Commencement
Class of 2025 Commencement Activities
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Commencement Ceremony 2025
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Details will be posted here as soon as they are finalized.
2025 Grad Finale
Tuesday, February 18 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Pounds Lounge (lower level of Roy L. Smith Student Center)
Southwestern College’s Grad Finale is your one-stop source for everything you’ll need to graduate—everything but the degree, that is. Your cap and gown, announcements and on-campus resources will all be in one convenient place.
Application for Graduation
Students who plan to graduate must complete a graduation application by the deadline. View steps and details here:
For those who are unable to attend the in-person ceremonies, we will be streaming the events on the SC YouTube channel. Watch below!
2025 Honors ConvocationDate: Thursday, April 10, 2025 |
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2025 Baccalaureate ServiceDate: Sunday, May 4, 2025 |
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2025 Commencement Ceremonyfor Main Campus & Professional Studies undergraduate students Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025 |
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Looking for a Gift for your Graduate?
Engraved Brick at the Mound
Honor your graduate with their very own permanent custom brick at the Mound! With your contribution of $120, a personalized 4”x 8” brick will be placed at this campus monument. To purchase a brick, click the button below. If you have questions, please contact the Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement, at (800) 846-1543 ext. 6155 or alumni@sckans.edu for details.
Engraved Paver at the Mound
Recognize the accomplishment of your graduate with a custom stone paver! With your contribution of $300, a personalized 12”x12” stone paver will be placed at this campus monument. To purchase your paver, click the button below. If you have questions, please contact the Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Engagement, at (800) 846-1543 ext. 6155 or alumni@sckans.edu for details.
Lots of Builder Gear at Moundbuilder Market
Shirts, hoodies, hats, stickers, keychains, and so much more!
Instructions for Graduates
1:30 p.m. Pick up name cards and line up in LOWER LEVEL of Stewart Field House.
- Caps and gowns are worn for this ceremony.
- Line up order is by degree not major.
Procession to the east side of Stewart Field House
- Listen carefully to instructions given and follow the junior marshals.
- The stage party and the faculty precede you in line. When you proceed to the seating area, sit down to be sure every chair is filled.
- The junior marshals will cue you when it is time for your row to stand and proceed to the stage.
- You will be given two name cards—one card for the reader as you enter onto the stage; the second card should be given to the photographer’s assistant when your picture is taken with the flags after crossing the stage.
- During the commencement ceremonies, there will be a picture taken of you and the President and another of you in front of the flags. There will also be a designated area for family to take pictures of you should they choose to do so. See details about Genesee Photo Systems here. An institutional gallery of images from Commencement weekend ceremonies will be available at www.sckans.edu/commencement.
- Return to your seat for the remainder of the ceremony.
Diploma Pick-Up
- Graduates whose degrees have been conferred effective May 5 may pick up their diploma immediately after the ceremony at the concession stand at the south end of Jantz Stadium.
- Those undergraduates/graduates who walk but are May 30 or August 30 graduates will be contacted by the Registrar's Office about diploma delivery.
Moundbuilder Market
Moundbuilder Market is Southwestern College’s merchandise and apparel store and will have a pop-up shop located at the top of Richard Jantz Stadium during the Commencement Ceremony.
For more information, visit: www.moundbuildermarket.store.
Directions?
Need a map or directions? Go HERE!
Indoor Location to View Commencement
The following climate-controlled location is available for viewing of the Commencement Ceremony:
- Richardson Performing Arts Center in Christy Administration Building
Handicap Parking Available
Parking will be available for persons with handicap permits in the parking lot between Christy Administration Building and Roy L. Smith Student Center.
Weather Updates
In case of inclement weather, the decision to move commencement exercises indoors will be posted on www.sckans.edu/campus. You can also call (620) 229-6333 or 800-846-1543 ext. 6333 for more information.
