Commencement Undergraduate Student

This needs to be requested from the Office of Records and Registration by the spring semester of your junior year or fall semester of your senior year.

All students planning to attend Commencement must order regalia online

• You have two options: Ship to your home or pick up in The Nest.
• April 5, 2024: Regalia will be available for pick up in The Nest. Please allow three days for processing after you place your order and submit payment online. 
• April 19, 2024: Ordering deadline for shipping to home.

All graduates, guests, and faculty/staff participants are welcome to celebrate at the Graduate’s Luncheon on the day of Commencement.

Location: Benedum Dining Hall

Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Luncheon tickets must be presented at the door. Both paper and digital tickets will be accepted.

Please refer to the Commencement schedule, as these times do overlap slightly with other activities. There are a limited number of seats; tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additional tickets may be available for purchase at the door for $12.

Pre-Sell Cost: $11

Buffet Menu:

• Italian wrap
• Turkey bacon club
• Pasta salad
• Homemade chips
• Assorted cookies and brownies

Purchase tickets

Regalia will be available for pick up in The Nest starting April 5, 2024. Before going to The Nest to pick up your regalia, please allow three days for processing after you place your order and submit payment online. The deadline to order regalia to be shipped directly to you is April 19, 2024.  Shipping charges apply to all orders not picked up at The Nest.

THE NEST HOURS

• Monday: Noon - 4 p.m.
• Tuesday: Noon - 4 p.m.
• Wednesday: Noon - 6 p.m.
• Thursday: Noon - 4 p.m.
• Friday: Noon - 4 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• The Nest is typically closed on Sundays but will be open on May 5 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for Commencement.

Baccalaureate Student Honors

Honor cords that represent the Latin honors and Academic Excellence pins may be obtained in the foyer of the Auxiliary Gymnasium immediately following Baccalaureate until just prior to Commencement line-up at 1:00 p.m.

​​​Cords issued by all honorary societies officially recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies and sanctioned by Waynesburg University that have a faculty sponsor, and all national collegiate honorary societies with a local chapter and a faculty sponsor, must be approved in advance by the Office of the Provost. The faculty advisor of the society should contact commencement@waynesburg.edu to request this approval.  

The senior class meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 17, at 3 p.m. in the GPAC.

You will learn a ton of helpful, important information at this meeting. Following the meeting, a reception will be held in Johnson Commons. 

Do you need auditory, visual or physical accommodations in order to participate in the procession and/or ceremony?

Contact Disability Services today

Please note: The ceremony is held outside on the Miller Hall Lawn, and the procession winds through the park, up a hill and includes stairs. We would be happy to provide accommodations should you need them in order to participate. Don't hesitate to reach out to Disability Services.

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1. Turn in your mailbox key to the mailroom, if applicable.
2. If you are a resident student and need to request to stay past hall closing in order to attend the ceremony, complete the 23-24 Break Housing Request no later than by 4:00 p.m. on April 26, 2024. 
3. Pay any outstanding tuition payments or fees. You can check to see if you have any outstanding tuition or fees on your account by contacting the Business Office. 

If you have borrowed funds through either the Federal Direct and/or the Perkins Loan Program, you are required to complete Exit Loan Counseling.

For Direct Loans

Graduates meet in the Marsh Center (bottom of Roberts Chapel) at 10 a.m. Plan to wear your graduation cap for the procession. Your tassel should remain on the right. You will need to remove your cap during the ceremony.

The Baccalaureate Ceremony begins at 11 a.m. in Roberts Chapel. Graduates and faculty will be seated in the Chapel; with limited guest seating in the Chapel. Doors to the Chapel will open at 10 a.m. for guest seating. Additional seating for guests will be available at remote locations (GPAC and Alumni Hall). Guest seating at remote locations opens at 10 a.m. 

You are required to line up in the Auxiliary Gymnasium by 1 p.m.  Please be on time. 

You can pick up honor cords and academic excellence pins in the lobby of the Gymnasium prior to lining up anytime after the Baccalaureate Service.

The procession will begin promptly at 1:45 p.m. 

To move out on the day of Commencement, you must acquire approval in advance. Follow check out instructions on your door, like other breaks. You must check out with a Resident Mentor beginning on April 29^th through May 4^th.  

Please note: No move out is permitted on the day of the Commencement Ceremony, Sunday, May 5, prior to 6 p.m.