Commencement

The ceremony will take place at 2pm on Saturday, December 10 at the Convocation Center on 95 Richland Avenue, Athens, OH 45701.

Doors open to guests at 12:30pm.

Approximately 2.5 hours.

Go to www.ohio.edu/commencement - the link will be available on the front page once the event begins. 

Undergraduate Speaker: Dr. Nukhet Sandal

Associate dean and associate professor of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Nuket Sandal will deliver OHIO's Fall Commencement Address on Saturday, December 10.

LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. NUKHET SANDAL

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No, all seating is general admission, first come, first serve. There are limited mobility seating sections, but no reservations are needed.

No, patrons must bring their own personal accessibility equipment.

Grad Images will be contacting your OHIO email or permanent address with proofs of your commencement photo available for purchase.

• Doctoral Students
• Masters Students
• Undergraduate Students

All students must return to their seats after conferral to be respectful to other graduates and families. The event will adjourn at the very end of the ceremony.

Lost and found is located at Will Call. After the event, all items will be taken to Baker University Center Guest Services (740-593-4000).

• Faculty may enter the lower lobby entrance (the street entrance below the main entrance directly off Richland Avenue near the parking garage under the Convocation Center).
• Faculty must be wearing regalia. Regalia can be rented at https://athensfaulty.shopoakhalli.com
• There is no line up within the Convocation Center. Instead, Faculty are to find their seats in the first row of each college section. Faculty must be in their seats by 1:40pm. Faculty will stay seated the entire time and not go to the stage (unless you are a pre-approved mentor for a Doctoral candidate). 

The deadline to order caps and gowns has passed. There will be a sales site on the morning of the ceremony where students can purchase. This will be located in Baker University Center room 366 from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, December 10.

Each student may bring 6 guests. The event is not ticketed. 

For Doctoral and Masters students: Check in will begin at 12:30pm in Grosvenor Hall, 16 West Green Drive, in the Graduate College. Students must be in their seats at the Convocation Center by 1:45pm.

For Undergraduate students: Check in begin in the Convocation Center at 12:30pm. Students must be in their seats by 1:45pm.

For Undergraduate students: To the right prior to conferral of degree. Upon conferral, tassel is moved to the front left.

For Doctoral and Masters students: Tassels start and stay on the front left.

There is no place to store personal items such as coats, backpacks, or bags. Anything you bring, you will need to carry through the ceremony. Backpacks, coats, and large purses will not be permitted onto the commencement floor. Therefore, please arrange with family or friends to hold onto items you do not want to carry onto the Convocation Center floor. 

For the safety and security of those attending commencement, all bags and packages entering the Convocation Center before and during the ceremony are subject to inspection. This includes, but is not limited to, purses, backpacks, camera bags, and diaper bags.