Commencement Celebrations and Festivities
St. Edward’s is excited to honor the achievements of our Undergraduate and Graduate degree recipients for the 2023 – 2024 academic year with Commencement ceremonies and festivities.
Commencement festivities will include GradFest, Baccalaureate Mass, Commencement ceremonies held in the Recreation and Athletics Center (RAC) and livestreamed from Jones and Carter Auditoriums. The Legacy Walk will follow each ceremony. Additional details are below:
GradFest, Baccalaureate Mass & Commencement Day Updates!
Cap and Gowns: The website for students to be able to place an order for cap and gowns online is now active for all students. Please use the following link to place your order. https://stedwards.shopoakhalli.com/purchasewizard/Welcome. If you're unable to attend GradFest to order your cap and gown, orders that will ship directly to the bookstore will need to be placed by 3/13. If you will have the order shipped directly to your address, the order will need to be placed by 4/17.
GradFest: GradFest will be held on Monday, March 25th in the Ragsdale Center Mabee A&B Ballrooms on the 3rd floor. From 12 noon to 6:30pm, you may stop in to purchase your cap and gown, order your graduation announcements, class ring, take graduation photos and more!
Graduation announcements and more: If you need to order graduation announcements, class ring, or other items, students may contact Balfour by clicking the link provided. https://www.cbgrad.com
Graduation Portraits: Flash Photography is the official commencement photographer. Every student will be photographed and proofs will be mailed and emailed within a week of the ceremony. If you have any questions, please contact Flash Photography directly at: https://flashphotography.com/contact
Students should continue to monitor their SEU email account or the Commencement feature on the Topper Safe app for updates.
Commencement FAQs
Fall 2023 Commencement Details
What is the date of Commencement?
The Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Where will Commencement be held?
St. Edward’s University
Recreation and Athletics Center (RAC)
3001 South Congress, Austin, TX 78704
What other activities will take place?
There will be Baccalaureate Mass at 10 a.m. in the Recreation and Athletics Center (RAC). Students should meet in your gown only (no cap) in the RAC no later than 4:45 PM. The Legacy Walk will take place immediately after the Commencement Ceremony.
If I need special accommodations, who can I contact?
If you are in need of special accommodations (i.e. - wheelchair seating), please contact commencement@stedwards.edu; or, you may click on the link provided to reserve your seating no later than 12/14/23.*Please note that only (1) attendant will be allowed to sit with those who need specified accommodations. https://forms.gle/74goCKSQsA795DTw7
When can I receive graduation tickets, and how many will I be alloted? The graduation portal for tickets will be open on Monday, November 20th at 10am. Each graduate will be alloted (7) tickets that can be retrieved using their student id number (excluding the leading zero's) as a passcode via the link provided. Students will be sent an email with the link to secure tickets.
Where should graduates and guests park for both Mass and Graduation? Campus parking on December 15th will be complimentary in the garage and all lots except the orange lots.
Spring 2024 Commencement Details
What is the date of Commencement and Baccalaureate Mass?
The Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2024; to which there will be (2) ceremonies. Baccalaureate Mass will be held on Friday, May 10th 2024 at 5pm in the RAC. Students should meet in your gown only (no cap) in the RAC no later than 4:45 PM. *No tickets are required to attend Mass.
Where will Commencement be held?
St. Edward’s University
Recreation and Athletics Center (RAC)
3001 South Congress, Austin, TX 78704
What are the times of each Commencement Ceremony? Commencement Ceremony #1 will be held 10am - Bill Munday School of Business (Graduate & Undergraduate) & the School of Behavioral & Social Sciences Undergraduate Programs. Note: Graduate check-in begins in the Alumni Gym & RAC doors open for Guests at 9am. The The Legacy Walk will take place immediately after the ceremony. Commencement Ceremony #2 will be held at 3pm - School of Arts & Humanities, School of Natural Sciences & the School of Behavioral & Social Sciences Graduate & Doctoral Programs Note: Graduate check-in Begins in the Alumni Gym & RAC doors open for Guests at 2pm. The time was moved back an hour to ensure clearance of traffic and resetting of the RAC so that all are able to enjoy the ceremony.
If you are a student who has a guest that needs ADA seating, please click on the link provided to reserve seating accommodations at: https://forms.gle/ErXQif2JTKpf5dPZ7. If you are a student who has a guest that will need a translation device, please click on the link provided to reserve a device at: https://forms.gle/7AZaPUHo1jqX4oWS7.
Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to the commencement team via email @commencement@stedwards.edu.
For questions, please reach out to commencement@stedwards.edu.