Schedule of Events Frequently Asked Questions
Class of 2024 Commencement Schedule of Events
Lavender Graduation & Reception
Tree Planting Ceremony
Commencement Rehearsal and Class of 2024 Gathering
Senior Awards
Senior Music Hour
Interfaith Baccalaureate Service
Posse Graduation Celebration
This event is for Posse students and their guests.
Wooster Symphony Orchestra Commencement Concert
Commencement Celebration for Seniors and Families
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation
Multicultural Stoling Ceremony
All Campus Lunch
Commencement Ceremony
The ceremony will be live-streamed for those who cannot attend the in-person event.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have further questions about Commencement Weekend 2024, please send your question(s) to: commencement@wooster.edu.
Commencement
Class of 2024 graduating seniors may invite as many guests as they wish because tickets are NOT required for any event during Commencement Weekend, including Baccalaureate, Commencement, and the All Campus Lunch.
Commencement for a full graduating class typically lasts approximately 2.5-3 hours; therefore, the Class of 2024 ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. and should conclude at approximately 3:30-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11.
Gowns were distributed at the beginning of the academic year to members of the Class of 2024 and were worn by seniors at Convocation in August; these same gowns are to be worn by graduating seniors at Commencement. If the original gown has been lost or destroyed, seniors will be required to purchase a replacement gown by contacting Lesia Lorenzetti in the College Bookstore (llorenzetti@wooster.edu); the cost for a replacement gown is $20.
The College will provide caps and tassels to all graduating seniors at no charge, and these will be distributed in early May.
Class of 2024 t-shirts with the names of seniors on the back will be available for sale, along with flowers and teddy bears, just outside the entrance of the Scot Center on Commencement day. Items are also available for pre-order through the Wooster Bookstore website.
The College will be providing shuttle vans to and from Scot Center on Saturday, May 11. These shuttle vans will be available to and from the following area hotels and First Presbyterian Church:
- Best Western (243 E. Liberty)
- Comfort Suites (965 Dover Road)
- Days Inn (789 E. Milltown Road)
- EconoLodge (2137 Lincoln Way East)
- Hampton Inn (4253 Burbank Road)
- Hilton Garden Inn (959 Dover Road)
- Market Street Inn (356 N. Market Street)
- Rodeway Inn (2055 Lincoln Way East)
- St. Paul Hotel (203 South Market Street)
- First Presbyterian Church (621 College Ave.)
Shuttles will run every half hour, beginning at 10:00 a.m., with a final run to campus at 12:30 p.m. Return shuttle vans to each designated location will depart from Scot Center at half-hour intervals from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Guests will be dropped off and/or picked up at Scot Center. (Please note: the shuttle vans are not available on Friday, May 10 or Sunday, May 12.)
All on-campus parking lots will be open for guests on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Handicap parking is available in the Lowry Center staff lot (Lot 29) behind Brush Hall.
Campus Parking MapOn Saturday, May 11, courtesy golf carts and drivers will be available beginning at 10:00 a.m. at Ebert Art Center, Holden Hall, Galpin-Taylor, and Wagner Hall parking lots as well as Babcock Hall to transport guests to Scot Center.
Courtesy golf carts and drivers will also be available following Commencement until 5:30 p.m.
During Baccalaureate and the Commencement Concert, reserved seating will be available for guests using wheelchairs on the main floor of McGaw Chapel, and ushers will be available to direct families to the appropriate section.
On Saturday, May 11, individuals using wheelchairs can find seating in the front row or on the ends of the aisles in Gault Recreation Center inside Scot Center. Ushers will be available to assist. Elevators are available in the building.
The deadline for seniors to move out of their campus housing is 10:00 am on Sunday, May 12.