Mount Marty University Commencement

save the date, class of 2026!

Watertown Campus
Date: April 25, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Immaculate Conception Church

Yankton Campus - Undergraduate
Date: May 2, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Cimpl Arena

Yankton Campus - Graduate
Date: May 2, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Cimpl Arena

Yankton
Watertown

Friday, may 1, 2026

11:00 a.m.

Undergraduate Commencement Practice
Cimpl Arena

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Undergraduate Senior Send Off Lunch & Award Ceremony
Main Dining Room

Graduates, faculty, and staff welcome!

Questions? Contact Whitney at whitney.podzimek@mountmarty.edu
or Johanna at johanna.jablonoski@mountmarty.edu

2:30 p.m.

BSN and MSN Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Marian Auditorium

Graduates, families, faculty, and staff welcome!

Questions? Contact Krystal at krystal.diedrichsen@mountmarty.edu

4:00 p.m.

Baccalaureate and Undergraduate Benedictine Commissioning Ceremony
Bishop Marty Memorial Chapel

Graduates, families, faculty, and staff welcome!

Questions? Contact Jayne at jayne.arens@mountmarty.edu
or Joe at joseph.rutten@mountmarty.edu

saturday, may 2, 2026

10:00 a.m.

Undergraduate Commencement
Cimpl Arena

The ceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube
and accessible on this page shortly before it begins.

1:00 p.m.

Graduate Commencement
Cimpl Arena

The ceremony will be livestreamed on YouTube
and accessible on this page shortly before it begins.

Saturday, April 25, 2026

10:00 a.m.

Watertown Commencement
Immaculate Conception Church

Information for Guests

We are excited to welcome you to campus to celebrate your graduate's commencement!

Attendance

There are currently no guest restrictions for each ceremony.

Handicap seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Guests who are unable to attend in person are welcome to watch the ceremony via a livestream on our website.

Ceremony Length

The ceremony will last approximately one hour. Following the ceremony, graduates will be led outdoors where they will be able to meet with their guests. Please make appropriate arrangements.

Photography

Guests may take their own photographs during the ceremony, but must remain outside of the candidate seating area. Guests will have time after the ceremony to take personal photographs.

Local Dining and Lodging

Yankton Chamber of Commerce

Watertown Chamber of Commerce

Directions

Mount Marty University - Yankton

Immaculate Conception Church - Watertown

For Yankton Graduates - Undergraduate Students (Associate & Bachelor Degrees)

RSVP REQUIRED

RSVP to Baccalaureate and Commencement is due March 16.

RSVP HERE

Academic Regalia

Academic regalia will be available for pickup during the week of Commencement or from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 2. If you plan to attend Baccalaureate, please wear your gown to Mass. We encourage all graduates to pick up their regalia early to avoid delays on Saturday.

Please return your rental gown to the Roncalli Welcome Center after you have taken photos with your guests. You keep your cap and tassel. After you return your gown, take a moment to officially sign the MMU Alumni Wall.

Academic regalia orders are due March 16.

ORDER YOUR REGALIA HERE

Ceremony Details

Depending on the weather, we will assemble in the ASNC gym or the grass area between ASNC and SLC by 9:00 a.m. This will ensure we are ready to begin the commencement ceremony by 10:00 a.m.

The ceremony will last approximately one hour. Following the ceremony, graduates will be led outdoors where they will be able to meet with their guests. Please make appropriate arrangements.

For Yankton Graduates - Graduate Students (Masters and Doctorate Degrees)

RSVP REQUIRED

RSVP to Baccalaureate and Commencement is due March 16.

RSVP Here

ACADEMIC REGALIA

Please return your rental gown to the Roncalli Welcome Center after you have taken photos with your guests. You keep your hood, cap/tam and tassel. After you return your gown, take a moment to officially sign the MMU Alumni Wall.

Academic regalia orders are due March 16.

order Your regalia here

CEREMONY DETAILS

Depending on the weather, we will assemble in the ASNC gym or the grass area between ASNC and SLC by 12:00 p.m. This will ensure we are ready to begin the commencement ceremony by 1:00 p.m.

The ceremony will last approximately one hour. Following the ceremony, graduates will be led outdoors where they will be able to meet with their guests. Please make appropriate arrangements.

For Watertown Graduates