Schedule of Events

The Last Lecture and Class of 2024 Toast

4:30 PM | Rowen Campus Green 

Registration required. Students only; no guests.

Commencement Week Event TBA

Commencement Week Event TBA

Commencement Week Event TBA

Commencement Week Event TBA

Commencement Week Event TBA

Commencement Week Event TBA

Wildcat Crossing

Time TBA | Rowen Campus Green 

All are welcome to attend this special ceremony honoring graduating seniors whose stories or identities are underrepresented on our campus, or who have required extra strength or resilience to graduate from Villanova University. Register through the Center for Access, Success, and Achievement.

NROTC Commissioning Ceremony

Time and Location TBA 
 

College of Professional Studies Evening of Celebration

Time and Location TBA

Baccalaureate Mass

10:00 AM | Rowen Campus Green

All bachelor, master, doctoral and law graduates and their guests are welcome at  this beautiful event that brings the community together. A special Augustinian blessing offered at the end of the Mass is one of Villanova's most treasured traditions. No RSVP required. Baccalaureate is approximately 1.5 hours long and will also be livestreamed.
 

Commencement Lunch on the Green

11:30 AM | Mendel Field

Immediately following the Baccalaureate Mass and prior to the Bachelor's Degree Commencement Ceremony, a picnic lunch provided by Wawa will be offered and can be enjoyed outside on campus. Lunch must be purchased in advance online for $10 per person and will be available for pick-up at Mendel Field immediately following Baccalaureate. Ordering will open in late Spring 2024.
 

Bachelor's Degree Commencement & Recognition Ceremony

2:30 PM | Villanova Stadium

Each undergraduate is permitted up to four guests. In the event of severe weather, the ceremony will be moved indoors and two guests will be permitted. Graduates will receive their guest tickets in MarchingOrder in early May 2024. Gates to the stadium will open at 1:00 PM and the faculty procession begins at 2:15 PM. The Commencement Ceremony is approximately 3 hours long and will also be livestreamed.

President's and Deans' Reception for the Class of 2024

5:30 PM | Designated Areas Throughout Campus

• School of Business: Bartley Hall
• College of Engineering: Mendel Field
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Connelly Center
• Fitzpatrick College of Nursing: Driscoll Hall
• College of Professional Studies: Connelly Center

Light refreshments will be served. Undergraduate students and their guests only.

Charles Widger School of Law Commencement Ceremony

10:00 AM |  Location TBA

Reception to Follow

Master's and Doctoral Degree Commencement and Recognition Ceremony

2:30 PM | Location TBA

Each graduate is permitted up to four guests. In the event of severe weather, the ceremony will be moved indoors. Graduates will receive their guest tickets in MarchingOrder in early May 2024. Doors to the Finneran Pavilion will open at 1:15 pm and the ceremony begins at 2:30 pm. The Commencement Ceremony is approximately 2.5 hours long and will also be livestreamed.

President's and Deans' Reception for the Class of 2024

5:00 PM | Designated Locations Throughout Campus

• School of Business: Bartley Hall
• College of Engineering: Mendel Field
• College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Connelly Center
• Fitzpatrick College of Nursing: Driscoll Hall

Light refreshments will be served. Master's and Doctoral students and their guests only.