COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM (coming May 9)
GRADUATION PHOTOS WEBSITE
VISITOR'S GUIDE
COMMENCEMENT MAP
Tickets are required for the ceremony for anyone over the age of two. Your graduate is the only one who can claim tickets for the ceremony. Graduates will be given access to Marching Order to claim tickets (beginning in March for Spring ceremonies and October for Fall ceremonies).
There is no fee for parking on campus on commencement days.
Live webcast will be available on the Mines YouTube channel
PROHIBITED ITEMS
The following items are not permitted in Lockridge Arena:
- Alcoholic beverages, marijuana, tobacco products or other illegal substances.
- Animals with the exception of service animals.
- Artificial noisemakers.
- Bags larger than 12″x6″x12″.
- Coolers
- Firearms or weapons.
- Fireworks, drones and laser pointers.
- Outside food and beverage.
- Selfie sticks, tripods, monopods and flag poles.
- Strollers in seating areas.
- Umbrellas.
- Wheel conveyance apparatus (skateboards, bicycles, etc.)
- Large signs (larger than 8.5″x11″), balloons, or other objects that impede sightlines of other guests.
2024 Spring Commencement Ceremonies
Graduate Commencement
Thursday, May 9, 2024 | 3 p.m.
Doors open at 2 p.m.
Tickets required (graduates claim tickets on Marching Order in March)
Ceremony will last approximately 2 hours
Lockridge Arena, inside the Student Recreation Center
Live webcast will be available on the Mines YouTube Channel
Reception to follow
The graduate commencement ceremony should last about two hours.
Undergraduate Commencement
Friday, May 10, 2024 | 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m.
Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony
Ceremonies split by department, schedule linked below
Tickets required (graduates claim tickets on Marching Order in March)
Each ceremony will last approximately 2 hours
Lockridge Arena, inside the Student Recreation Center
Live webcast will be available on the Mines YouTube channel
Reception to follow
Each undergraduate ceremony should last about two hours.