Thursday, February 6, 2025
- 100 Days ‘til Graduation
- Geil Lounge & Founders Pub, Benham-Pence Student Center
- 7-8:30 p.m.
- Find out who your Commencement speaker will be at the annual “100 Days” event! Senior Class members are invited again to make their class gift at an event where classmates are invited to share the stories of their time at Witt and their excitement for their future as alumni. Senior Class Cabinet members will be on-site to conduct voting for the senior class flower, motto, color, etc.
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Countdown to Commencement Grad Fair
- Geil Lounge, Benham-Pence Student Center
- 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
- During this event, graduates will have the opportunity to place orders for caps and gowns, announcements, diploma frames, and other Commencement-related items.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Senior Salute Picture
- Myers Hall
- 4:30 p.m. (please arrive at 4 p.m.)
- Rain Date: Thursday, April 24 (same time and location)
- Tickets will be distributed after the Senior Salute picture; please have your student IDs ready. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Brandee Bates Kern at commencement@wittenberg.edu.
- Philanthropy Cords will be distributed to seniors that earned a philanthropy cord by giving $20.25 or more to the senior class gift. Wear your cord proudly at commencement as a symbol of your impact! Make your gift
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Lavender Celebration
- Hosted by McClain Center for Diversity
- Center Dining Room, Benham-Pence Student Center
- 6-8 p.m.
- Click here to learn more about the Lavender Celebration
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Senior Send-Off
- Mother Stewart's Brewing
- 4:30-7:30 p.m.
- Register Here (required for attendance)
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Baccalaureate Service
- Weaver Chapel
- 4 p.m.
- Planned by the university pastor and members of the senior class, the Baccalaureate Service lasts approximately an hour. Graduates do not wear their academic regalia.
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Hitimu-Multicultural Celebration
- Hosted by McClain Center for DiversityCenter Dining Room, Benham-Pence Student Center
- 6-8 p.m.
- Click here to learn more about the Hitimu-Multicultural Celebration
Saturday, May 17, 2025
- Commencement Exercises*
- Commencement Hollow
- 9:30 a.m. (Venue opens)
- NO LATER THAN 10:45 a.m. (Graduates report to assembly location)
- 11 a.m. (All guests must be seated)
- 11:30 a.m. (Ceremony begins)
*Outdoors if possible. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be held in Pam Evans Smith Arena. Tickets are required for an indoor ceremony.
Can't join us in person? Watch Live Online!
*The live video feed of this year's Commencement Exercises will be available for viewing in Geil Lounge and the Center Dining Room (CDR) of Wittenberg's Benham-Pence Student Center.