Spring 2025 Undergraduate Commencement Highlights
Graduation Information
Friday, May 2
Commencement Mass & Ceremony
MUAC (Plymouth)
- Mass 2:30 p.m., reception following
- Commencement ceremony 5 p.m.
Honorary Degree Recipients: Suzie Light (keynote speaker), Tony Ross (posthumous)
Saturday, May 3
Mass & Undergraduate Ceremony
Indianapolis
- Mass 10 a.m., lunch following
- Commencement ceremony 1:30 p.m.
Honorary Degree Recipients: Vop Osili (keynote speaker), Mike and Bea Becher, Jock and Penny (posthumous) Fortune, Raul Zavaleta
Travel Alert: May 3. The Mini Marathon may cause delays getting to campus. Check your route and allow extra time.
Sunday, May 4
Graduate and MU-WCOM Ceremony
Indianapolis
- Commencement ceremony 10 a.m.
Honorary Degree Recipients: Former Governor Eric Holcomb (keynote speaker), Bob and Terry Bowen, Tom Enneking, Ph.D.
MU-WCOM Graduate and Alumni Awards Celebration
- MU Theatre 5:30 for awards presentation, Allison Mansion 6:30 p.m. for reception
- Program PDF
- Ancilla Domini Chapel – 6 p.m. with reception following
- MU Nursing Pinning Ceremony live streamed with TN and OKC.
- MU Arena + Streaming, 6 p.m.
- Education Masters Hooding and reception
- MU Theatre, 7 p.m.
- Program PDF
Graduate Celebration/Knights Big Splash
- Allison Mansion + Gardens, 5-8 p.m. All graduates + faculty/ staff invited to attend
Student Achievement Awards Ceremony
Multicultural Awards Ceremony
MUAC Commencement Mass
MUAC Commencement Ceremony
MU-WCOM Military Commissioning Ceremony and reception
- MU Arena, 4 p.m. Reception following in Arena Concourse, 5–6 p.m.
- Program PDF
Multicultural Awards Ceremony
- MU Arena, 6:30–8 p.m. followed by reception.
MUAC Commencement Mass
- Ancilla Domini Chapel, 2:30 p.m. followed by reception in Cana Hall
- Program PDF
MUAC Commencement Ceremony
- Ancilla Domini Chapel, 5 p.m.
- Program PDF
MU-WCOM Military Commissioning Ceremony and reception
- Evans Center Atrium, 5:30 p.m.
- Program PDF
All ceremonies will have live streaming by Markeys. Overflow seating for ceremonies in Alumni Hall.
- MU Commencement Mass
- MU Arena + Live Streaming, 10 a.m.
- Lunch for guests – Main Quad Tent (Alumni Hall if inclement weather), 11 a.m.
- Program PDF
- BMS Hooding Ceremony and reception
- Evans Center, 12 p.m.
- Program PDF
- MU Commencement Undergraduate Ceremony
- 1:30 p.m., Arena doors open @ 12:45 p.m. for guests to begin seating.
- All guests should enter the arena via Peyton Manning Hall of Champions.
- Doors will close at 1:15 p.m. to allow for the start of the procession.
- Program PDF
- DNP White Coat Ceremony and reception
- MU Theatre, 5 p.m.
- Program PDF
- MU Graduate and MU-WCOM Ceremony
- MU Arena, 10 a.m., Doors open @ 9 a.m.
- Program PDF
Campus Map
Browse the campus map PDF to find parking locations and building entrances for commencement weekend.
View Campus Map PDF