The Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, December 9th in the Garrison Center Ballroom.
Click here to view the Graduation Schedule (Arrival Times)
Arrival Times: Each graduating student will be assigned an arrival time for check-in. Due to limited space, and the expectation of a large graduating class, assigned arrival times will be spread throughout the day. The first group of graduates will walk beginning at approximately 9:00 a.m. Graduates from Business, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship and Health, Education, and Social Sustainability can expect their arrivial times to be in the morning. Graduates from Applied Professional Sciences & Technology and Arts & Humanities will walk in the afternoon (beginning at approximately 1:30 p.m.)
Event Format: The event format will consist of graduates lining-up with their families prior to entering the Garrison Ballroom. Each graduate will have his/her name read aloud, and then proceed with guests across the stage to receive a diploma cover. This event format is being carried forward from prior ceremonies due to the positive feedback from previous graduates and their families.
Check-In & Entrance to Garrison Center: The Garrison Center may be entered either through the Bookstore or via the entrance next to Starbucks. Tables will be set-up in the food court for graduates to check-in and receive a name card. The name card will be handed to the announcer during the ceremony.
Graduation Photos: For this year's event a professional photographer will not be present on site. As always, graduates and their families are encouraged to take pictures throughout the event.
Caps & Gowns: If your graduation application has been submitted to the Registrar's Office, and you have received a signed copy sent to your @reddies.hsu.edu email, then please visit the HSU Reddie Bookstore to order your cap and gown. Honors stoles (undergrad students only) are offered through the bookstore for the following.
- Cum Laude (3.50 - 3.749 cumulative GPA) = Ivory Stole
- Magna Cum Laude (3.75 - 3.849 cumulative GPA) = Gray Stole
- Summa Cum Laude (3.85 - 4.00 cumulative GPA) = Red Stole
- First Generation College Graduate = Peach Stole
*All other stoles and cords offered by various student organizations are to be obtained directly from those organizations.