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 6
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. Please arrive 15-30 mins early to check-in. If you cannot attend in person, please join online.
Wednesday, May 7
Graduation Rehearsal
and Champagne Toast
Gateway Center
2 p.m. Rehearsal and toast
Friday, May 9
Graduate School Higher Degree Ceremony
Gateway Center
3–5 p.m.
Students should arrive by 2:45 p.m.
View the digital event program here.
Saturday, May 10
Environmental Biology Awards Ceremony
Illick Hall, Room 5
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 10
Department Receptions
10:30 a.m.–noon
Chemical Engineering — Walters Hall, 2nd Floor Lobby
Chemistry— Baker Lab, 3rd Floor Vending Area
Environmental Biology — Illick Hall, 1st Floor Foyer
Environmental Resources Engineering — Gateway Center, Rooms B, C
Environmental Science — Baker Lab, Room 408
Environmental Studies — Marshall Hall, Room 024
Landscape Architecture — Marshall Hall, South Studio, Room 315
Sustainable Resources Management — Bray Hall, 1st Floor Rotunda
Saturday, May 10
SUNY ESF Commencement
Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
Noon Gates open
2 p.m. Ceremony starts
Students should arrive by 1:15 p.m.
View the digital event program here.
Sunday, May 11
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.
