Commencement Ceremony
Commencement will be held on two consecutive days, Monday, May 19, 2025 and Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in the Louis Armstrong Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. We will host a main ceremony for all undergraduates on the first day, Monday, May 19, with the keynote Commencement speaker, and then individual school and college ceremonies throughout the course of both days.
2025 Schedule of Events
The main Commencement ceremony is the celebration of the entire Class of 2024 and an opportunity for graduates and their guests to hear from our keynote speaker, our student speakers, President Krislov, and other dignitaries. At college and school ceremonies, graduates will have the opportunity to hear their names called and cross the stage. We encourage graduating students and their guests to attend both the main ceremony and their college or school ceremonies.
Monday, May 19, 2025: Undergraduate Day*
- 9:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Sands College of Performing Arts (including both undergraduate and graduate students), and School of Education
- 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Undergraduate Main Ceremony
- 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Lubin School of Business, College of Health Professions, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
*Sands College of Performing Arts graduate students are invited to join Commencement on this day
Tuesday, May 20, 2025: Graduate Day
- 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Elisabeth Haub School of Law
- 12:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. College of Health Professions, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Lubin School of Business, and School of Education
- 3:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Nominate Student Award Recipients
The Trustee Award
This award is presented to the undergraduate students (one from New York City and one from Pleasantville) whose positive contributions to University life and whose academic accomplishments exemplify the highest level of achievement attainable for an undergraduate. The nominee must have completed a minimum of 60 credits at Pace, have earned a QPA of 2.75 or higher, and must plan to attend Commencement in-person on Monday, May 19, 2025. Nomination deadline is Friday, February 28.
Nominate a student for the Trustee Award
The Community Service Award
This award is presented to the undergraduate students (one from New York City and one from Pleasantville) whose active contributions to the life of the University community, and to the endeavors of our neighbors in the surrounding community, most admirably embody an appreciation for the value of social responsibility. The nominee must have completed a minimum of 60 credits at Pace University and must plan to attend Commencement in-person on Monday, May 19, 2025. Nomination deadline is Friday, February 28.