2026 Ceremonies

Graduate: Friday, May 15, 2026 — Graduate details

Undergraduate: two ceremonies Saturday, May 16, 2026 — Undergraduate details

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 on East Avenue (next to Irondequoit Country Club driveway, near Golisano Training Center), marked with signs.
• Staff will direct you to appropriate parking. Ample accessible parking is available first-come, first-served for those with an issued accessible parking permit.
• A complimentary shuttle will be available between the parking lots and Golisano Training Center.
• Accessible seating is provided with folding chairs. Guests have the flexibility to select their preferred seating location, and our ushers are available to assist in removing a folding chair to accommodate wheelchair access.
• Please read the frequently asked questions, including about security screening and what you can/can't bring:
• Undergraduate FAQs
• Graduate FAQs