COMMENCEMENT + GRADUATION INFORMATION

Blessing of Seniors Service, Wartburg Chapel, Saturday, May 27, 6 p.m.
This service is a time for students and families to gather together in worship. The program will include music, a short message, and a special blessing for those students who are graduating this year.

Meal transfers end Thursday at 1:15 p.m. for the term. Points work through Sunday, May 30.

Attendance
Pending graduates will be notified in April on the process to request to participate in Commencement in absentia. 

Attire
Dress for Commencement should be business casual to formal. The following official regalia is appropriate to be worn during Commencement: Wartburg College approved cap, gown, honor cords, and scholarship medallions. Students may also wear accessories (such as stoles) that represent nationality or recognized student organizations.

All Regents and Presidential Scholarship recipients are encouraged to wear their scholarship medals with caps and gowns for Baccalaureate and Commencement. (If you have questions regarding the medals, please contact Admissions at 319-352-8264 or admissions@wartburg.edu.

Commencement is both a joyful celebration and a solemn event. Commencement officials are authorized to request that students remove unauthorized symbols or regalia, and, when necessary, to take possession of items until after the ceremony.

We look forward to sharing in our graduates’ joy while maintaining decorum and respect for the College’s traditions.

COMMENCEMENT DETAILS FOR GRADUATES:

• The ceremony will take place in Hoover Fieldhouse in The Wartburg-Waverly Sports & Wellness Center. Ceremony time is 10:30 a.m.
• Graduates will line up in Levick Arena in The W at 10 a.m. and process into the field house. Rehearsal will take place at 7:30 a.m. and Senior Breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Mensa.
• After the ceremony, graduates and guests are welcome to gather on central campus for photos.

COMMENCEMENT DETAILS FOR GUESTS:

• The ceremony will take place in the Hoover Fieldhouse in the Wartburg-Waverly Sports & Wellness Center. Ceremony time is 10:30 a.m.
• There is no limit to the number of family members who may attend; tickets are not required to be admitted into the fieldhouse. 
• Accessible seating for those with wheelchairs or other mobility challenges will be available.
• Accessible parking is available near the venue.
• After the ceremony, graduates and guests are welcome to gather on central campus for photos.

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December 2022 Commencement

December Ceremony

• The ceremony will take place Dec. 11, 10:30 a.m. in the Wartburg Chapel with a reception to follow in Bachman Fine Arts Center foyer.
• The Rev. Halcyon Bjornstad, interim dean of spiritual life, will give the message.
• Wartburg Medals will be presented to Dr. Fred Ribich, professor emeritus of psychology, and June Rickhoff ’61 Mehlhaus.

May 2023 Commencement

Monday, May 22
Mortar Board Decorating hosted by ETK, 7 p.m., McCoy Rooms

Thursday, May 25
Senior Pig Roast, 6 p.m., Walston-Hoover Stadium

Friday, May 26
May Term Band Concert, 5 p.m., Campus Mall (rain site – Neumann Auditorium)

Saturday, May 27
Senior Art Exhibit, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery
Master of Arts in Leadership Hooding Ceremony (view live stream and download the program), 3-4 p.m., Wartburg Chapel
Blessing of the Seniors, 6 p.m., Wartburg Chapel

Sunday, May 28
Senior Art Exhibit, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Waldemar A. Schmidt Art Gallery
Graduation Ceremony (view live stream and download the program), 10:30 a.m., Hoover Fieldhouse – The W

Questions about Commencement? Contact Sally Malcolm at sally.malcolm@wartburg.edu.