{"id":37590,"date":"2025-10-30T14:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T18:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/?page_id=37590"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:28:27","slug":"commencement-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/commencement","title":{"rendered":"Commencement 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About the 2026 Commencement Celebrations<\/h2>\n<p>Marymount University&#8217;s 2026 Commencement will be a special celebration, marking our graduates\u2019 well-earned achievements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The University is planning in-person ceremonies for 2025-2026 graduates on May 17, at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.<\/li>\n<li>There will be two ceremonies: one for all undergraduate students and one for all graduate students. There will be a separate Hooding Ceremony for all doctoral candidates held on May 16.<\/li>\n<li>Commencement ceremonies will include students who qualify for graduation from the Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026 semesters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>2026 Schedule of Events<\/h2>\n<h4>Monday May 11, 2026<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Baccalaureate Mass<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Time: 4:00pm<br \/>\nChapel, Marymount University, Arlington, VA<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Friday May 15, 2026<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Honors Awards Ceremony<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Time: 2:00pm (doors open for guests at 1:00pm)<br \/>\nReinsch Auditorium, Marymount University, Arlington, VA<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Friday May 15, 2026<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Nursing Pinning Ceremony<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Time: 4:00pm (doors open for guests at 3:30pm)<br \/>\nLee Center, Marymount University, Arlington, VA<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Saturday May 16, 2026<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Doctoral Hooding Ceremony<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Time: 4:00pm (doors open for guests at 3:00pm)<br \/>\nDAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Sunday May 17, 2026<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Time: 10:00am (doors open for guests at 9:00am)<br \/>\nDAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28601 \" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mario-Murgado-300.jpg\" alt=\"Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Featured Speaker Mario Murgado\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\"><\/em>Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Featured Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Mario Murgado, President and CEO of Murgado Automotive Group, Inc.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28602\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Damon-Porter-300.jpg\" alt=\"Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Alumni Speaker Damon Porter \u201894\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\"><\/em>Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Alumni Speaker:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Damon Porter \u201894, Global Head of Enterprise Government Affairs at Veralto<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h4>Sunday May 17, 2026<\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Graduate Commencement Ceremony<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Time: 2:00pm (doors open for guests at 1:00pm)<br \/>\nDAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28605\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aimee-Rogstad-Guidera-300.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate Commencement Ceremony Featured Speaker Aimee Rogstad Guidera\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\"><\/em>Graduate Commencement Ceremony Featured Speaker:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Aimee Rogstad Guidera, Former Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-28606 \" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terri-Feely-300.jpg\" alt=\"Graduate Ceremony Alumni Speaker Terri Feely \u201996\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\"><\/em>Graduate Commencement Ceremony Alumni Speaker:<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Terri Feely \u201996, Chief People Officer at Inova Health System<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"standard-button\" href=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-announces-2026-commencement-speakers-and-ceremony-dates\/#gsc.tab=0\">Read more about the 2026 Commencement Speakers<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37591 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/10\/RS51681_190518mu-graduate-commencement0078-scr.jpg\" alt=\"Graduates and President Becerra stand together in cap and gown outside Constitution Hall\" width=\"1199\" height=\"800\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Questions can be emailed to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:commence@marymount.edu\">commence@marymount.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the 2026 Commencement Celebrations Marymount University&#8217;s 2026 Commencement will be a special celebration, marking our graduates\u2019 well-earned achievements. 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