School of Business Administration
Register here to attend the School of Business Administration's Ceremony
Eligibility to Participate
Because there is only one commencement ceremony per year, undergraduate students are eligible to participate in the May 2012 commencement ceremony if they:
Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in December 2011 or
Completed all degree requirements by May 11, 2012; or
A student needing up to 12 hours to complete all requirements during Summer 2012 (a student in this category must have the Assistant Dean confirm by April 1 that the student will complete all requirements during Summer 2012).While students completing degree requirements in Summer 2012 may participate in the May 2012 ceremony, their degrees will be formally conferred as of August 2012 after they have completed all degree requirements.
GSB students completing their degree in Fall or Winter 2011 quarter; Spring or Summer 2012 quarter are eligible to participate in the May 2012 commencement ceremony.
Student Speaker
Candidates interested in delivering the Student Commencement Speech should apply by Friday, March 23, 2012. The student should be a part of the graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 12, and the speech should be three to five minutes in length (approximately 700-850 words). Ideally the speech should reflect on the experiences of graduates at a Jesuit university. Interested candidates should file a letter of intent, along with a draft of their speech, to Dr. Susan Ries in 220 Maguire Hall (undergraduates) or Pamela McCoy in 204 Maguire Hall (GSB students). Please include a phone number and your luc email address where you may be contacted during the semester. The Commencement Committee will notify the selected student in early April.
Confirming your registration to Attend the Commencement Ceremony
An e-mail will be sent directly to your LUC account from "Loyola University Chicago" commencement@luc.edu with instructions for confirming that you have told us you plan to attend the commencement ceremony. The e-mail will also include the opportunity for you to verify your personal information, including your name for your diploma. This data will be included in the commencement program, on your transcript, and on your diploma.
You MUST check your Loyola e-mail account and complete this on-line verification in order to verify your graduation information for the commencement ceremony.
Graduate Instructions – Day of Ceremony
Graduates wear their caps and gowns to the ceremony and proceed to Halas Sports Center (2nd Floor) to get their seating card. Undergraduate students that are graduating with laudatory status will also pick up a special commemorative cord that they may wear with their cap and gown.
In the preparation area, candidates will be given a name/seating card. Keep this card with you at all times during the ceremony. It is essential and you will use it to find your assigned seat and also carry it on stage for the correct announcement of your name. Please pick up your seat assignment card between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. You should print the phonetic spelling of your name on the card. This is an especially important task to ensure that your name is pronounced correctly.
Purses and other items should be given to family members to hold during the ceremony, since there will be no area in which they can be stored nor will you return to the same seat after crossing the stage.
Graduates must be in their seats in the Gentile Center by 9:45 a.m. The ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.
Admission to Ceremony
The doors to the Gentile Center will open at 9:00a.m for all guests. The doors will close at 9:45 a.m to begin the ceremony. Guests that arrive late will be asked to wait outside until the processional has been completed. The ceremony will begin promptly at 10:00a.m and will end at approximately 11:30 a.m.
Tickets are required for all guests of graduates, but not for graduates. Tickets will only be issued to graduates who will be participating in the ceremony.
Each graduate may request up to 4 guest tickets for the ceremony. Each graduate will respond to a prompt in our online RSVP system as to how many tickets they would like, up to 4 tickets.
Ticket pick up will begin on April 23rd and end on May 11th. Dates and times for ticket pick up will be posted as we approach April 23rd. Each graduate will be responsible for picking up their own tickets. Loyola ID will be required for ticket pick up.
Tickets must be picked up prior to the commencement ceremony. There will not be any distribution of tickets on the morning of the ceremony.
Graduates and their guests are strongly encouraged to use public transportation whenever possible. Loyola is most easily accessible via the “El,” or elevated train. On the Red line, the Loyola stop drops you off directly across from campus, very close to the Gentile Center.
Both the 147 and 151 buses also have many stops close to campus, including ones at Winthrop Avenue and directly across from campus at the Loyola “El” stop on the red line. Please visit http://www.transitchicago.com/ for additional public transportation information.
Parking is free, but extremely limited. Due to general city traffic and limited resources, please expect lengthy delays when arriving and departing campus. Loyola’s Campus Safety works closely with the Chicago Police Department to manage traffic during Commencement weekend. Please adhere to all instructions given by these officers as they strive to ensure the safety of all our graduates and their families.
Parking passes are issued to students for their guests attending the College of Arts & Science ceremonies (May 11, 2012) and the School of Business Ceremony (May 12, 2012). Each graduate receives ONE parking pass for the main parking structure on the Lake Shore Campus. This pass will only admit ONE vehicle to the structure. Vehicles without parking passes WILL NOT be allowed access to the main parking structure.
Important Contacts
*SBA Contact Robin Keyes; rkeyes@luc.edu; 312.915.6113
*GSB Contact William McMorris, wmcmorr@luc.edu, 312.915.6127