Schedule of Events   Frequently Asked Questions


Class of 2024 Commencement Schedule of Events


Date/Time
Location
Information
April 28: 12pm - 2pm
Freedlander Theatre

Lavender Graduation & Reception

May 9: 11am - 11:30am
Oak Grove

Tree Planting Ceremony

May 9: 4pm - 5:30pm
Scot Center

Commencement Rehearsal and Class of 2024 Gathering

May 10: 11am - 12:30pm
McGaw Chapel

Senior Awards

May 10: 2pm - 3pm
Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center

Senior Music Hour

May 10: 4pm - 5pm
McGaw Chapel

Interfaith Baccalaureate Service

May 10: 6pm - 8pm
Kittredge Dining Hall

Posse Graduation Celebration

For Posse students and their guests

May 10: 7:30pm - 9pm
McGaw Chapel

Wooster Symphony Orchestra Commencement Concert

May 10: 9pm - 11pm
Lowry Center, Back Patio Tent

Commencement Celebration for Seniors and Families

May 11: 9am - 9:30am
Gault Recital Hall, Scheide Music Center

Phi Beta Kappa Initiation

May 11: 10am - 11:30am
McGaw Chapel

Multicultural Stoling Ceremony

May 11: 10:30am - 1pm
Lowry Center

All Campus Lunch

May 11: 1pm - 4:30pm
Scot Center

Commencement Ceremony

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have further questions about Commencement Weekend 2023, please send your question(s) to: commencement@wooster.edu.

Commencement

Class of 2024 graduating seniors may invite as many guests as they wish because tickets are NOT required for any event during Commencement Weekend, including Baccalaureate, Commencement, and the All Campus Lunch.

Commencement for a full graduating class typically lasts approximately 2.5-3 hours; therefore, the Class of 2024 ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. and should conclude at approximately 3:30-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11.

Gowns were distributed at the beginning of the academic year to members of the Class of 2024 and were worn by seniors at Convocation in August; these same gowns are to be worn by graduating seniors at Commencement. If the original gown has been lost or destroyed, seniors will be required to purchase a replacement gown by contacting Lesia Lorenzetti in the College Bookstore (llorenzetti@wooster.edu); the cost for a replacement gown is $20.

The College will provide caps and tassels to all graduating seniors at no charge, and these will be distributed in early May.

Class of 2024 t-shirts with the names of seniors on the back will be available for sale, along with flowers and teddy bears, just outside the entrance of the Scot Center on Commencement day. Items are also available for pre-order through the Wooster Bookstore website.

The College will be providing shuttle vans to and from Scot Center on Saturday, May 11. These shuttle vans will be available to and from the following area hotels and First Presbyterian Church:

  • Best Western (243 E. Liberty)
  • Comfort Suites (965 Dover Road)
  • Days Inn (789 E. Milltown Road)
  • EconoLodge (2137 Lincoln Way East)
  • Hampton Inn (4253 Burbank Road)
  • Hilton Garden Inn (959 Dover Road)
  • Market Street Inn (356 N. Market Street)
  • Rodeway Inn (2055 Lincoln Way East)
  • St. Paul Hotel (203 South Market Street)
  • First Presbyterian Church (621 College Ave.)

Shuttles will run every half hour, beginning at 10:00 a.m., with a final run to campus at 12:30 p.m. Return shuttle vans to each designated location will depart from Scot Center at half-hour intervals from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Guests will be dropped off and/or picked up at Scot Center. (Please note: the shuttle vans are not available on Friday, May 10 or Sunday, May 12.)

All on-campus parking lots will be open for guests on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Handicap parking is available in the Lowry Center staff lot (Lot 29) behind Brush Hall.

Campus Parking Map

On Saturday, May 11, courtesy golf carts and drivers will be available beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Ebert Art Center, Holden Hall, Galpin-Taylor, and Wagner Hall parking lots as well as Babcock Hall to transport guests to Scot Center.

Courtesy golf carts and drivers will also be available following Commencement until 5:30 p.m.

During Baccalaureate and the Commencement Concert, reserved seating will be available for guests using wheelchairs on the main floor of McGaw Chapel, and ushers will be available to direct families to the appropriate section.

On Saturday, May 11, individuals using wheelchairs can find seating in the front row or on the ends of the aisles in Gault Recreation Center inside Scot Center. Ushers will be available to assist. Elevators are available in the building.