please see our Severe Weather Policy page for more detailed information.

 

Alcohol Policy

Alcohol is not permitted before or during the commencement exercises and will be confiscated if brought to the ceremony. Please advise all guests of this policy. During lineup card distribution, graduates will be required to sign a statement to acknowledge that they understand the University's alcohol policy. Also, please be advised that the Campus Green is a smoke free zone.

 

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