May Commencement at Millersville University

Tickets are required for guests to attend an in-person ceremony at Pucillo Gymnasium.

All guest over the age of three years old wanting to enter Pucillo Gymnasium will need to present a ticket.

Each graduate may be allotted up to four (4) guest tickets. After all students register for commencement, if additional tickets are possible we will notify students by email between 5/4/2026 and 5/8/2026.

Guest tickets should not be duplicated as each ticket has a unique code on them that will be scanned at the door.  For this reason, lost tickets cannot be replaced.

After you apply for graduation, and your graduation application is approved by the Registrar’s Office, the Office of the Provost will email you with instructions to register for commencement. Completing that registration is what triggers your ticket allocation. Those emails are expected to begin going out in mid‑to‑late March.

All GRADUATES will report to the Anttonen Lobby of Pucillo Gymnasium.

All GUESTS will enter the venue using the north entrance on the west side of the building.

Students who are eligible to graduate will receive an email from the Office of the Provost (officeoftheprovost@millersville.edu) that includes commencement details. The emails will start being sent before or after Spring Recess 2026.

DOCTORAL AND MASTER'S CANDIDATES: Upon arrival, candidates will be directed where to line up to process.

Doctoral and Master's graduates will be hooded by their graduate coordinator and individually recognized as they walk across the stage, receive a diploma cover and are professionally photographed.

UNDERGRADUATES will report to check in for the ceremony and then proceed directly to your seat, guided by commencement marshals. Undergraduates will be seated by college.

Undergraduates will be individually recognized as they walk across the stage, receive a diploma cover and are professionally photographed.

ALL graduates will walk in a recessional at the conclusion of the ceremony.

Video: How to wear your cap and gown
With a focus on sustainability, in lieu of a paper commencement program, a QR code will be provided to graduates and guests to access a digital version of the Commencement program. Please ensure that you bring a device such as a cellphone or tablet that will enable you to scan the QR code and view the program.

REGALIA (CAP & GOWN) ---

Graduates who are participating in the ceremony are required to wear the appropriate regalia which is available for purchase from the University Store.

Video: How to wear your cap and gown

Click here for University Store website

Doctoral Cap and Gown packages include a black doctoral gown, velvet tam, academic hood, and gold tassel.
Video: How to wear your doctoral cap and gown

Master's Cap and Gown packages include a black master's gown, academic hood, cap, and tassel.
Video: How to wear your master cap and gown

Bachelor's Cap and Gown packages include a black gown, cap, and tassel. If students are expecting honor cords for University Latin Honors, Department Honors, or University Honors College, they will be automatically included in their order for no extra fee.
Video: How to wear your bachelor cap and gown

University Store Hours of Operation: 
Monday – Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.  

Contact the University Store at (717) 871-7610 or email store@ssi.millersville.edu.

PERSONAL ATTIRE ---

Graduates should plan to arrive at check-in dressed in regalia (cap & gown) and ready to participate in the ceremony.

Graduates should use their own discretion as to what apparel is worn under the gown.  Reminder, you will be professionally photographed which is a lasting image of this special day for you, your family and friends.  

Footwear: Please be advised that you will be walking and standing as well as climbing stairs, so it is recommended that you wear flats or a low wedge heel.

Graduates are encouraged to limit the number of personal items brought in to the ceremony with you.  The University is not responsible for lost or stolen items left behind.  

 

General parking will be available for all ceremony attendees in all on-campus parking lots.

The Pucillo Gymnasium & adjacent parking lots are exclusively reserved for guests with special needs, mobility issues, and/or with a state issued handicap placard.  Guests with limited mobility are also able to be dropped off at the guest entrance as directed by University Police.

All on campus parking is open and does not require a parking tag for the event.  

STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARK IN CREEK DRIVE LOT OR TO WALK TO CEREMONY SITE.

Commencement Parking Map (PDF)

Alternate Viewing Location

Winter Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 60 West Cottage Avenue, Millersville, PA 17551. No tickets are required for this location.

Livestream

For those unable to get to campus a livestream will be available on our website. 

Questions

Please see the FAQs for additional information.

Contact Information

Office of the Registrar
Application to graduate, degree audit, transcripts and diploma mailing questions.
717- 871-5005
Commencement: Commencement@millersville.edu
Degree Audit: Degree.Audit@millersville.edu
General/Registration: Registrar@millersville.edu

Graduate Studies
Master’s and Doctoral Candidate inquiries:

• Your Advisor
• Your Graduate Coordinator

Office of University Events 
Ceremony information
717-871-5926 | special.events@millersville.edu

Ticket Office
Guest Ticket Information
717-871-7600 | ticket.sales@millersville.edu

University Store
Caps, gowns, honors cords, stoles, class rings, graduation announcements and yard signs.
717-871-7610 | store@ssi.millersville.edu

Policies

• Academic Graduation Policy
• Graduation Honors Policy
• Enrollment Graduation Policy

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