
Commencement
Friday, May 12, 2023
- 4 p.m.—Hooding Ceremony for Physical Therapy Graduates
- 6:30 p.m.—Baccalaureate, Miller Chapel
- 7:30 p.m.—Graduate and Family Reception
Saturday, May 13, 2023
- 10 a.m.—Undergraduate Ceremony, Sorrentino Gymnasium (doors open 9 a.m.)
- 2 p.m.—Graduate Ceremony, Sorrentino Gymnasium (doors open 1 p.m.)
All graduates who are walking in Commencement are required to wear a cap, gown, and hood for their discipline. Both undergraduate and graduate students should order their regalia online before March 14 (for pick-up in the College Bookstore) or April 16 (for regalia packages to be shipped directly home; additional shipping fees will apply). Students graduating with two degrees should select the degree with which they will be processing during the ceremony. View the policy on ornamentation of regalia in the FAQs section below.
In-store pickup will begin on Monday, April 24, 2023. Contact Amy Greiner-Martin with any questions or concerns regarding regalia.
Undergraduate students earning their bachelor’s degrees will celebrate their commencement on Saturday, May 13, at 10 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m.
Graduate students completing their master’s and/or doctoral programs will be awarded their degrees on Saturday, May 13, at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m.
Undergraduate students will each be allotted four tickets for guest admission into Sorrentino Gymnasium. Additional overflow seating for non-ticketed guests will be available in the Arnold Arena, where a live stream of the ceremony will be broadcasted.
Graduate students may bring up to 10 guests; admission to Sorrentino gymnasium will be first-come, first-served. Additional overflow seating will be available in the Arnold Arena, where a live stream of the ceremony will be broadcasted.
Diplomas will be mailed home to Lebanon Valley College graduates following the final calculations of all grades for May graduates—approximately six weeks following graduation. The College reserves the right to hold any diplomas or transcripts for students who may have remaining balances on their student account. Please contact the Business Office (cashier@lvc.edu) for further information.
The wearing of cords, sashes, and other ornamentation during the Commencement ceremony is reserved for the following:
- Honor cords or pins may be worn by honor society inductees or members of approved student organizations receiving academic recognition. Cords and/or pins are awarded through the appropriate honor society. More information about the College’s honor societies may be found in the College Catalog or by contacting the appropriate department.
- Multi-identity stoles, such as the Kente cloth, Serape, and Lavender stoles, are worn to honor the history and contributions of individuals from social identity groups; stoles from the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging as part of a recognition Ceremony held prior to Commencement.
- Student government stoles may be worn by student government leaders and are provided by Student Affairs.
- Flag patches may be worn to recognize the countries in which students studied abroad during their time at LVC. They can be obtained through the Director of Global Education.
- Military cords may be worn by Veterans and Active Duty servicemembers and Reservists of the US Armed Forces. Cords are provided by the Financial Aid Office upon request.