Commencement
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Fall Commencement will occur on Saturday, May 9, 2026 in Pucillo Gymnasium. Ceremony times for each college are listed below:
- 9:00 AM - College of Education and Human Services
- 1:00 PM - College of Science and Technology
- 5:00 PM - Lombardo College of Business and College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Doctoral, Masters, and Undergraduate degrees will be conferred during each ceremony.
Pucillo Gymnasium doors will open one (1) hour prior to each ceremony for ticketed guests to enter the venue.
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BROADCAST SITE - Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center
The broadcast site at the Winter Center is a great option if graduates are in need of more than their allotted 4 tickets. The Winter Center has comfortable theatre chairs, there is a big screen and its less crowded! Family can still be on campus with you to celebrate the big day in real time even if not under the same roof.
- LIVE! broadcast of the ceremony.
- Tickets are NOT required for this location.
- Comfortable theatre seats.
- Handicap seating is available in the Winter Center.
- Climate controlled.
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TICKET INFORMATION - GRADUATE & UNDERGRADUATE CANDIDATES
Tickets are required for guests to attend in-person ceremonies at Pucillo Gymnasium.
Each graduate may be allotted up to four (4) guest tickets; subject to change based on college size, if additional tickets are possible we will notify students by email between 5/4/2026 and 5/8/2026.
Graduates can choose to either pick up Physical Tickets or to recieve them Digitally.
Physical tickets can be picked up at the MU Ticket Office starting on April 27, 2025 located in the Student Memorial Center. Tickets will be distributed via the ticket office window until Friday, May 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.
You can email Ticket.Sales@millersville.edu from your MU email address if you need to have someone else pick up your tickets. In the email, please provide your name, P#, and name of the person that will be picking up your tickets.
Hours for ticket pick up:
- April 27 – 30 from 8:30AM - 7:00PM
- Friday, May 1 from 8:30AM - 5:00PM
- Saturday, May 2 from 11:00AM - 3:00PM
- May 4 - 7 from 8:30AM - 7:00PM
- Friday, May 8 from 8:30AM - 5:00PM
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TICKET INFORMATION - FACULTY
ROBING FACULTY must register with the Provost’s Office. They do NOT receive a ticket to the ceremony.
NON-ROBING FACULTY - Limit one (1) ticket per non-robing faculty member.
- Non-robing faculty tickets should NOT be distributed to MU Students or provided to an undergraduate or graduate candidate for extra ticket purposes. Tickets are uniquely identified to the ticket holder and will be void for entry at the door if misused.
- Seating will be in general admission and is first come, first serve on day of the ceremony.
- Non-robing faculty tickets will be available for pick up at the SMC Ticket Office. Check the commencement website for business hours.