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Participating in Summer 2025 Commencement
Schedule and Ticket Allotments
| Time | Ceremony Type | College(s) | Tickets allotted per graduate |
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| Summer 2025 schedule of ceremonies coming soon. | |||
Faculty Processional
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Role description: Members are led by the faculty marshal en masse to begin each ceremony and are seated together at the front of the Arena for the ceremony's duration.
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RSVP: RSVP via the button below by July 4 to reserve your seat in the Arena.
Faculty and Student Marshals
- Faculty marshals carry a large mace to lead the faculty processional and assist in routing students from their seats to the stage during the ceremony.
- Student marshals carry small maces to lead the processional of graduates from their colleges in each ceremony. These are seated with the graduates of their colleges and assist in getting students re-seated after they cross the stage.
- Training is provided to all volunteers. Volunteer sign-up for Aug. 1 coming soon!
Academic Regalia
- If you are participating and do not own regalia, you will need to reserve regalia by clicking the button below. Regalia will be from the institution of your terminal degree. Faculty rental regalia costs will be covered by the Registrar's Office.
- Orders ship to the address of your choice and include a shipping label for free return back to Herff Jones during the week following commencement. We recommend you keep the shipping box to make return easy. If you need a new shipping label, you can print one via this page for free.
- The deadline for faculty to order regalia is Friday, June 20, 2025.
- Please return your regalia within the week following commencement using the pre-paid shipping label included in your initial delivery or you can print one via this page at no cost.
Follett and the UNF Bookstore have exclusive rights to buy, sell, rent, and distribute official regalia for commencement.
Commencement Day
- All faculty participating in the processional should meet in the Field House (Bldg. 26) at least 15 minutes prior to the ceremony.
- Faculty serving as marshals should arrive in the Field House at least 30 minutes prior to the ceremony.
- Light refreshments and seating will be provided in the faculty staging area at the rear of the Field House.
Questions? Contact commencement@unf.edu. We look forward to welcoming you!