149th Commencement
Saturday, May 7
| 8:15 a.m. |
Class of 2022 Master’s and Doctoral Degree Recipients Line up for Degree Conferment, Butcher Center West Corridor, Livestream
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| 9 a.m. |
Class of 2022 Master’s and Doctoral Degree Recipient Commencement Ceremony, Butcher Center Gymnasium, Livestream |
| 11 a.m. |
Class of 2022 Baccalaureate Degree Recipient Convocation (Students Only), Butcher Center Gymnasium, Livestream |
Butcher Center Gymnasium, Degree Recipient Grad Walks (RSVP Required)
| 12:30 p.m. |
Class of 2022 College of Nursing, Education, and Health Sciences, Livestream |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Class of 2022 College of Business and Regents Bachelor of Arts, Livestream |
Wellness Center Gymnasium, Degree Recipient Grad Walks (RSVP Required)
| 12:30 p.m. |
Class of 2022 College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Livestream |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Class of 2022 College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Livestream |
All participants will be required to sign-up in advance for the events on May 7. No tickets will be issued this year, but all guests’ names will be required to be provided when signing up for the specified commencement event. Only guests whose names are on the list will be permitted entry.
Face coverings will not be required but will be available for anyone who would like to wear one. Degree candidates will be required to wear caps and gowns to participate in all the events. All events will be livestreamed for family and friends to view the proceedings. Livestream links can be found here on May 7.
Details by Group
Class of 2022 Master’s and Doctoral Recipient Commencement Ceremony
- Due to the smaller number of students receiving master’s and doctoral degrees, a seated ceremony observing COVID-19 safety protocols will be held for Master’s and Doctoral graduate degree candidates at 9 a.m. in the Butcher Center Auditorium.
- Graduates will be sent a special link (from jflora@shepherd.edu) to their Shepherd email on March 8, to confirm their participation in the ceremony and to provide the names of the six guests they will be bringing to the ceremony. Please indicate if any of your guests require special accommodations, such as hearing or visual assistance, special seating accommodation, etc. Guests will be checked in at the entrances before the ceremony.
- Candidates will line-up beginning at 8:15 a.m. in the Butcher Center West Corridor.
- Seating for guests will begin at 8 a.m.
- Candidates must wear their regalia, except their hood, to participate. Hooding will take place beside the stage. Please bring your hood with you.
- Candidates will be conferred at the beginning of the ceremony and will then be seated to hear remarks from Shepherd’s president and guest speaker.
- Following the ceremony, the graduates will pick up their diploma at the Zero Year Reunion located in the McCoy Rehearsal Hall in the Frank Arts Center. Graduates and their families will also receive a special gift and refreshments provided by the Shepherd University Alumni Association.
Class of 2022 Undergraduate Candidates Convocation and Graduate Walks
- At 11 a.m., a baccalaureate convocation for undergraduate degree candidates and faculty ONLY will be held in the Butcher Center Arena (no guests are permitted). Candidates will hear remarks from Shepherd’s president, guest speaker, and senior class president. Regalia is required to participate.
- Doors will open for seating at 10:30 a.m.
- Candidates will receive their diploma cover at the end of the convocation ceremony. Candidates will be sent a special link (from jflora@shepherd.edu) to their Shepherd email on March 8, to confirm their participation in the ceremonies and to provide the names of the six guests they will be bringing to the graduate walk. Please indicate if any of your guests require special accommodations, such as hearing or visual assistance, special seating accommodation, etc. Graduate walks will be separated by college across the Butcher and Wellness Centers. (see list above)
- In between the convocation and the graduate walk, graduates can meet their guests at the Zero Year Reunion located in the McCoy Rehearsal Hall in the Frank Arts Center. Graduates and their families will also receive a special gift and refreshments provided by the Shepherd University Alumni Association.
- Candidates will need to dress in their regalia to participate in the graduate walks.
- Candidates will need to bring their diploma covers with them to their graduate walk.
- Six family members will be allowed to escort their student in the graduate walk, hear their name called, and see them walk across the stage.
- There will be several photo opportunities with professional photographers, including a group photo of the family members with their student.
- Upon being conferred, the graduate will pick up their diploma in the same building as their graduate walk.
