May Commencement Weekend

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

Faith & Heritage Consecration Service

Friday, May 8, 7 p.m.
Wong Kerlee International Conference Center
 

Baccalaureates

School of Medicine
Saturday, May 23, 9 a.m.
University Church
Speaker: Randall L. Roberts, DMin 
 

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

School of Dentistry

Hooding Ceremony - DDS and IDP
Friday, May 22, 11 a.m.
University Church
 

Dental Hygiene Pinning Ceremony
Friday, May 22, 3 p.m.
Campus Hill Church
 

Conferring of Degrees
Sunday, May 24, 5 p.m.
Campus Mall
Speaker: Jason M. Lohr, MD
 

School of Medicine

Basic Sciences Consecration and Hooding Ceremony
(Basic Sciences)
Friday, May 22, 3 p.m.
Randall Amphitheater
 

Consecration and Hooding Ceremony
(Doctor of Medicine)
Friday, May 22, 7 p.m.
University Church
 

Conferring of Degrees
Sunday, May 24, 8 a.m.
Campus Mall
Speaker: Shammah Williams, MD
 

School of Pharmacy

Consecration & Hooding Ceremony
Friday, May 22, 11 a.m.
Campus Hill Church
 

Conferring of Degrees
Sunday, May 24, 2 p.m.
Campus Mall
Speaker: Elizabeth Oyekan, PharmD
 

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 p.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
 

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
 

School of Allied Health Professions

Nutrition & Dietetics Pinning Ceremony (Joint with Public Health)
Friday, June 12, 4 p.m.
Centennial Complex, Damazo Amphitheater
 

Doctorate Hooding Ceremony
Friday, June 12, 11 a.m.
Campus Church, Upper Linda Hall
 

Conferring of Degrees
(Allied Health Studies; Clinical Laboratory Science; Health Informatics, Information Management and Administration; Health Science; Nutrition and Dietetics; Physician Assistant; Radiation Technology)
Sunday, June 14, 8 a.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Iki Taimi, MTS
 

Communication Sciences and Disorders; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy
Sunday, June 14, 11 a.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Iki Taimi, MTS
 

School of Behavioral Health

Department of Social Work & Social Ecology – Hooding Ceremony
(MSW students)
Friday, June 12, 9 a.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
 

Department of Counseling and Family Sciences – Hooding Ceremony
(Child Life Specialist, Counseling, & MFT students)
Friday, June 12, 10:30 a.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
 

Town & Gown (doctoral students)
Friday, June 12, 1:30 p.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
 

Conferring of Degrees
(Joint with School of Religion)
Sunday June 14, 1:30 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Carla Gober-Park, PhD
 

School of Religion

Conferring of Degrees
(Joint with School of Behavioral Health)
Sunday, June 14, 1:30 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Carla Gober-Park, PhD
 

School of Nursing

Graduate Recognition Ceremony for MS, DNP, and PhD
Thursday, June 11, 10:30 a.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
 

Pinning Ceremony
(Undergraduate nursing program)
Thursday, June 11, 6 p.m.
University Church (Main Sanctuary)
 

Conferring of Degrees - 1st
(graduates having finished in the following quarters: Summer 2025, Autumn 2025, and Winter 2026)
Sunday, June 14, 4 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Edgar (Ed) Drachenberg, MSN, RN
 

Conferring of Degrees - 2nd
(graduates having finished in the Spring Quarter 2026)
Sunday, June 14, 6:30 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Edgar (Ed) Drachenberg, MSN, RN
 

School of Public Health

Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
Thursday, June 11, 5 p.m.
Campus Hill Church
 

Nutrition & Dietetics Pinning Ceremony
(Joint with Allied Health Professions)
Friday, June 12, 4 p.m.
Centennial Complex, Damazo Amphitheater
 

Conferring of Degrees
Friday, June 12, 1 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Peter N. Landless, MBBCh
 

 

San Manuel Gateway College

Graduation
Friday, June 12, 4 p.m.
Drayson Center
Speaker: Chairwoman Lynn Valbuena