Faculty Commencement Instructions
Cardinal Faculty,
Thank you for submitting an RSVP to attend University-wide Commencement. If you also RSVP’ed for the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony you will receive separate instructions from the Graduate School pertaining to that ceremony.
The University of Louisville May 2025 Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the KFC Yum! Center.
Ceremony #1 (10am)
Honoring graduates from the College of Arts & Sciences, Brandeis School of Law, Graduate School (Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies only**), Kent School of Social Work & Family Science, School of Dentistry, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Public Health & Information Sciences
Ceremony #2 (3pm)
Honoring graduates from the College of Business, College of Education & Human Development, JB Speed School of Engineering, and School of Music
ACADEMIC REGALIA: If you submitted an order for regalia on the Jostens website before the deadline, or if you have been in contact with our office regarding late apparel, you will pick it up from the Red Barn on Thursday, May 8th from noon -6:00 p.m. or on Friday, May 9th from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. There will be no regalia available after the event closes.
Medical, Dental, Nursing and Law – please check with your departments first to see if your regalia will be available for pickup at your school or the Red Barn.
PARKING: Faculty parking passes for University-wide Commencement may be picked-up from the Information Centers on Belknap Campus or from the front desk staff of the Kornhauser Library (2nd floor) located on the Health Sciences Campus beginning on Monday, May 5th. These passes are for faculty to park in the Riverside Parking Garage which is located at First and Witherspoon Streets. Please enter from First Street.
Faculty who choose to park elsewhere or who do not turn in their parking pass are responsible for their parking fees. The University is not liable for your vehicle.
Please note that other events and road closures may impact your drive time and parking availability. Please allow plenty of time for parking and traffic.
ENTRANCE & SECURITY: Doors will open 90 minutes before each ceremony. All individuals entering the KFC Yum! Center will pass through metal detectors. Please allow a few extra minutes to enter the facility. All bags will be searched upon entry. Bags may be no larger than 14" X 14" and a clutch may only be 9" X 7". Balloons are prohibited at the KFC Yum! Center.
The Suite Entrance located on Second Street has been designated as the Express Entrance for student and faculty participants. We recommend using the Express Entrance as it is the closest entry from the parking garage and this will have you enter the facility on the event level. You may also use the main entrance and proceed to the escalator located on the right hand side of the lobby, just past the ticket window.
FACULTY LOUNGE & LINE-UP: The Elijah Craig Lounge, located on the event level, has been reserved for faculty participants and will offer light refreshments. We kindly ask faculty to gather at Elijah Craig Lounge no later than 25 minutes prior to the ceremony. The Faculty Marshals, Dr. Edna Ross and Dr. Sherri Wallace, will organize the faculty line-up 20 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony in the hallway just outside of the room. Please do not leave valuables in the room as it is not attended during the ceremony.
FACULTY PROCESSIONAL: Faculty will process in following the Platform Party and will be seated near the stage. If you need accommodations, or are unable to participate in the procession, please contact the commencement staff at commence@louisville.edu
FACULTY RECESSIONAL AND REGALIA RETURN: The ceremony will be completed in under two hours. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Faculty Marshal will guide the faculty participants out of the arena bowl. If we rented regalia for you, we kindly ask that you return your regalia immediately following the conclusion of the ceremony. The regalia return station is located inside the Elijah Craig Lounge.
Thank you for your support of our graduates and your participation in University-wide Commencement. Questions may be directed to commence@louisville.edu.
Thank you,
Commencement Staff
http://louisville.edu/commencement
(502) 852-6522