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Commencement Ceremony

Weather permitting, the Commencement ceremony will be held at the Ray and Sue Smith Stadium.

Commencement activities outdoors, live video broadcast available

The weather forecast for Sunday’s Commencement Ceremony calls for beautiful blue skies, but continued chilly wind. In order to accommodate as many guests as possible for this special occasion, we plan to hold the ceremony outside at the Ray and Sue Smith Stadium.

Please dress warmly! Guests should add extra layers and bring blankets. Don’t forget the sunscreen, too.

Line up at the Stadium begins at 2:30 p.m. Graduation candidates should arrive in their cap and gown with their name cards.

A live video broadcast of the ceremony will be available in the Jack H. Miller Center Concert Hall for guests who may be more comfortable indoors. Doors open there at 2 p.m.

Graduation candidates wear caps and gowns and sit together as a class. Arrive in cap and gown with your name card no later than 2:30 p.m. to line up.

The Ceremony lasts approximately two hours. No tickets are needed for this venue, and the commencement will be live streamed.

Ceremony Details

Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Ceremony begins at 3:00 p.m.
Lineup map
Seating map
Stage march map

IN CASE OF RAIN

The rain or inclement weather location for the Commencement Ceremony is DeVos Fieldhouse. Tickets are required — get ticket information online.

We monitor weather forecasts through Sunday morning, when a final decision will be made about the location of Commencement. Last-minute weather and location information will be available online or by calling 616-395-7000.

indoor ceremony details

Doors open at 2 p.m.
DeVos overview
DeVos lineup

LIVE STREAM

Commencement will be streamed online and broadcast live at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts for those that aren't able to get tickets for DeVos Fieldhouse.