11:30 a.m. Rehearsal for the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony in the Henninger Athletic Center (rehearsal is required for all undergraduate students participating in the ceremony on Sunday, May 20)

6 p.m. Graduate Student Commencement Ceremony in the Henninger Athletic Center 

All overdue bills (i.e. library, parking, alcohol and health services fines, Polney loans) must be settled by this time.
 

2 p.m. Senior Honors Convocation in the Panasci Family Chapel

4 p.m. Senior Honors Convocation Reception in the tent located in the quad outside the Panasci Family Chapel

4:15 p.m. Children of Alumni Photo in lobby of the Henninger Athletic Center.

5:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Mass in the Henninger Athletic Center. The Baccalaureate (graduation) Mass is celebrated each year as part of Le Moyne’s Commencement weekend. It is an opportunity to pause and reflect upon the many blessings God has bestowed upon the graduates and to pray for them as they begin the next chapter of their lives.

Members of the Senior Class are invited to help plan the liturgy by offering suggestions for music, homilist and class speaker. In addition, many seniors participate in the liturgy as ushers, candle bearers, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, singers and instrumentalists. All are welcomed to attend.

7:00 p.m. Baccalaureate Mass reception in the James Commons, located in the Campus Center, for graduates and their families. A plentiful variety of hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Admission to Undergraduate Commencement: No tickets will be needed for attendance at the 2013 Le Moyne College Commencement, which will take place at the Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex on the Le Moyne campus. Sufficient seating should be available to accommodate everyone.

8 a.m. -- seating for attendees can begin

8:30 a.m. -- robing and line-up for Commencement begins in the tent on the Chapel Quad.

9:10 a.m. -- the procession begins

Post Commencement -- Diploma distribution in the James Commons in the Campus Center

Graduation Images will be taking the official photograph for all graduates at the upcoming ceremony.  Visit their Web site to register and get additional information about ordering photos. 

Yes, DVDs of the ceremony will be available for purchase. The order form for the DVD will be printed in the Commencement program that will be handed out at the ceremony.

The graduate ceremony on Friday, May 17 is expected to last roughly an hour to an hour and a half. Sunday's undergraduate ceremony on May 19 typically runs for approximately two hours.

In order to accommodate the large crowd attending the 2013 Commencement, Campus Security has implemented the following parking strategy for graduates and those attending the ceremony on Sunday, May 19.

GRADUATES

• Parking is available in the G-Lot (Townhouses) and the E-Lot (Harrison Hall);
• Shuttle service for graduates will be provided to the robing area next to the Panasci Family Chapel from the following sites: Le Moyne Heights at 7:45 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.; in front of Dorian’s Pizza – (534 Westcott Street) the corner of Euclid Ave and Westcott at 7:30 a.m. and 7:50 a.m.;
• Graduates wishing to be dropped off on campus, may be dropped off by using the Mitchell Hall Circle, located off of Salt Springs Road;
• Graduates are encouraged to car pool in order to allow ample parking for guests. 

GUESTS

Parking for guests attending the 2013 Le Moyne College Commencement Ceremony will be provided on campus:

• On a first-come, first-serve basis.
• Parking will be available at multiple locations throughout the Le Moyne campus;
• As guests arrive in the vicinity of the campus, police and security personnel will be on hand to direct them to a designated parking area; 
• Shuttle service will begin at 8 a.m. and will be provided both before and after the ceremony from the Campus Center parking lot (C-Lot), Dablon Hall parking lot (D-Lot)  and from in front of Harrison Hall/ St. Mary’s Hall (E-Lot)
• If you require drop off service please park in C-Lot, D-Lot or E-Lot and use the shuttle service. No vehicles will be permitted into the main Athletic Center parking lot for drop offs.

Due to the large number of attendees expected for commencement we would encourage carpooling wherever possible. 

The commencement ceremony will be held outside unless there is a forecast for severe weather – that which could potentially pose risk to an individual’s personal safety. In this region the most likely scenario would be thunderstorms with strong damaging winds, lightening and heavy rain. We will be monitoring the weather closely to determine if the severe weather plan will be enacted, and communicate that decision in a variety of ways.

In the event that we need to move the indoors due to severe weather, the ceremony will take place in the Henninger Athletic Center. Graduates will be given five reserved seat tickets at the time that you pick up your academic regalia to use for guests. These five seats are for admission to the Henninger Athletic Center. If you have more than five guests attending, the ceremony will also be able to be viewed at the following locations on campus: James Commons, Curtin Special Events Room and LaCasse Dining Room (all located in the Campus Center), and Rooms 100 and 101 in the new science building.

Click here to view the campus map.   The Commencement ceremony will be held at the Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex, which is comprised of the Anthony A. Henninger Athletic Center (#28) and the Recreation Center (#29).

No tickets will be needed for attendance at both the undergraduate ceremony on Sunday, May 19 or the graduate ceremony on Friday, May 17; sufficient seating should be available to accommodate everyone interested in attending.

Le Moyne College has discounted rates at a variety of hotels near campus for Saturday, May 18, for our 63nd Commencement weekend. Four are near Carrier Circle, just off of Exit 35 of the New York State Thruway (located less than five miles from campus) and two are located on East Genesee Street (approximately three miles from campus.)

When you call to make a reservation, you must tell them you are with Le Moyne College Commencement to receive the rates listed below. Most hotel deadlines are early April for Commencement. Don't wait -- make your reservations today!

Courtyard at Marriott
6415 Yorktown Circle (off Carrier Circle)
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 432-0300
$129 rate

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Syracuse
6301 State Route 298 (off Carrier Circle)
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 432-0200
$104 rate will be honored until no longer available

Embassy Suites Hotel
6646 Old Collamer Road (off Carrier Circle)
East Syracuse, NY  13057
(315) 446-3200
$139 rate for king, $149 for double

Genesee Grande
1060 East Genesee Street (near downtown)
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 476-4212
$109 rate

Cresthill Suites
6410 New Venture Gear Drive (off Carrier Circle)
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 432-5595

Parkview Hotel
713 East Genesee Street (near downtown)
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-701-2600
$109 rate

There will be handicap parking in the A-Lot, located next to the athletic center.