Commencement

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SAVE THE DATE: Friday, March 3, 2023 100 Days to Graduation Celebration

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in The Nott

Multiple Vendors-Bookstore: order your cap & gown (fit check); Library (thesis archival); Registrar (transcripts); Becker Career Center (resumes and cover letters); senior portrait sign-up and walk ins; International Advising; Alumni Clubs: life after Union (networking); Wicker Wellness; music; scrumptious food; and fun surprises! FREE Senior T-shirt to all who have recorded their name pronunciation while supplies last.

SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Pre-Commencement Fair – what you need to know about Commencement.

Stop in any time between 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in The Nott.

Pick up your cap & gown; Register for Senior Week; Last call for senior portraits and/or class rings; Becker Career Center Survey; Save the Date for Alumni events; and Vendors: Career Center, Registrar, Library, etc.

Athletics Ceremony
(TBD)

Baccalaureate Commemoration
Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.

Location: Memorial Chapel

This is a ceremony that includes senior class speakers and musical performances for the graduating seniors and their guests. Tickets are not required.

Commencement Ceremony
Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 10 a.m.

Location: Roger Hull Plaza, between Schaffer Library and the Nott Memorial

There will be unlimited outdoor seating as well as seating under two large tents on either side of the Nott Memorial. Guests can also view the ceremony indoors in airconditioned spaces. No tickets are required. Post-commencement gatherings for graduates, faculty and guests will follow immediately after the ceremony. These gatherings should end before 1:00 p.m.

The College will broadcast the ceremony live. The link for the broadcast will appear on the main commencement web page.

In case of light rain, the ceremony will still be held outdoors. In the event of sustained, drenching rain or severe weather, the ceremony will be held in the Memorial Field House and rain tickets will be required. Each student will receive four such tickets.

Coming to Union for Commencement? See "Area Information" for maps and directions, and lodging and dining recommendations.