Dear Graduate Students Completing Degrees in 2025,
I hope you are enjoying your final fall semester. I believe I speak for all of our faculty and staff when I say how wonderful it has been to support you as you complete your journey as an Ithaca College graduate student.
My purpose in writing to you today is to share the college’s plans for your Graduate Hooding and Commencement on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET in the Athletics and Events Center’s Glazer Arena.
Ithaca College will host a full ceremony during which you will be hooded by your faculty and we will formally confer your graduate degree. This single, focused event marks the completion of this significant accomplishment.
Due to the smaller numbers involved with the Graduate Hooding and Commencement ceremony on Saturday, all family and friends of graduate students are cordially invited to attend. There will not be a limit on how many guests you may bring, and tickets are not required. The ceremony will also be live streamed.
You will need to register to participate in this ceremony—please watch your inbox in early February for an email from commencement@ithaca.edu with additional details. As the date draws closer, more information will also be shared via the Ithaca College Commencement website. If you are expecting to graduate this coming May and do not receive any communication by mid-February, please contact us at commencement@ithaca.edu.
Class of 2025, it is our intention to offer you a meaningful, joyful moment that is reflective of all the magic that is Ithaca College. I cannot wait to celebrate with you and your loved ones in May!
Sincerely
Melanie I. Stein
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Announcing Plans for May 2025 Graduate Hooding and Commencement
The Graduate Hooding and Commencement ceremony is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET inside the Athletics and Events Center's Glazer Arena.