CONGRATULATIONS | Celebrate Your Graduation
Commencement Ceremonies
Saturday, May 11, 2019 | 10:30 a.m.
School of Professional & Graduate Studies | Bachelor’s, Master’s Degrees
School of Education | Master’s, Doctoral Degrees
School of Nursing | Master’s Degrees
Sunday, May 19, 2019 | 1 p.m.
Undergraduate Degrees
College of Arts & Sciences
School of Education
School of Nursing
Commencement Brunch | Saturday, May 11
All who are celebrating commencement day are invited to attend brunch, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., in the Susanne Richardson Teel Dining Hall in the Long Student Center, at the corner of Sixth and Dearborn streets. Graduates will be honored guests of the university and will receive a complimentary ticket.
Friends and family are welcome to attend for a fee, which will be paid at the door. Adults: $9.25, Children 3-6: $4, Children under 3: free. No reservations are necessary.
Toast & Hooding Rehearsal for Ed.D. Degree Candidates | Saturday, May 11
A celebratory toast and hooding rehearsal will be held at 9:45 a.m. in the lobby of Rice Auditorium (404 Eighth Street) before the Commencement Ceremony.
School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony | Friday, May 17
School of Nursing graduates and their friends and family are invited to the Pinning Ceremony, 5:30 p.m., Grace Episcopal Cathedral, 701 SW Eighth Ave., Topeka.
Baccalaureate Worship Service | Sunday, May 19
The Rev. Kevin Hopkins, minster to the university, will hold a brief worship service for graduates and their families at 10:45 a.m. at the Baldwin First United Methodist Church at the corner of Eighth and Grove streets. Graduates and faculty will robe and march.
Commencement Brunch | Sunday, May 19
All who are celebrating commencement day are invited to attend brunch, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., in the Susanne Richardson Teel Dining Hall in the Long Student Center, at the corner of Sixth and Dearborn streets. Graduates will be honored guests of the university and will receive a complimentary ticket.
Friends and family are welcome to attend for a fee, which will be paid at the door. Adults: $9.25, Children 3-6: $4, Children under 3: free. No reservations are necessary.
View Ceremonies Online
Order a ceremony DVD online.
George F. Collins, Jr. Sports
& Convention Center
524 Sixth St.
Baldwin City, KS 66006
Information for Graduates
Announcements & Class Rings
All graduates may order announcements and class rings from Herff Jones.
Cap & Gown
Graduates and degree candidates who plan to participate in the commencement ceremony must place their cap and gown order online from Herff Jones.
The following deadlines apply:
- May commencement: March 15
- December commencement: October 15
- After these deadlines, please contact the Baker bookstore at 1172mgr@follett.com or 785.594.8315 for cap and gown availability.
Photography
A GradImages photographer will take photos of the graduates as they receive their diplomas. Register your email address and receive $5 off orders of $25 or more.
If family members take personal photographs, they should avoid disrupting the flow of graduates as they return to their seats after receiving their diploma covers and should take care to not obscure the view of audience members and other commencement guests.
Commencement Ceremony DVD
Cinematic Visions will livestream the commencement ceremonies and offer DVDs for $20. Order DVD online.
Special Needs
Seating for guests in wheelchairs or for whom walking is difficult is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Candidates for degrees must arrive no later than 30 minutes before their commencement ceremony. Please allow sufficient time to travel to Baldwin City, find parking and arrive at Mabee Gymnasium (second floor of Mabee Memorial Hall, southwest of the corner of Sixth and Fremont streets) with cap and gown at least 30 minutes before your ceremony.
Campus Attractions
Quayle Bible Collection
Collins Library | 518 Eighth Street
Saturday, May 11 | 8 – 10:30 a.m. & 1 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 12 | 1 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 19 | 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Holt-Russell Gallery
Parmenter Hall | 706 Dearborn Street
Cooper Allen’s Senior Capstone Exhibit
Saturday, May 11 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 19 | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
University Bookstore
Long Student Center
Saturday, May 11 | 8 – 11 a.m.
Sunday, May 19| 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Old Castle Museum
511 Fifth Street
Saturday, May 11 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, May 19 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The Ivan L. Boyd Arboretum, on the Baldwin City campus, is graced by more than 110 species and varieties of trees, many of them planted by professor emeritus Ivan Boyd, who served as longtime professor and chair of the biology department. 
Walking Tour Map
QUICK LINKS
P.O. Box 65 Baldwin City, KS 66006 785-594-6451