Loyola University Chicago

SCHOOL OF LAW

Saturday, May 22 - 12:30pm - Gentile Center
1032 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL  60626
For a map of the Lake Shore Campus, please click here.

Commencement Registration

Graduates will receive an e-mail sent directly to their LUC account from commencement@luc.edu with instructions for confirming attendance to the commencement ceremony.  You must check your Loyola e-mail account and complete this on-line verification.

Academic Apparel

Law graduates must wear rented regalia from Oak Hall Cap and Gown.   Your rental apparel is paid for by the Law School, but you are responsible for placing your order.   Please plan to attend the Grad Fair in the spring to place orders for graduation related items.

You must place your rental request by April 10th at 5:00pm.
 

Academic apparel for law students will be distributed at the Halas Sports Center 2nd floor gym on the Lake Shore Campus on Saturday, May 22 from 10:00am - 12:00 noon.

Baccalaureate Mass

The Baccalaureate Mass will be held on Saturday, May 22 at 10:30am in the Madonna Della Strada Chapel, LSC.  Graduates and their families are welcome to participate.  Graduates may wear their academic apparel if they wish. 

Graduation Fair

The university is hosting a graduation fair in the spring 2010.  More information will become available at a later date.

Graduate Instructions - Day of Ceremony

Graduates should arrive at the Lake Shore Campus no later than 11:15am on the day of the ceremony.  Upon arriving on the 2nd floor of the Halas Sports Center, graduates will be given a name and seating card.  Keep this card with you at all times during the ceremony.  It is essential.  You will use it to find your assigned seat and also carry it on stage for the correct  pronunciation of your name. 

Graduates must be in their seats in the Gentile Center by 12:15pm.  Graduates should wear their caps and gowns to the ceremony, carrying their hoods draped over one arm.  The ceremony will begin promptly at 12:30pm. 
 
Graduates will hood themselves during the ceremony, when instructed to do so.

Purses and other items should be given to family members to hold during the ceremony.  There is no area in which to leave these items and graduates will not return to the same seat after crossing the stage.

Guest Instructions

General guest information can be found here.

Guests with Disabilities
If you plan to bring a guest with a disability, in addition to our Guest Information, and providing information about him/her in the Commencement Registration process, we ask that you notify Dora Jacks, Law Registrar at (312) 915-7167 so that we may try to assist you and your guests further.  Hearing impaired guests who desire an ASL interpreter should call Associate Dean James Faught at (312) 915-7131 by May 1, to make arrangements.

Relatives of Graduates
By tradition, we allow graduates to invite relatives who are graduates of the Loyola School of Law to present the diploma cover on stage during the ceremony.  Please contact Dean Faught at (312) 915-7131 for instructions.

Hotel Accommodations
A room block for May 22 for the School of Law Ceremony has been set aside.  Please click here for more information.

Photography & Video
Information regarding official photography and video policies and information may be found here.

Tickets

Tickets are not required for admission.

 

GLS Commencement Dinner

The Office of Graduate Legal Studies will host a commencement dinner to honor graduates of the Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.); Masters of Laws (LL.M.) and the Master of Jurisprudence (M.J.) degree programs on Thursday, May 20 at 6:00pm in the Corboy Law Center at 25 East Pearson.  All S.J.D., LL.M. and M.J. degree candidates will receive an invitation later this semester.

Reception

The School of Law will host a reception in honor of our graduates on Friday, May 21 beginning at 6:00pm in the Corboy Law Center at 25 E. Pearson.  Graduates are invited to bring family members and guests to join faculty, administration and staff in a joyful celebration of our graduates’ achievements.

A separate Reception will be held following the commencement ceremony.

Laudatory Status

For purposes of the ceremony, laudatory status at graduation is unofficial for May and summer graduates.  Details regarding eligibility for honors status are on the School of Law website.

Diplomas

For more information about diploma distribution, click here.

If you wish to pick up your diploma in the Law Registrar Office, or if you want your diploma sent to an alternate mailing address, please notify the Law Registrar Office at: Law-Registrar@luc.edu before June 19.  You will be notified by e-mail when diplomas are available for pick up at the Corboy Law Center, 25 East Pearson, Room 1430, Water Tower Campus.

Graduation Fees

Graduation Fees do not apply to Law students.

Congratulations Graduates!

 
Important Contacts

School of Law
Dora Jacks, Law Registrar
(312) 915-7167
Email: djacks@luc.edu

School of Law
James Faught, Associate Dean
(312) 915-7131
Email: jfaught@luc.edu