2025 School of Nursing Commencement Ceremony

The Ticket Desk is located on the 2nd floor of the Storrs Bookstore (Community Room). Please note the open hours below. There are late night hours on Thursdays and extended hours during Commencement ceremony days (May 10-12).

The Ticket Desk hours will be as follows for 2025:

March 31 – May 9 (General Hours):
Mon. 9:00am-4:30pm
Tues. 9:00am-4:30pm
Wed. 9:00am-4:30pm
Thurs. 9:00am-6:30pm
Fri. 9:00am-4:30pm
May 10 & 11 (Commencement Sat. & Sun.): 7:30am-7:00pm*
May 12 (Commencement Monday): 7:30am-7:00pm*
*On May 10, 11, and 12, the Ticket Desk will be located in the Model Dorm Room (1st Floor of Storrs Bookstore).

Please remember, distribution of Commencement Tickets is coordinated by the UConn Commencement Office and not the UConn Bookstore. In the event of a delayed opening or a campus closure, tickets will not be available until the University re-opens. The Bookstore may still be open but if campus is closed, tickets are not distributed.

Guest tickets will only be distributed to the graduating student and not to family members, roommates, etc. A valid photo ID is required for the pick-up.

Storrs Campus Students:

Storrs Campus students should plan to pick-up guest tickets during open hours (noted above) at the Ticket Desk (location noted above). You must provide a valid photo ID.

If you are unable to come to the Storrs campus (studying abroad, completing rotation off-campus, etc.), please follow the instructions for Regional Campus students immediately below.

Regional Campus Students (or those who are no longer located in Storrs):

Regional Campus students (or those who are no longer located in Storrs) have two options when it comes to obtaining guest tickets:

1. Visit the Ticket Desk (Bookstore Community Room - 2nd Floor of the Bookstore on the Storrs Campus) in-person with a valid photo ID between March 31 and May 12, 2025. Please see the Ticket Desk hours above.
2. If you know you cannot visit the Ticket Desk between now and April 25, 2025, complete the 2025 Commencement Ticket Request Form to have your tickets mailed to you. Mailing will begin on Wed. March 26, 2025. You may complete the form through 12:00pm EST (Noon) on Friday, April 25, 2025. After that time, we will switch to a Will Call Request Form and you will need to visit the Ticket Desk to pick-up your tickets.

If you have questions, please contact serina.bowman@uconn.edu

2025 May Commencement Program Information – PhD Graduates

2025 May Nursing Commencement Program Information – MS Graduates

Student Regalia:

The website to order your regalia has now opened. You can access the website at UCONN – Oak Hall Cap & Gown.

Deadline to submit your order and have it shipped to your home is April 16^th.

If you’d like to pick up at the Bookstore, you have until February 23^rd to submit your order.

If you have any additional questions about your regalia, you can contact the UConn Bookstore at  commencement@bookstore.uconn.edu or by phone at 860-486-2653.

Faculty Regalia ONLY:

Order deadline via portal or form is March 25, 2025.

You can place your order at https://oakhallcg.com/pages/uconnfacsts.

Please note that no payment is collected through this website. Instead, payment is due upon pick-up at the UConn Bookstore (Storrs).

Distribution of orders at the Bookstore will begin April 28, 2025.

Tickets will be mailed directly to students.

In keeping consistent with national best practices, UConn will be implementing the use of metal detectors at all graduation ceremony venues as of 2023.  The metal detectors have been utilized at Gampel Pavilion for several years and will be added at Jorgensen and the Student Union.  Event staff will assist with entry through the detectors and are versed in efficiently getting everyone into the venue.  There is no need to take any special steps, as venue guidelines regarding prohibited items should be followed.

There will be professional photographers at the ceremony taking photographs of candidates as they receive their diploma covers (the diploma will be mailed by the Registrar’s Office in a few months).  Graduates will receive proofs following Commencement, if they choose to, order prints.

No tripods will be allowed in the Jorgensen.  Members of the audience using handheld cameras may take pictures during the ceremonies from areas reserved for that purpose.  In order to accommodate everyone, individuals are requested to move to those areas for only a short interval and then return to their seats.  Guests will not be permitted on the stage or the pathways of the candidates.

Parking can be in either the North (closest) or South Garage.   You will need to allow time to arrive on campus, park, and be seated in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.  People may be dropped off in front of the Jorgensen Center.  The Jorgensen Center front entrance is on Hillside Road and is handicap accessible.

The following accommodations will be available.

• A sign language interpreter and special seating for people with hearing disabilities.
• Accessible area for individuals, who use wheelchairs, NOTE: wheelchairs are NOT provided, please bring your own.
• Modified bathroom facilities.
• Parking will be available on the ground level of the North and South Parking Garages for vehicles with official permits from a state Motor Vehicle Department for handicapped parking.
• Accessible Van Service: Handicapped accessible vans will be sitting outside of the North Parking Garage waiting to drive guests to the proper Commencement venue. Once the ceremony concludes, they will be waiting outside of the venue to return guests to the North Parking Garage. To obtain these services, please call (860) 486-4991. Guests with disabilities may also be dropped off directly in front of the Jorgensen Center but cars cannot remain there.

A map of the campus is online at https://maps.uconn.edu/

There are two parking garages on campus. The North Garage is located at the intersection of North Eagleville and Hillside Roads across from the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.  The South Garage is adjacent to the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on Stadium Road.

North Parking Garage: 103 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269

South Parking Garage (please use the address for the Burton Family Football Complex - the garage is next door): 505 Stadium Road, Storrs, CT 06269.