Commencement Week Schedule

May 19, 2025

May 20, 2025

May 21, 2025

WARNING: At the conclusion of the conferral of degrees, there will be a loud cannon sound.

May 22, 2025

Severe weather Commencement Ceremonies, PNC Bank Arts Center (only if needed; times as previously scheduled)

COMMENCEMENT CODE OF CONDUCT

Commencement is a time to celebrate and enjoy your accomplishments. However, it is also ceremonial. Graduates and guests are asked to honor the spirit of this important occasion by conducting themselves in a manner that is respectful of everyone participating in and attending the ceremonies.  

• Graduates and guests must abide by all policies of the PNC Bank Arts Center, with particular attention to the list of prohibited items detailed in the Commencement FAQs. 

• All provisions of Stevens Institute of Technology’s Student Code of Conduct apply to Commencement ceremonies. 

• Graduates must arrive on time, as indicated on the Commencement website and in ongoing communication to all graduates via Stevens email.  Graduates who arrive late are not guaranteed to participate in the ceremony. 

  • Graduates must arrive inside the venue 90 minutes prior to the publicized start of their ceremony 

  • All gates to the venue will close 30 minutes before each ceremony begins to allow for an uninterrupted academic processional  

  • Anyone arriving after that time will be required to wait outside the venue until the ceremony is underway 

  • Gates will reopen for a brief window of time to allow late-arriving graduates and guests to enter 

  • Late-arriving graduates may not be seated when they enter the venue; however, they will be able to cross the stage to receive their diploma 

  • 30 minutes after the planned start time for each ceremony, the main gates will close for the duration of the ceremony 

• Graduates must wear the Stevens-issued academic regalia.  Caps may be decorated, so long as the decoration does not obstruct the view of other graduates and guests. 

• Although cheering and clapping for speakers and peers is encouraged, the noise level must not disrupt the ceremony.  The use of air horns, bull horns, cow bells and any disruptive noise makers is prohibited.   

• Cell phones and other electronic devices should be silenced for the duration of the ceremony. 

• Graduates should not bring any personal items to the ceremony as they are not permitted in the academic process or on stage when your name is read; there is no storage for these items. 

• No guests are permitted near the stage at any time. 

• Graduates are expected to return to their seats after receiving their diploma on stage and remain in their seat for the duration of the ceremony to show respect for all graduates. 

• All graduates are required to stay for the full length of the ceremony out of respect for all of the graduates. Guests are strongly encouraged to stay for the full ceremony. If their guests need to leave earlier, then the graduate should plan for separate transportation at the end of the ceremony. 

• Taking selfies while on the stage is not permitted. 

By participating in or attending Stevens Institute of Technology’s Commencement Ceremonies, graduates and guests agree to abide by this Code of Conduct.  Graduates are required to share this Code of Conduct with their ticketed guests.  Anyone in violation of this Code of Conduct may be escorted out of the venue. 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in making this a special day for all involved.