Mount Marty University Commencement

CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES! 

 

Schedule of Events

  • wednesday, APRIL 26, 2023

     4:00 pm Undergraduate Senior Send Off 
                     at Benedict's Café

    Friday, may 5 

    11:00 am Undergraduate Commencement Practice
                      at Cimpl Arena

    11:30 am - 1:00 pm Undergraduate Lunch with Faculty & Staff 
                      at Main Dining Room 

      3:15 pm Undergraduate Benedictine Commissioning Ceremony
                      at Monastery Chapter Room

      4:00 pm Baccalaureate
                      at Bishop Marty Chapel

      7:30 pm BSN and MSN Nursing Pinning Ceremony
                      at Bishop Marty Chapel

    saturday, may 6

    10:00 am Undergraduate Commencement 
                      at Cimpl Arena

    LIVE STREAM PROGRAM Ceremony Recording

      1:00 pm Graduate Commencement 
                      at Cimpl Arena

    LIVE STREAM PROGRAM ceremony recording

  • Saturday, April 29, 2023

    10:00 am Watertown Commencement 
                       at Immaculate Conception Parish Catholic Church

     PROGRAM

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. Link coming soon!

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

A professional photographer will take photos of each graduate. Photos will be available, free of charge, on this site a week after the cereomy.

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

MMU - Yankton

Immaculate Conception Parish Catholic Church

 

RSVP REQUIRED

RSVP to Baccalaureate and Commencement is due March 12.

RSVP HERE

Academic Regalia

Academic regalia may be picked up in the Roncalli Welcome Center from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5 and from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 6. If you plan to attend Baccalaureate, you will need to have your regalia picked up in the afternoon as the gown is worn during Mass. We encourage all graduates in town on Friday to pick up their regalia on Friday 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 12.

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.

RSVP REQUIRED

RSVP to Baccalaureate and Commencement is due March 12.  

RSVP Here

ACADEMIC REGALIA

Academic regalia may be picked up in the Roncalli Welcome Center from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5 and from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 6. If you plan to attend Baccalaureate, you will need to have your regalia picked up in the afternoon as the gown is worn during Mass. We encourage all graduates in town on Friday to pick up their regalia on Friday 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 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 12. 

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.

RSVP REQUIRED

RSVP for Commencement is due March 12.

RSVP here

ACADEMIC REGALIA

Academic regalia may be picked up at the office from 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. on April 27 and 28.

Please return your rental gown after you have taken photos with your guests. You keep your cap and tassel.

Academic regalia orders are due March 12. 

order your regalia

LINE UP

Please arrive by 9:15 a.m. for line up.  This will ensure we are ready to begin the ceremony by 10:00 a.m.

Though you are welcome to take your own pictures from the audience, Mount Marty University will be providing complimentary photos from the event.

VIEW PHOTOS HERE

Questions? 

Contact the Office of the Registrar at 605-668-1515 or registrar@mountmarty.edu

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