Valparaiso Campus

Graduation Details

• Commencement Agenda
  • Graduates will arrive at Valparaiso University Athletics Recreation Center for check-in starting at 4:30 p.m. and no later than 5:15 p.m.
  • Family & Friends can begin seating at 5 p.m.
  • Graduates line up at 5:30 p.m.
  • Processional at 6 p.m. This includes platform party, faculty, staff, and graduates.
  • Following the processional, the program will begin, including Chancellor remarks and Commencement speaker, honorary degree recipient, and graduate recognition.
  • Recessional & Closing at 7:30 p.m. 
• Parking & Shuttles

  Valparaiso University Athletics Recreation Center has  limited parking availability. Special guests and those with government-issued accessibility parking tags will be able to park near the Recreation Center. 

  Free parking and cart shuttle service to and from the will be offered for graduates and guests.

  See parking map

  Accessibility Parking: For graduates and guests in need of accessible parking, please note that there is limited parking located around the Valparaiso University Athletic Recreation Center and it is exclusively reserved for those with a State-issued disability parking tag. Ivy Tech Security will be onsite to help direct traffic near the Athletic Center

• Commencement Program

  View the 2023 Commencement Program
  
  An online QR Code will be provided at the Commencement Ceremony to view the Program. 

  Note: students must have a completed graduation application on file to be awarded their credentials, receive a Commencement RSVP link, and appear in the Commencement program.

• Cap & Gown Orders

  Students participating in the Commencement Ceremony are required to wear a black cap and gown (also called regalia). Orders can be placed for pick-up in the bookstore or to be shipped to your home address.
     
  Cost: Varies Includes Cap, Gown, and Tassel

  Order
     
  Deadlines:
  Order by March 15 for in-store pick up
  Order by April 17 for shipping orders (delivery to home address)