The UConn School of Nursing 2025 Commencement Ceremonywill take place at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, May 10th at 9:00 am.
The UConn School of Nursing Commencement Ceremony will have a livestream available on the UConn Nursing YouTube Channel.
Information for Faculty & Students
Faculty should plan to arrive at the UConn School of Nursing at 6:45am and all students should be there for 7:00am.
The ceremony will start promptly at 9am.
Tickets
More information will be coming soon.
If you have questions, please contact serina.bowman@uconn.edu
Deadline to complete the form is Friday, February 21st
(Please make sure to sign in with your UConn email and password before trying to access the form.)
2025 May Nursing Commencement – BS Graduates
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2025 May Nursing Commencement Program Information – MS Graduates
Regalia
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 16th.
If you’d like to pick up at the Bookstore, you have until February 23rd 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.
Recessional
After the ceremony is complete, faculty will recess out of the auditorium first, followed by the graduates led by the School’s Marshals. Your guests will be asked to remain in their seats until all have recessed.
Information for Family Members
The ceremony starts at 9am.
Seating is first come, first serve.
Tickets
Tickets will be mailed directly to students.
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
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.
Photography
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.
Traffic
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.
Guests with Disabilities
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.
Parking
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.
Further Information
For more information about the Commencement ceremony, please visit this website.
Many specific questions are addressed under Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Driving directions and nearby lodging information are also available here.
If you wish to contact the School of Nursing directly, Serina Bowman is the commencement contact: serina.bowman@uconn.edu
