Pitt Business Graduation Recognition Ceremony

 

Details coming soon!

 

Petersen Events Center (Directions)

**Student Registration is NOT required for the Pitt Business Spring Commencement Ceremony

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Doors will open for students and guests beginning at 9:00 a.m.
    • Student Entrance is the main lobby
    • Guest Entrance is Concourse A
  • This is an unlimited ticketed event. No tickets will be given out.
  • Guest seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  • The ceremony should last approximately 2 hours.
  • Students will be individually recognized as they walk in front of the stage at the ceremony. 
  • For additional details regarding the Petersen Events Center, please visit the Petersen Events Center Website.
  • All graduates should refrain from bringing bags, backpacks, or purses with them to the ceremony as they might not return to the same seat after crossing the stage
  • IMPORTANT NOTE: The Clear Bag Policy set forth by the Petersen Events Center will be in effect
  • For additional Pitt Business ceremony questions, please email Renee Schwartz at rschwartz@business.pitt.edu

Graduate Check-in Instructions:

  • Once the graduate arrives, they should check in at the registration area.
  • Graduates will also receive their name card (for name announced during the ceremony).
    • Do Not Lose This Card!
  • Graduates will then proceed to the Student line-up area.  No guests are allowed in this area.

Graduates are to arrive with their regalia and academic hood on. (Regalia is required for the ceremony.)

  • This is an academic ceremony and, as such, academic regalia is required to participate in the ceremony.
  • Only those students in full academic regalia (cap, gown, and hood) will be permitted to participate. The only exception will be for those graduates in military uniform.
  • Regalia can be ordered through the University Store on Fifth. All orders must be placed by April 1, 2024. For more information click here.

Eligible candidates are able to pick up their honors cords on Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10, at Graduation Central.  Please visit www.commencement.pitt.edu for additional details.

  • GradImages, an external photography service, will take photos of all students as part of the procession to the stage. These photographs can be purchased directly from GradImages following the ceremony.  gradimages.com

For your convenience, Commencement Flowers is on site before and after the ceremony if you would like to purchase flowers for your graduate. The company carries top-of-the-line quality, fresh-cut flowers, with a large variety of colors and sizes.

  • 1 Dozen Long-Stem Roses – $49 with babies breath and greenery
  • 1/2 Dozen Roses – $25
  •  T-shirt with all graduates’ names – $30

To further contribute to a safe and efficient environment for your graduates, guests, and faculty, we are strongly encouraging customers to take advantage of our online pre-order service. We will have a contact-free customer experience for the guests who are simply picking up their pre-purchased and reserved product. This will also increase overall physical distancing measures.

Click Here to Pre-Order your Commencement items.

All online orders will be available for pickup on site the day of the graduation.  To retrieve your order, please stop by our booth located conveniently at the entrance to the graduation before the ceremony begins.

In order to graduate, all students must fill out their graduation application form.  The deadline is April 1, 2024.

For April 2024 graduates:

Follow the directions on this page.

* The application form, and ceremonies listed on this webpage, are for undergraduate students of the College of Business Administration.

Yes, all of the Pitt Business December 2023 graduates are invited to attend the Spring 2024 Ceremony.  You are automatically included in this list.  Please continue to check your Pitt email for any updates.

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