Commencement at Mary Baldwin University

Commencement 2025

MBU’s graduation weekend celebrates the Class of 2025 and all their accomplishments.

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Please check back often for further information; this page will be updated as Commencement details are released.

Ceremonies

The university will hold two Commencement ceremonies:

May 17, 2025: Graduate Ceremony

• MBU will hold Commencement for graduate students at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 17.
• This includes: all Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences graduates; RN to BSN graduates; and MBA, MAT, MEd, MS, MLitt, and MFA graduates.
• Location: The graduate ceremony on Saturday will be held on Page Terrace in front of Grafton Library on the Staunton campus.

May 18, 2025: Undergraduate Ceremony

• The ceremony for undergraduate students will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 18.
• This includes: all BA, BS, and BSW graduates.
• Location: The undergraduate ceremony on Sunday will be held on Page Terrace in front of Grafton Library on the Staunton campus.

Location

Ceremony location: Commencement will be held on Page Terrace, in front of Grafton Library on the Staunton campus.

Guest seating: There will be unlimited, open seating for guests on Hunt Hill. It’s recommended that guests bring a picnic blanket if they’d like to sit on the hillside. Please be aware that it is grassy and steep.

Accessible seating: There is accessible seating available for the ceremonies, but reservations must be made in advance with the Office of Student Engagement. Stay tuned for information on reserving accessible seats.

Graduate check-in on Commencement Day: Graduates should go to Hunt Dining Hall to check in and line up.

Please see the Commencement FAQs page for more info.

Rain Location

Information on the rain location for MBU’s Commencement will be released soon.

If the rain location will be used on Saturday or Sunday, graduating students will receive notification via text (sent through the BAM messaging system) and MBU email. A notification will also be posted on the MBU website. The timing for these communications will be at approximately 6:30 a.m. on the morning of the ceremony.

Livestream

Commencement ceremonies will be broadcast live at marybaldwin.edu/live.

Guests may also view the livestream from Francis Auditorium on campus.

MBU Alumni Association

Be sure to visit the Alumni Association webpage to stay connected as you begin the next phase of your life.

Commencement 2025: FAQs

Have questions about Commencement? Visit our FAQs page or Contact us.