Graduate Ceremony Information
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Koessler Athletic Center
7pm (procession begins at 6:45pm)**
During this ceremony, President John Hurley will confer the degrees for our honorary degree recipient(s) and the degrees for our master's students in the College of Arts & Sciences, School of Education and Human Services and the Richard J. Wehle School of Business. Each student will cross the stage and receive their diploma and the chosen commencement student speaker will address students and guests.
Tickets
Tickets are not required for the Graduate ceremony. Doors open for guest seating at 5:30pm.
parking
Graduates and guests are welcome to park in any open and available lot on Commencement day. Please follow any and all state and local regulations for street parking, as well as for handicap accessibility parking. Parking permits are not required to park in lots. Shuttle service will also be available. See the map below.
Masking & vaccination policy for events
While Canisius College does not require masking or vaccinations to attend events, we strongly encourage attendees to wear a mask due to the high Covid levels in Erie County. We anticipate that this will remain in place for all Commencement ceremonies, Academic Convocation and Baccalaureate Mass, unless otherwise mandated by state and local guidelines.
Livestream
The Graduate Commencement ceremony will be livestreamed. The link to the ceremony will be made available on the day of your event.
**Schedule is subject to change
Commencement Honorees 2022
Commencement Honorary Degree Recipients
- Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD
- George W. Scott ’80
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in absentia
Graduate Student Commencement Speaker - Sara L.S. Ruszczyk '20, MS '22
Commencement Questions
For questions about applying for graduation contact Student Records and Financial Services at @email. For questions regarding the Ceremony, please email @email.