Schedule of Events
THURSDAY, MAY 2
The Last Lecture and Class of 2024 Toast
4:30 PM | Rowen Campus Green
Registration required. Students only; no guests.
FRIDAY, MAY 10
Commencement Week Event TBA
SATURDAY, MAY 11
Commencement Week Event TBA
SUNDAY, MAY 12
Commencement Week Event TBA
MONDAY, MAY 13
Commencement Week Event TBA
TUESDAY, MAY 14
Commencement Week Event TBA
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
Commencement Week Event TBA
THURSDAY, MAY 16
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.
Time and Location TBA
Time and Location TBA
FRIDAY, MAY 17
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.
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.
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.
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.
SATURDAY, MAY 18
10:00 AM | Location TBA
Reception to Follow
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.
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.