May Commencement Weekend

May 22-24, 2026
Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy

Faith & Heritage Consecration Service

Friday, May 9, 7:00 p.m.
Wong Kerlee International Conference Center
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Baccalaureates

School of Medicine
Saturday, May 23, 9 a.m.
University Church
Speaker: Randall L. Roberts, DMin 
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Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy
Saturday, May 23, 11:45 a.m.
University Church
Speaker: Randall L. Roberts, DMin
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School of Dentistry

Hooding Ceremony - DDS and IDP
Friday, May 23, 11:00 a.m.
University Church
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Dental Hygiene Pinning Ceremony
Friday, May 23, 3:00 p.m.
Campus Hill Church
 

Conferring of Degrees
Sunday, May 24, 5:00 p.m.
Campus Mall
Speaker: Samuel Young, DMD
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School of Medicine

Basic Sciences Consecration and Hooding Ceremony
(Basic Sciences)
Friday, May 23, 3:00 p.m.
Randall Amphitheater
 

Consecration and Hooding Ceremony
(Doctor of Medicine)
Friday, May 23, 7:00 p.m.
University Church
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Conferring of Degrees
Sunday, May 24, 8:30 a.m.
Campus Mall
Speaker: Jeffrey Kuhlman, MD, MPH
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School of Pharmacy

Consecration & Hooding Ceremony
Friday, May 23, 11:00 a.m.
Campus Hill Church
 

Conferring of Degrees
Sunday, May 24, 2:00 p.m.
Campus Mall
Speaker: Kevin Komoto, PharmD, MBA
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June Commencement Weekend

June 12-14, 2026
Schools of Allied Health Professions, Behavioral Health, Nursing, Public Health, Religion and San Manuel Gateway College

Celebration of Graduates Vespers

Schools of Allied Health Professions, Behavioral Health, Nursing, Public Health, Religion & San Manuel Gateway College
Friday, June 12, 7:00 p.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
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Baccalaureate

Schools of Allied Health Professions, Behavioral Health, Nursing, Public Health, Religion & San Manuel Gateway College
Saturday, June 13, 11:45 a.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
Speaker: Randall L. Roberts, DMin
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School of Allied Health Professions

Nutrition & Dietetics Pinning Ceremony (Joint with Public Health)
Friday, June 13, 4:00 p.m.
Centennial Complex (Damazo Amphitheatre)
 

Doctorate Hooding Ceremony
Friday, June 13, 11:00 a.m.
Campus Hill Church (Lower Linda Hall)
 

Conferring of Degrees
(Allied Health Studies; Cardiopulmonary Sciences; Clinical Laboratory Science; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Health Informatics, Information Management and Administration; Nutrition and Dietetics; Physician Assistant; Radiation Technology)
Sunday, June 14, 8:00 a.m.
Sunday, June 14, 11:00 a.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Craig R. Jackson, JD, MSW
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Occupational Therapy; Orthotics and Prosthetics; Physical Therapy
Sunday, June 15, 11:00 a.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Craig R. Jackson, JD, MSW
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School of Behavioral Health

Department of Social Work & Social Ecology – Hooding Ceremony
(MSW students)
Friday, June 13, 9:00 a.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
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Department of Counseling and Family Sciences – Hooding Ceremony
(Child Life Specialist, Counseling, & MFT students)
Friday, June 13, 10:30 a.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
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Town & Gown (doctoral students)
Friday, June 13, 1:30 p.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
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Conferring of Degrees
(Joint with School of Religion)
Sunday June 14, 1:30 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Jeany Zepeda, MSW
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School of Religion

Conferring of Degrees
(Joint with School of Behavioral Health)
Sunday, June 14, 1:30 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Jeany Zepeda, MSW
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School of Nursing

Graduate Recognition Ceremony for MS, DNP, and PhD
Thursday, June 12, 10:30 a.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
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Pinning Ceremony
(Undergraduate nursing program)
Thursday, June 12, 6:00 p.m.
Riverside Convention Center
3637 5th Street
Riverside, CA 92501
 

Conferring of Degrees - 1st
(graduates having finished in the following quarters: Summer 2024, Autumn 2024, and Winter 2025)
Sunday, June 14, 4:00 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Helen Staples-Evans, DNP, MS
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Conferring of Degrees - 2nd
(graduates having finished in the Spring Quarter 2025)
Sunday, June 14, 6:30 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Helen Staples-Evans, DNP, MS
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School of Public Health

Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
Thursday, June 12, 6:00 p.m.
Randall Visitors Center
(adjacent to the LLU Library)
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Nutrition & Dietetics Pinning Ceremony
(Joint with Allied Health Professions)
Friday, June 13, 4:00 p.m.
Centennial Complex (Damazo Amphitheater)
 

Conferring of Degrees
Friday, June 12, 1:00 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Jarrod McNaughton, MBA, FACHE
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San Manuel Gateway College

Graduation
Friday, June 12, 4:00 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Carl Ricketts, Jr., MDiv
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