Ceremonies

Graduate: Friday, May 17, 2024 — Graduate details

Undergraduate: two ceremonies Saturday, May 18, 2024 — Undergraduate details

Graduating Students

Make sure you are on the list of students meeting all ceremony eligibility requirements. (Requires Naz login.)

Check: Commencement List

Regalia

All graduating students wear regalia.

Undergraduate  Graduate

Commencement guests

  • No tickets are needed.
  • Guest parking: For all Commencement activities, enter campus at the one-way northernmost entrance (near Golisano Training Center), marked with signs and balloons.
    • Staff will direct you to appropriate parking. Accessible parking is available first-come, first-served for those with an issued accessible parking permit.
    • A complimentary, handicapped-accessible shuttle will be available between the parking lots and Golisano Training Center.
  • Please read the frequently asked questions, including about security screening and what you can/can't bring:

Livestream

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Manuel Rivera-Ortiz headshot

Commencement Speaker

Manuel Rivera-Ortiz '95 is a photographer, mentor, and educator who is committed to using photography as a medium for social change. His journey from a low-income community in Puerto Rico to becoming a globally recognized photographer and leader exemplifies the message that poverty is not a life sentence. News story »

Legacy Diplomas

To honor the tradition of a Nazareth education, Naz alumni are invited to ceremoniously hand their graduating student their diploma. This opportunity is open to one legacy family member of an undergraduate or graduate student graduating in this spring's commencement ceremonies. Sign up by May 8.

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Last Year's Photos and Videos

Enjoy photos and videos from Commencement 2023 »