Commencement
The 2022 Spring Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement Ceremonies are scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 07, 2022 on the Forbes Campus of Thomas University.
TU is planning two Spring Commencement ceremonies this year. Details will be communicated as arrangements are finalized.
- Undergraduate commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 07, 2022 on the Forbes Campus. Graduating students must be lined up no later than 7:30 a.m. inside Smith-Bonvillian Hall. Family/friends may pick up tickets at the gate in the graduate’s name. Please park on the Magnolia Campus and take shuttles to Forbes Campus.
- Graduate commencement will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 07, 2022 on the Forbes Campus. Graduating students must be lined up no later than 5 p.m. inside Smith-Bonvillian Hall. Family/friends may pick up tickets at the gate in the graduate’s name. Please park on the Magnolia Campus and take shuttles to Forbes Campus.
- Once a graduate completes their degree program at the end of their last semester, their degree will be conferred within 14 business days after final grades have been posted. Official transcripts can be requested here: https://staging.thomasu.edu/student-life/registrar/.
- Diplomas will be mailed directly to you within 6-8 weeks after your degree has been conferred.
- Graduates may purchase their cap & gown until the order deadline of April 1st. Ordering instructions will be sent to their TU student email no later than January 15th.
- Questions? graduation@thomasu.edu
Students who intend to graduate must complete the Application for Graduation located in HawkLink by November 15th of the academic year in which they anticipate completion of their degree. Students who graduate in the fall Students who intend to graduate must complete the Application for Graduation located in HawkLink by November 15th of the academic year in which they anticipate completion of their degree. Students who graduate in the Fall and Spring semesters are eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony in the Spring of that academic year. Students who graduate in the Summer semester and are taking 10 credit hours or less are eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony the Spring of that academic year.
ALL students pay a graduate fee of $175. The graduation fee covers all expenses associated with graduation, including your diploma. This is a required fee regardless of the applications outcome or participation in the commencement ceremony.
The information below should be reviewed by all students prior to graduating.
+Ordering Caps and Gowns
Students that have applied for graduation will be provided instructions on how to order a cap and gown via Thomas University email by mid-January. If you have not received this information by mid-January, please contact the Registrar’s Office at graduation@thomasu.edu.
+Commencement Ceremony Instructions
Thomas University’s Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 7, outside on the Forbes Campus of Thomas University.
Graduates will be provided specific information regarding Commencement Ceremony details via email by mid-March.
Part of the privilege of attending a small university is participating in a graduation ceremony at which your professors, TU administrators and staff, family members and classmates celebrate your academic accomplishment. We wish all of you could attend but understand that it’s just not possible for some.
ETIQUETTE
- Turn off all cell phones.
- Be courteous if taking personal photographs.
- Men should remove caps during invocation and benediction.
- All guests regardless of age (even babies) must have a ticket; you are encouraged to leave younger children at home where they can celebrate with you later.
- Be respectful of your classmates in your and your guest’s congratulations during the ceremony so that all graduates’ names can be heard.
- Please pass the programs that are provided down the row you are sitting in.
ATTIRE
- Cap & gown is required and should be free of wrinkles (follow instructions provided with gowns)
- Wear dark dress shoes and dark dress slacks.
- Dark attire looks best under the thin fabric of these gowns.
- Low heels are strongly encouraged.
- No flip flops, casual sandals or slides.
- Cap must be worn flat on the head.
- Leave purses in the trunk of your car for security.
- All regalia worn should pertain only to the degree you are earning. If you are earning a Master’s degree please do not wear tassels, stoles or other items earned as part of your Bachelor’s degree.
+Commencement Ceremony Tickets
We hope that you will share your graduation with your family and friends. Due to a record number of graduates, each graduating student will receive six tickets for reserved seating. Tickets are required for all guests including small children. Strollers will not be permitted in the reserved seating section. Please note that guests without a ticket may attend the outdoor ceremony if they bring their own seating and sit outside of the reserved ticketed section.
In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to a designated location. Only those with tickets will be permitted to enter the backup location.
Regardless of where the ceremony is held, it will be livestreamed on the web and recorded for viewing by family members and friends who are not able to attend. The link for the livestream and recording will be posted on the Commencement Information page by May.
Tickets will be available for pick up on campus in mid-April. If you are unable to come to campus to pick up your tickets, will-call will be available on Saturday before each ceremony. No tickets will be mailed. No additional tickets will be given out.
Gradates may designate their tickets to another graduate. The graduate giving away tickets must contact the Registrar’s Office at graduation@thomasu.edu. Indicate the name of the receiving graduate and the number of tickets they wish to give away. Tickets will not be given away without this confirmation email.
+Parking, Map, Directions and Local Accommodations
Graduates and guests will park in the Magnolia Campus parking lot. A continuous shuttle between the parking areas and campus will be running. Graduates and/or guests with disabilities will be permitted to park on the Forbes campus in the Pinetree Blvd. parking lot. Parking in the Forbes parking lot on the Forbes Campus will not be permitted
If you are using GPS to coordinate your trip, please use the following address:
1550 Magnolia Street –Thomas University Magnolia Campus
Please do not use the main TU address of 1501 Millpond Road as that parking lot is reserved for Faculty, Staff and individuals who will be running the ceremony. The Pinetree Parking Lot on the Forbes campus will be reserved for students/guests with disabilities.
Campus Maps and Directions
Local Accommodations and Restaurants
+Welcome to the TU Alumni Association!
Visit the TU Alumni & Friends Page
Thomas University is proud of its alumni and enjoys the support of its many friends in the local community. TU encourages both its alumni and its friends to become involved with the university and help it serve the needs of its students and the community.
The alumni association is an active group of diverse interests. Our roster is more than 6,000 strong and some undergraduate alumni have returned for graduate degrees.
Many of our alumni support the students and TU through contributions, mentoring and recruiting.
+Commencement Ceremonies Livestream
Graduate ceremony livestream: NEW LINK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKGrIJcTEAk
Undergraduate ceremony livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_HowMxMTU
+Class of 2022 Social Media Cover Photos and Frames
