Candidates for all bachelor’s degrees will graduate on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 10 a.m. in Memorial Stadium, 1001 E. 17th Street in Bloomington.
The ceremony will be outdoors, except in the case of severe weather. You do not need tickets, and there are no reserved seats. You may invite as many guests as you wish.
Traffic patterns will change around Memorial Stadium. Plan your route to Commencement.
Candidates completing degree requirements between January 1 and August 31 are invited to participate in Spring Commencement. Candidates for all master’s, doctorate, and specialist degrees; Ph.D.’s; artist diplomas; and performer diplomas should attend the graduate ceremony. Candidates for all associate and bachelor’s degrees should attend the undergraduate ceremony.
Candidates who have completed degree requirements between September 1 and December 31 are invited to participate in the Winter Commencement ceremony. There is no summer ceremony.
7:30 a.m. Graduates report for lineup in John Mellencamp Pavilion, 1001 E. 17th Street, in the building directly north of Memorial Stadium. During lineup, graduates are directed to their specific school locations, designated by bright red banners, to form the processions.
At this time, family and friends of graduates may enter the stadium, where uniformed ushers will help them find seats. Please wait until your party is complete before being seated. Saving seats is not allowed in Memorial Stadium.
8 a.m. Faculty should arrive at Mellencamp Pavillion by this time.
8:45 a.m. School processions begin.
10 a.m. Main ceremony begins. The main ceremony includes the procession of the platform party, a Commencement speaker and student address, induction of the graduates into the IU Alumni Association, and the conferral of the degrees.
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Graduating students are seated on the field of Memorial Stadium, with their school or college. Student seating is as follows:
College of Arts and Sciences, first four sections on the east side of the field;
School of Art and Design, fifth section on the east side of the field;
School of Global and International Studies, sixth section on the east side of the field;
Media School, 7th section on the east side of the field;
Kelley School of Business, first three sections on the west side of the field;
School of Informatics and Computing, and School of Education, fourth section on the west side of the field;
School of Nursing and Jacobs School of Music, fifth section on the west side of the field;
School of Public and Environmental Health, and School of Optometry, sixth section on the west side of the field;
School of Social Work, and School of Public Health, seventh section on the west side of the field.
Wheelchair sections are on both the east and west sides of the field, as well as in front of the north end zone entrance.
Limited mobility sections are located on the landing on the east and west sides of the stadium. On the west side, it is between sections 4 and 12. On the east side, it is between sections 20 and 29.
General audience seating is located between sections 3 and 29, in the first two sections of rows around the stadium.
Guest seating is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Ushers will be stationed throughout the building to direct all guests to the best possible seats.
Special seating is available for guests in wheelchairs and with limited mobility. Check ADA accommodations to learn more.
Graduate seating is arranged by school and occupies the field in Memorial Stadium. Students do not line up alphabetically. They process through a number of doors, which means that a graduate may wind up anywhere within a school’s section.
