Class of 2024 Commencement Event Schedule
The University of Scranton will celebrate members of its Class of 2024 at several commencement events planned May 17-19. Many of the events will be live streamed as well.The University will host numerous events honoring members of its graduating class of 2024 on Friday, May 17, Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, with many events live streamed as well.
Friday evening events include the The Panuska College of Professional Studies (now the Leahy College of Health Sciences) Outstanding Graduate Awards Ceremony, which will take place at 4 p.m. in the Kane Forum of Leahy Hall. At 5:30 p.m., Kania School of Management will host a reception for their graduates on the 5th floor of Brennan Hall.
Also on Friday evening, undergraduates will be recognized for academic achievement, leadership and service at Class Night, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the McIlhenny Ballroom of the DeNaples Center.
On Saturday, May 18, at 9 a.m., the University will conduct a pinning ceremony for nursing graduates in the Byron Recreation Complex. A reception will follow in the lobby of the Long Center. The Donning of the Stole Ceremony will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Byron Recreation Complex. A reception immediately follows the ceremony in the lobby of the Long Center. The Class of 2023 Legacy Photo will take place at 2:45 p.m. on the patio area near the Atrium of the Loyola Science Center. At 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, ROTC Army cadets will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during a ceremony in the Kane Forum of Leahy Hall.
The Baccalaureate Mass begins at 4 p.m. in the Byron Recreation Complex.
Saturday evening, at 8 p.m., the University will host the President’s Reception for Graduates and Parents in the Byron Recreation Complex. Tickets are required to attend this event.
On Sunday, May 19, the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony will take place in the Mohegan Sun Arena, Wilkes-Barre, at 11 a.m. Doors will open at 9:45 a.m. Shabana Basij-Rasikh, the co-founder and president of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA), will serve as the commencement speaker. Basij-Rasikh; Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Ed.D., the president of Marywood University; and Joseph M. Vaszily ’95, former University trustee; will receive honorary degrees at the ceremony.
At 12 p.m., noon, the University will hold the Doctor of Physical Therapy Graduation Awards Ceremony in the DeNaples McIlhenny Ballroom.
The University will hold its Graduate Commencement Ceremony at 4:30 p.m. in the Mohegan Sun Arena.
Guests attending the events at the Mohegan Sun Arena can review their security procedures, which include a clear bag policy and security checkpoints, to assist with alleviating the time required for entry to the commencement ceremonies. Tickets are not required for the undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies.
The University will live video stream several of the commencement events. Post on social media using #Royals2024 for a chance to be featured on the University’s commencement page. For additional information about the University’s 2024 commencement events, including live stream of events, visit scranton.edu/commencement.
