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.
![Tassles on a table](/commencement/images/tassles.jpg)
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
![Champagne in champagne glasses](/commencement/images/glasses.png)
Friday, May 10
Graduate School Higher Degree Ceremony
Gateway Center
3 p.m.
![President Mahoney and another person putting a graduation sash on a student](/commencement/images/student.jpg)
Saturday, May 11
Honors Ceremony
Gateway Center
9 - 10 a.m.
![People at Gateway center](/commencement/images/people.jpg)
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
![People standing around a reception table.](/commencement/images/lp-commencement_event_dept-reception.jpg)
Saturday, May 11
SUNY ESF Commencement
Empower FCU Amphitheater at Lakeview
Noon gates open | 2 p.m. ceremony starts
![Commencement ceremony at the Amphitheater](/commencement/images/Commencement-amp.jpg)
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.
![E S F Quad](/commencement/images/students-clapping.png)