Commencement Week Activities
Commencement week is full of activities celebrating the culmination of our students’ hard work — we encourage everyone to participate in the fun!
Tuesday, May 7
Inclusive Excellence Reception
Gateway Center
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Please RSVP to let us know you are coming and/or share well wishes and congratulations with graduates. If you cannot attend in person, please join online.
Wednesday, May 8
Graduation Rehearsal and Champagne Toast
Gateway Center
2:45 p.m. Grad photo on the Quad
3:15 p.m. Rehearsal and toast
Friday, May 10
Graduate School Higher Degree Ceremony
Gateway Center
3 p.m.
Saturday, May 11
Honors Ceremony
Gateway Center
9 - 10 a.m.
Saturday, May 11
Environmental Biology Awards Ceremony
Illick Hall, 1st Floor Foyer
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 11
Department Receptions
10:30 - noon
Chemical Engineering | Walters Hall, 2nd Floor Lobby
Chemistry | Baker Lab, 3rd Floor Tabling/Vending Area
Environmental Biology | Illick Hall, 1st Floor Foyer
Environmental Resources Engineering | Gateway Center, Event Rooms B&C
Environmental Science | Gateway Center, Trailhead Cafe seating area
Environmental Studies | Marshall Hall, Room 024
Landscape Architecture | Marshall Hall, South Studio: Room 315
Open Academy | Gateway Center, 2nd Floor (Open Academy end)
Sustainable Resources Management | Bray Hall, 1st Floor Rotunda
Saturday, May 11
SUNY ESF Commencement
Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
Noon gates open | 2 p.m. ceremony starts
Sunday, May 12
Breakfast for Graduates and Families
Gateway Center
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Free for all guests.
Sunday, May 12
Joint Ceremony with Syracuse University
JMA Wireless Dome
9 a.m. graduate arrival | 9:30 a.m. ceremony starts
Please note the Dome’s clear bag policy. Details can be found online here.
If you have accessibility needs, please refer to this information from Syracuse University.
