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Commencement
Bucknell's 174th Commencement will be held on Malesardi Quadrangle on Sunday, May 12, 2024, at 10 a.m.
Tickets are not required for Commencement if held outside on Malesardi Quad.
Commencement Week Schedule
Schedule is subject to change. Please check back often for updates.
Monday, April 29 | Senior Sunset (for graduates only), 5:30–7 p.m., Malesardi Quadrangle |
Thursday, May 9 | Senior Festival (for graduates only), 5–7 p.m., outside the Kenneth Langone Athletics & Recreation Center |
Friday, May 10 | Cap and Gown Pickup and Senior Survey, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Terrace Room, Elaine Langone Center Jum'ah Prayer, 2:15 p.m., Muslim Community Space, Room 140, Davis Hall, South Campus Apartments Phi Beta Kappa Induction Ceremony and Reception, 3:30 p.m., Hislop Family Auditorium and Main Lobby, Holmes Hall Lewisburg Last Hurrah, 4–6 p.m., downtown Lewisburg |
Saturday, May 11 | Posse Graduation Ceremony, 9 a.m.–noon, Trout Auditorium, Vaughan Literature Building College Receptions,1–3 p.m.:
Each college will have a gathering as an opportunity for faculty, staff, families and graduates to celebrate the Class of 2024. Light refreshments will be served. Alumni Families Reception (by invitation only), 3–4 p.m., Great Room, Hildreth-Mirza Hall Catholic Mass,4 p.m., Rooke Chapel Graduates Grill*, 5–8 p.m., Bostwick Marketplace Baccalaureate, 7 p.m., Rooke Chapel Candlelighting, 8 p.m., Malesardi Quadrangle Commencement Celebration, 8:30–10:30 p.m., Sojka Lawn |
Sunday, May 12 | Commencement Ceremony, 10 a.m., Malesardi Quadrangle Farewell Luncheon*, 12:30–3 p.m., Bostwick Marketplace, Elaine Langone Center ROTC Commissioning Ceremony, 3 p.m., Rooke Chapel |
*Tickets are required and will be available for purchase.
174th Commencement Speakers
A creative producer of cultural content and digital storyteller whose work has been recognized by former President Barack Obama, Nadia Sasso '11 will deliver the keynote address at Bucknell University's 174th Commencement on Sunday, May 12, 2024.
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Lea Tarzy '24 will address the Class of 2024 as this year's Commencement student speaker, following a performance of the national anthem by Alexandra Slofkiss '24.
STUDENT SPEAKER AND SOLOIST
Honor Your Graduate
Congratulations, Parents!
Celebrate your student's accomplishments by making a gift to Bucknell. You can also choose to honor a professor, coach or campus employee who has made an impact on your student by recognizing them through your giving.
All parents who choose to honor their graduate by making a gift will receive a commemorative Class of 2024 pin to wear at Commencement on May 12.
Parents who give a gift by May 1 will have the option to record a congratulatory video message, which will be shared with their student before Commencement.
Commencement printables
Show off your Bucknell spirit
Congratulations Class of 2024!
Commencement 2024 Printables are here! Add some orange and blue to your event! Print out your very own Class of 2024 Commencement yard signs, pennants, buffet signs, drink wrappers and food toppers!