Commencement 2025
2025 Commencement Speakers
Linda Rabbitt, founder and executive chairman of Rand Construction Corporation (pictured left)
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Constance Fernandez, philanthropist & community leader (pictured center)
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Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the U.S. Navy (retired, pictured right)
About the Commencement Ceremony
Marymount University’s 2025 Commencement will be a special celebration, marking our graduates’ well-earned achievements and the university’s 75th anniversary of excellence and purpose-driven education.
- The University is planning in-person, outdoor ceremonies for 2025 graduates during the weekend of May 15-18. Please note that all outdoor ceremonies will be rain or shine, so please check the weather for that day and dress appropriately. Umbrellas will not be permitted on the field. Please consider bringing a poncho or other rain covering that will not obstruct the view of guests around you.
- Commencement ceremonies will take place on the Converse Family Field on Main Campus and will include students who qualify for graduation from the Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025 semesters.
- Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies will be held according to each College, with each ceremony including graduate and undergraduate students together.
- There will be separate indoor hooding ceremonies for doctoral candidates held the day before their respective commencement ceremonies.
Each student planning to participate in a College Commencement ceremony will be issued 6 tickets. Doctoral students planning to participate in a Hooding ceremony will be issued 4 tickets for that event. Graduating students can pick up their commencement tickets from their College Dean’s office during the week of April 28. Please bring a photo ID and confirmation of completing your Graduating Student Survey to collect your tickets. As in years past, each commencement ceremony will be broadcast live online for family members and guests to view remotely if they cannot attend in-person.
2025 Schedule of Events
Monday, May 12
4:00pm – Baccalaureate Mass – Sacred Heart of Mary Chapel (doors open at 3pm)
Thursday, May 15
2:00pm – Nursing Pinning Ceremony – Lee Center Main Gym (doors open at 1pm)
4:00pm – Honors Society Celebration – Reinsch Auditorium (doors open at 3pm)
6:00pm – College of Business, Innovation, Leadership and Technology Doctoral Hooding Ceremony – Lee Center Main Gym (doors open at 5pm)
Friday, May 16
10:00am – Commencement for the College of Business, Innovation, Leadership and Technology – Converse Field (seating opens at 8:30am)
4:00pm – College of Health and Education Doctoral Hooding Ceremony – Lee Center Main Gym (doors open at 3pm)
Saturday, May 17
10:00am – Commencement for the College of Health and Education, Converse Field – (seating opens at 8:30am)
Sunday, May 18
10:00am – Commencement for the College of Sciences and Humanities – (seating opens at 8:30am)
Important Information
For All Commencement Ceremony Attendees
Arrival Time
Each Commencement ceremony will start promptly at 10:00 am. Graduating students should arrive on Main Campus at 8:30 am to allow for student check-in and guests being seated prior to the start of the ceremony. For Hooding Ceremonies, students should arrive 60 minutes before the ceremony to allow for student check-in and guests to be seated.
Parking
Parking for students and their guests for all events on Main Campus will be in the Blue and White parking garages. Security will monitor and assist with parking. Please enter the parking garages via the Yorktown Blvd entrances. Students and guests are not permitted to park in surface lots or spaces unless handicap accessibility is required. If accessibility is required, please check in at the Guard House at the Glebe Road entrance for directions to handicap parking.
Check-in
Students must check in before the ceremonies at the Lee Center Atrium. Additional details about the check-in process will be provided via email closer to the dates of Commencement.
Live Stream
The live streaming link will be placed on the Commencement website during the week of May 12. In addition, a recording of the live-stream ceremonies will be available to download during the week after all ceremonies are completed.
Regalia
PLEASE ORDER YOUR REGALIA HERE
The Bookstore will host a graduation fair on APRIL 29th from 10am-5pm. Caps and gowns, invitations, diploma frames and class rings will be available for purchase. Students are encouraged to purchase their cap and gown online through Herff Jones. Online ordering will END ON APRIL 28th. Click the web links above for further information.
Note: For graduates or their guests, pointed-heeled shoes, e.g. stilettos, are not permitted on the Converse Family Field. Low wedges or thick square heels are permitted, and flats are fine! No pointed heel shoes will be allowed on the field.
Latin Honors
Students fulfilling the requirements for a bachelor’s degree will graduate with Latin honors if they have completed a minimum of 60 credits at Marymount University and their cumulative grade point average meets or exceeds the following:
- 3.8 summa cum laude (with highest honors)
- 3.6 magna cum laude (with high honors)
- 3.4 cum laude (with honors)
The grade point average is not rounded when calculating honors. Study abroad credits (except for credits earned through Marymount-sponsored programs) are not counted towards the 60-credit requirement for eligibility for graduation honors.
Students participating in Commencement 2025 will have Latin Honors recognized at Commencement, if they have completed a minimum of 60 credits at Marymount University and their cumulative GPA is 3.4 or higher. Students will receive an email from the Office of the Registrar to their Marymount email account notifying them of this achievement the week of May 12, 2025. If you have any questions about Latin Honors, please email or call 703-284-1520.
