Convocation

Save the date for Convocation 2026

Friday, May 8
Schottenstein Center
11 a.m. (registration and lineup start at 10 a.m.)

NOTE: Tickets are not issued for this event. The College of Nursing does not limit the number of guests you can bring to Convocation.

Convocation ceremony schedule 

“Pomp and Circumstance” will begin the ceremony as faculty process into the arena, followed by students. Once all are seated, Dean Rose will welcome guests and share opening remarks. Special guests and faculty will then present College of Nursing awards, after which the names of attending graduates will be announced. 

PhD, DNP and DNE candidates will be called to the stage with their faculty advisors and hooded during the ceremony. Graduate students will cross the stage next, followed by undergraduates. Name announcements may not align with the exact moment a student walks. All students must wear official graduation regalia. Students who arrive without regalia will not be permitted to participate in the ceremony. 

The ceremony concludes with closing remarks from Dean Rose. Faculty will lead the recessional, and graduates may reunite with their families and guests outside of the Schottenstein Center.

Required attire

All student participants must wear official graduation regalia. Be sure regalia is zipped before walking across the stage. Students who arrive without regalia will not be permitted to participate in the ceremony.

The announcement and printing of names

Your name will be printed in the convocation program based on your primary, legal name as it appears in your student record through Buckeye Link. Confirm your name is correct, as changes will not be made after Feb. 28. To verify, log in to Buckeye Link and select the “names” link under “personal information.” Your legal name will be listed as the primary name type. 

Although the program will list your primary, legal name, students in attendance may request to have their preferred name announced during the ceremony. Preferred names can be indicated on the registration card provided at check-in on the day of the event. 

Updating your name in the Student Center of Buckeye Link will not update the convocation program. To officially change your name on your academic record, you must submit a request for change of record form along with appropriate documentation by the Feb. 28 deadline.