Keynote speakers announced
We’re pleased to announce our impressive lineup of keynote speakers, which include a doctor, judge, poet, business executives and a transplant recipient.
Commencement
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Congratulations
Congratulations, Class of 2019!
This is a huge accomplishment for you, and we look forward to celebrating all you’ve achieved at Commencement. We will be hosting seven ceremonies during two weekends in May 2019 for graduates of our more than 100 undergraduate, graduate, law and medicine programs.
On this site, you will find information about your Commencement ceremony date and tickets. As the event gets closer, we will continue to update you here with more details on everything you need to know to plan for this exciting event.
Undergraduate Commencement
Undergraduate Commencement
All ceremonies will be held on Lender Court at the People’s United Center located on the York Hill Campus. Graduates and all of their guests are invited to a reception at the Rocky Top Student Center immediately following the ceremony.
Friday, May 17
5 to 7 p.m. — Parents Reception, Rocky Top Student Center
Saturday, May 18
9 a.m. – School of Health Sciences, School of Nursing
2 p.m. – College of Arts and Sciences, School of Communications
Sunday, May 19
9 a.m. - School of Business, School of Engineering
School of Medicine Commencement
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine Commencement
Friday, May 10
The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on the Lender Court at the People’s United Center located on the York Hill Campus. Graduates and all of their guests are invited to a reception at the Rocky Top Student Center immediately following the ceremony.
Graduate Commencement
Graduate Commencement
Saturday, May 11
The ceremonies will be held on the Lender Court at the People’s United Center located on the York Hill Campus. Graduates and all of their guests are invited to a reception at the Rocky Top Student Center immediately following the ceremony.
9 a.m. – School of Business, School of Communications, School of Education
1 p.m. – College of Arts and Sciences, School of Health Sciences, School of Nursing
School of Law Commencement
School of Law Commencement
Saturday, May 11
The ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. on the Lender Court at the People’s United Center located on the York Hill Campus.
Graduates and all of their guests are invited to a reception at the Rocky Top Student Center immediately following the ceremony.
Location and Seating
Take a tour
Mackenzie Campbell '19 will take you on a tour of the People's United Center, pointing out where to enter, where to sit and everything else you need to know for Commencement day.
Commencement seating chart
All ceremonies will take place at Lender Court at the People’s United Center on the York Hill Campus, located at 305 Sherman Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut.
Guests with tickets will enter the basketball arena on the concourse level (row 14) by sections 101 and 116.
Learn more about tickets
Lender Court
Seating chart of the Lender Court at the People’s United Center
Individuals without tickets are invited to watch the simulcast in the hockey arena — which is located just across the lobby of the People’s United Center. Each ceremony will also be broadcast live from commencement.qu.edu, Facebook and YouTube.
Graduates and their guests are invited to a reception immediately following each ceremony.
