Commencement 2023!
Please RSVP for this year’s Commencement.
The 2023 Graduate and Undergraduate Commencement ceremonies will both be held in Cheel Arena on Thursday, May 11 at 6p.m. (Graduate) and Saturday, May 13 at 2:30p.m. (Undergraduate).
Details, RSVP and regalia information is below.
Thursday, May 11-Graduate Ceremony
5:50 p.m. Platform party and Hooding advisors gather in the lower level of Cheel in the hallway
5:55 p.m. Platform Party and advisors process onto the stage
6 p.m. Commencement Ceremony (Master’s & PhD’s) begins
Immediately after-Reception on Cheel Main Street
Regalia is required for all of the Platform party and only the hooding advisors.
If you are attending the Graduate ceremony, but are not part of the platform party or an advisor hooding, you will not be required to wear regalia.
Saturday, May 13-Undergraduate Ceremony
1:45 p.m. Faculty assemble on the sidewalk closer to Cheel for procession
2:05 p.m. Student, Faculty and Stage Party Procession begins moving
2:30 p.m. Commencement Ceremony begins
Immediately after-Reception in CAMP Atrium (Engineering) and Main Street (all other majors)
Regalia is required for all of the Platform party and all faculty for the Undergraduate ceremony.
Other questions about Commencement please refer to the Commencement websites at http://clarkson.edu/parents-family/commencement-ceremonies. or call Marcy Bennett at 315-268-2189.
In order to have an accurate list of faculty who will be processing, click on the RSVP link below.
If you need to borrow regalia, please email mbennett@clarkson.edu
Attached is the layout of Cheel arena. Please note, faculty will be seated on the floor level next to the stage.
