CONGRATULATIONS!
Join us for SLU's Commencement Ceremony on Wednesday May 28th, as we recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2025. Here you will find all of the information you will need in order to participate.
DETAILS:
Commencement Ceremony
Date: Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
Time: 4:00pm
Graduating students must arrive by 3:00pm
Faculty must arrive by 2:30pm
Guests should arrive by 3:30pm
Location:
The New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwarzmann Building
Celeste Bartos Forum
476 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Graduates, guests, faculty, and staff use the side entrance located at 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues.
The ceremony will also be LIVE streamed on SLU's commencement website.
Dean's Graduation Reception
Date: Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
Time: 6:30pm
Location:
CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies
25 West 43rd Street, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Join us at CUNY SLU for the Dean’s Graduation Reception for graduates, family, friends, faculty, staff and SLU partners/supporters immediately following Commencement Ceremony.
Light Refreshments will be served.
CHECKLIST:
- Meet with your advisor to ensure graduation requirements are met.
- Apply for graduation via CUNYfirst. Deadline to apply for spring graduation is March 15th. If you have questions, please contact your advisor and the Office of the Registrar at registrar@slu.cuny.edu.
- Complete the Graduation survey located in CUNYfirst on the To Do list under the Graduation Requirements section.
- Nominate Graduate Student Speaker by April 3rd.
- Order your cap and gown through Jostens. Last day to order is April 6th.*
- RSVP & order tickets for the commencement ceremony no later than April 25th.
- RSVP for Commencement Information Session no later than April 25th.
- Update contact information in CUNYfirst and with the SLU Alumni Association for future alumni communications.
- Email Commencement@slu.cuny.edu no later than May 2nd if you or your guest need any accommodations.
- *All graduates who elect to march at Commencement Ceremony must have a cap and gown. “Graduation Regalia” includes a cap, gown, and tassel. Masters’ degree students also wear a hood. SLU has a limited number of caps and gowns available for students to borrow upon request, on a first come, first served basis. Email Commencement@slu.cuny.edu no later than April 25th.