Graduation information
bACCALAUREATE/Senior Toast
Undergraduate students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to attend Baccalaureate. Graduate students are invited to attend Baccalaureate. Please arrive by 6:55 p.m. The service will last approximately one hour. Regalia is not required.
tHURSDAY, April 30, 2026
7 P.M.
yODER rECITAL hALL
Student Speakers:
Coen North '26
Emily Walker '26
Faculty Speaker:
Paul Neufeld Weaver
Commencement practice
All undergraduate students are required to attend commencement practice. Graduate
students are strongly encouraged to attend commencement practice.
Friday, May 1, 2026
10 a.M.
Sommer Center
CommencemenT
Saturday, May 2, 2026
10 a.m.
Sommer Center
Speaker:
Hannah Heinzekehr '07
Tentative schedule
| 8-9 a.m. | Graduates will check-in at Founders Gym, take a photo and line up. Graduates will
be assigned staggered arrival times to manage capacity at check-in. Use the first
letter of your last name to determine your arrival time. 7:45 a.m. - A-G 8:05 a.m. - H-N 8:25 a.m. O-Z |
| 9 a.m. | Sommer Center doors open |
All graduates are required to attend Commencement.
Apply for graduation
The Gradation Application will be available on My.Bluffton in early January. Please look for further communication in your Bluffton email with instructions on how to apply and order regalia.
Arrival and parking
Photos
Graduates will have the opportunity to take a formal graduation photo in Founders
Gym. Graduates will also have their photo taken with President Sider while on stage
receiving their diploma. Please be sure to look for the professional photographer
in front of the stage!
Parking
Parking will be available at Sommer Center. Limited accessible parking will be available.
There will be a drop off zone near Sommer Center.