Volunteers

Share the joy of our graduates. Help make it a day to remember.

Why Volunteer?

Volunteering at Commencement is a wonderful way to connect and contribute to one of Towson University's most cherished traditions. By supporting this event, volunteers can make a lasting impact, ensuring each ceremony is memorable for our graduates and their loved ones. As a volunteer, here’s how you can benefit:

  • Networking and Community Building: It’s a chance to meet new colleagues, reconnect with familiar faces, and forge meaningful relationships with staff, faculty, and alumni.
  • Showcase TU Pride: Volunteers have the unique opportunity to embody and promote the university’s values while celebrating with our graduates and their families.
  • Enhanced University Connection: Volunteering fosters a deeper connection to TU, as participants play an active role in upholding our mission and commemorating student achievements.

Volunteers are essential to making Commencement memorable and successful for everyone involved. Whether you are current staff, faculty, or an alumnus, your contributions will resonate with thousands who attend and participate in this special day.

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Call for Volunteers

Positions are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit Volunteer Local to learn more and register.

What Roles Exist?

Commencement volunteers play a vital role in creating a welcoming and organized atmosphere, ensuring a smooth experience for guests and graduates. Volunteers assist in a variety of ways, including greeting and guiding guests, supporting individuals with mobility needs, managing seating and crowd flow, and helping graduates line up and process to the ceremony. They also provide directional support at key entry points, aid with shuttle transport, and assist in parking areas. Finally, volunteers help distribute alumni gifts and ensure an organized exit for graduates after the ceremony. Each role contributes to a seamless and memorable celebration for all.

Direct parkers to assigned areas, manage shuttle directions, and perform lot counts.Shuttle Assistants: Ensure safe loading and unloading of shuttle passengers.

Direct guests and graduates to entry points from outdoor locations.

Provide wheelchair assistance for guests needing mobility support from Towson Center to SECU Arena.

Welcome guests and distribute programs at SECU Arena entrances.

Guide guests along the concourse, assist with seating, and support guests with mobility needs.
Help students with robing, lineup, and processional organization from Towson Center to SECU Arena.
Guide graduates as they exit the arena following the ceremony.
Distribute alumni gifts to graduates post-ceremony to commemorate their achievement.

Questions?

Please email for additional information about becoming an employee or alumni volunteer.