Livestream the ceremony
Each ceremony will be streamed live starting 30 minutes prior. Links to each stream can be found on the Towson University Commencement homepage and the Towson University YouTube page.
From parking and tickets to emergency resources, find everything you need to know for commencement day.
Wednesday, May 22
Thursday, May 23
Friday, May 24
The commencement ceremony runs approximately 1 1/2 - 2 hours long. Explore the day-of resources for commencement day.
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All guests entering the arena will need a ticket. This applies to children of all ages, including infants in carriers.
Only mobile tickets are accepted. Forged, printed or photocopied tickets will not be honored. Support for accessing tickets is available inside the entrances at Gates 1 and 2.
TU’s Arena Address is 7500 Osler Drive, Towson, MD.
To avoid traffic jams, we recommend that guests park at the Union Garage or the Glen Garage and then take a short shuttle ride directly to the entrance of TU Arena. This option requires the least amount of walking and standing.
The printable campus map (PDF) and bus route planner are additional navigational resources. Information about Commencement day parking and transportation services may be found at Parking and Transportation Services Events.
Guests will enter through either Gate 2 (the main guest entrance) or Gate 1 (the mobility entrance).
Entrances open 90 minutes prior to the start of each ceremony.
Unless otherwise noted, volunteers should first check in at the Towson Center 234, then report to the location noted below.
Please arrive by 8:30 a.m. (for the 10 a.m. ceremony) and 1:30 p.m. (for the 3 p.m. ceremony) in the Towson Center and follow directional signage to the faculty robing area in the Athletic Lounge (on the first floor).
Please note: the faculty robing area is not secured during the ceremony to store belongings, so valuable items, as well as briefcases and handbags should be stored in your locked vehicle or left in another secure location.
Please arrive by 8:30 a.m. (for the 10 a.m. ceremony) and 1:30 p.m. (for the 3 p.m. ceremony) in the TU Arena Multipurpose Room (on the third floor).
The Office of Graduate Studies will provide information about a meeting location and a short rehearsal the prior to the ceremony.
All ceremony participants are subject to security screening at the building entrance.
Electronic programs can be downloaded using the QR code on the jumbotron or in the printed sheet handed out upon entry.
Graduates may request up to two keepsake printed programs for free that will be mailed two weeks following the ceremony.
The graduates will be in alphabetical order when they process into the arena, alternating on each side. The jumbotron allows parents and guests to see all graduates well, despite not knowing which side they will enter the arena ahead of time.
All seats in the upper deck are open and most seats below are open, except section 104, the top three rows of the black club seats and the concourse wheelchair accessible section. These are reserved for guests with disabilities and one companion.
Once the lower seating is full, guests will be directed to sit in the upper level. The elevators do not go to the upper level.
There is no assigned seating in any section of the arena. Guests will be able to see everything well from any section.
Any seating that is being held or reserved by a guest must be released 15 minutes before the start of the ceremony. Seating in the accessible sections (section 104 and the black club level) can be held until the start of the ceremony.
Families and graduates are encouraged to use numbered flags in Tiger Courtyard to locate each other.
We also recommended that candidates and guests coordinate a meeting location in the plaza outside of the arena.
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