Commencement

Commencement 2026 Weekend Celebrations

Please join the Lawrence community for celebrations throughout Commencement Weekend. All listed times are Central Daylight Time. 

The celebration begins on Friday with the Senior Art Exhibit and Commencement Concert and culminates with the Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, June 14 at 10 a.m. on Main Hall Green. 

Sunday, June 7, 2026
2 p.m.
Lavendar Graduation
Wriston Art Center Lobby & Auditorium

Friday, June 12, 2026
10 a.m.-4 p.m. 
Senior Art Exhibition 
Wriston Art Center Galleries

2-3 p.m. 
Commencement Rehearsal for Seniors 
Main Hall Green (Inclement Weather Site: Lawrence Memorial Chapel)

5-6:30 p.m. 
Spiritual & Religious Life, International Student Services & Intercultural Center Dinner for Seniors 
West Campus, Van Asten Family Overlook
7-10 p.m.  
Viking Room Open 
Memorial Hall

7:30 p.m. 
Commencement Concert featuring Class of 2026 
Lawrence Memorial Chapel (Reception to follow in Shattuck Hall of Music, Room 163)

Saturday, June 13, 2026
9-11 a.m. 
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony & Breakfast (2026 Initiates & Family Members Only)
Warch Campus Center, Nathan Marsh Pusey Room & Somerset Room

10:30-11:15 a.m. 
First-Gen Student & Family Celebration 
Warch Campus Center, Cinema

12 p.m.-4 p.m. 
Senior Art Exhibition 
Wriston Art Center Galleries

12-1:30 p.m. 
Cookout for Seniors, Families, Faculty, & Staff 
Performance by Lawrence University Grad Band 
Main Hall Green (next to Wriston/Mudd Library) 
(Inclement Weather Site: Warch Campus Center)

2:30-3:45 p.m. 
Baccalaureate Service 
Lawrence Memorial Chapel

4:30-7 p.m. 
Viking Room Open 
Memorial Hall

Sunday, June 14, 2026
9:30 a.m. 
Processional Assembly 
Shattuck Hall of Music Plaza Sidewalk 
Inclement Weather: Report directly to assigned Lawrence Memorial Chapel seats at 9:30 a.m.

10 a.m.-12 p.m. 
Commencement 
Main Hall Green 
Inclement Weather Site: Lawrence Memorial Chapel

12-1 p.m. 
Post Commencement Reception 
Main Hall Green (next to Wriston/Mudd Library)

12-2 p.m. 
Senior Art Exhibition 
Wriston Art Center Galleries