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Graduation 2024

Graduation information

bACCALAUREATE/Senior Toast

tHURSDAY, mAY 1, 2025
7 P.M.
yODER rECITAL hALL

Speakers will be Evan Skilliter, Colby Schlabach and Evie Masters. 

Commencement

Saturday, May 3, 2025
10 a.m.
Sommer Center

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.

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 Wood 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.

Reservations

This form should be submitted by the graduate.

All graduates are required to attend Commencement. We recognize you may have circumstances that prevent you from participating. If you are unable to attend, please RSVP “no” below, and email Noah Heiing at heiingn@bluffton.edu to request permission.
Are you planning to attend Baccalaureate on May 1, 2025?
Are you planning to attend Commencement on May 3, 2025?
Do any of your guests for commencement need accessible seating?
Each graduate has the opportunity to accept the Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility, which reads: "I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and will try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work."
Do you choose to accept this pledge?
 
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