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Graduation
Weinberg College 2025 Convocation
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 3:00-5:30pm in Welsh-Ryan Arena
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 3 p.m.
Weinberg College ConvocationWelsh-Ryan Arena, 2705 Ashland Ave, Evanston, IL 60208
Doors open for graduates and their guests at 1:30 p.m.
Graduate Check-In
Graduates will check-in at Trienens Hall at Welsh-Ryan Arena beginning at 1:30 p.m. to receive your name card (how we will call your name on stage). All students will receive a pre-printed name card, regardless of whether you filled out the online form in advance. Graduates will immediately proceed into Welsh-Ryan Arena to be seated. If you'd like to be seated with specific peers in your graduating class, you must enter the arena together. Saving seats is not permitted.Arrive no later than 2:45 p.m.
All graduates will pass through metal detectors when arriving at Trienens Hall and graduates' robes must be unzipped while proceeding through security. Travel light! All students and guests are limited to a small purse or personal bag up to 10x6x2 inches, which security personnel will inspect. Please give your backpacks, cameras, and other personal effects to a friend or family member for safekeeping. There are no lockers or storage facilities available.
Check Your Tickets and Transfer Tickets to Your Guests
Log into your Graduation Ticketing account to transfer tickets to your guests in advance of the ceremony. For transfer instructions, please see the Graduation Weekend website.Please note the following:
- Make sure to transfer your tickets to your guests before the ceremony.
- Selling of tickets is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
- All tickets are general admission.
- All guests MUST have a ticket (except children under the age of 3).
- Those without tickets will NOT be admitted into the venue.
- Additional tickets will NOT be available at Welsh-Ryan Arena on June 14.
An alternate viewing location with a live stream will be provided on campus for those guests who were unable to secure tickets. This alternate viewing option will be located at Ryan Auditorium inside the Technological Institute (2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208). Doors to Ryan Auditorium will open at 1:30 p.m.
For those unable to join us in person, we will be live streaming the ceremony on the graduation website.
Transportation and Parking
The University provides all-day continuous and complimentary shuttle bus service between the main Evanston campus and Welsh-Ryan Arena beginning at 8 a.m. on June 14. It is highly recommended that graduates and their guests take shuttles from the main campus early to avoid long wait times at shuttle stops. Plan travel time accordingly - shuttles take longer with stops and traffic on this day. Parking on campus is open and free of charge to all guests during Convocation. Limited parking will be available in the Welsh-Ryan Arena parking lot and street parking in the surrounding neighborhood is prohibited by the City of Evanston.
If you have guests with reserved Accessible Seating or Wheelchair seating tickets, you may drop them off for entry at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
More information on transportation and parking can be found on the Graduation website.
Check Your Regalia
Security measures will be in place for individual and community safety. You may encounter uniformed officers directing traffic, monitoring metal detectors at entrances, and inspecting bags. All guests will pass through metal detectors when arriving at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Travel light! All guests are limited to a small purse or personal bag up to 10x6x2 inches, which security personnel will inspect.Clear, plastic factory-sealed waters or empty, reusable water bottles (non-glass) will be allowed in the venue.
Prohibited items at all graduation venues include: air horns and other artificial noise makers, including instruments; alcohol; animals (excluding service animals); balloons; banners; bottles and cans; cameras with detachable lenses; confetti of any kind; coolers; fireworks; flags; flyers and handouts; glitter; laser pens or laser products of any type; outside food; poles and sticks; projectiles; selfie sticks; signs; tents; umbrellas (any size); weapons of any kind, including guns, knives, ammunition, explosives, pepper spray and mace; and anything else that interferes with another guest's ability to see, hear and enjoy the ceremony.
Check Your Regalia
You must wear regalia to participate in the ceremony. Check to make sure you have your regalia and it is correct.Regalia will only be available for pickup at the Norris Bookstore during the following times:
- Thursday, June 12: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Friday, June 13: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
- Saturday, June 14: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Stage-Crossing
Graduates will cross the stage and hear their name read as they receive a diploma cover. Professional photographs will be taken of each student on stage by Dynamic Photo Systems. You must register to view the photos, and you can submit your information on the Dynamic Photo Systems website. Questions can be directed to support@dynamicphotosystems.com.
Diplomas - Verify Your Mailing Address
Diplomas will not be distributed on June 14. Graduates will be given a diploma cover at the ceremony. Diplomas for June graduates will be mailed in August to the graduate's permanent address as it is listed in CAESAR. Please check CAESAR to ensure your permanent is correct.Download the Commencement App
Download Guidebook, the Graduation Weekend information app, and make your schedule of the events you plan to attend. The app has ceremonies, celebrations, receptions, maps, parking and shuttle information, reminders, and other helpful resources.
About the Speaker
The 2025 convocation speaker will be alumnus Junta Nakai ('04). He is a Global Vice President at Databricks, a Silicon Valley based AI company recently valued at $62 billion.
Live Stream
Check back on June 14 for the live stream for those unable to join us in person.
A recording will be available following the ceremony.
Additional Information
Questions? Email wcas-events@northwestern.edu.
Additional information regarding Commencement (the university-wide ceremony) can be found on the Graduation Office's website.