The UConn School of Nursing 2024 Commencement Ceremony
will take place at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, May 4th at 9am.
Information for Students
Faculty should plan to arrive at Storrs Hall for 6:45 am and all students should be there for 7:00 am.
The ceremony will start at 9am.
Tickets
Tickets will be given to students directly.
If you have questions, please contact serina.bowman@uconn.edu
Caps and Gowns
The website to order your regalia is up and running! You have the option to ship to your home or have it shipped to the UConn Bookstore at the campus of your choice for pick up.
If you’d like to have it shipped to your home address, you have until March 31st to submit your order. If you would prefer to pick up your regalia at the Bookstore, you have until February 18th to submit your order.
Recessional
After the ceremony is complete, faculty and distinguished guests 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
Doors open at 8am for guests to enter Jorgensen Auditorium.
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 in 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.
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
Office of the Associate Deans, University of Connecticut School of Nursing
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.
More to come
