{"id":5240,"date":"2011-09-27T05:43:59","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T10:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/commencement\/commencement\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T11:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:53:14","slug":"commencement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2026 Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Event<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Date and Time<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>GradFest<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Wednesday, April 15, 2026<\/strong><br>1:00-5:30 PM<br><br><strong>Thursday, April 16, 2026<\/strong><br>9:00 AM-1:00 PM<\/td><td><strong>Richard Student Union<\/strong><br><strong>Memorial Ballroom<\/strong><br><em>Rooms B and C<\/em><br>#28 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/campusmaps\/\">campus map<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Rehearsals<\/strong><br><br><em>Graduates must arrive 30 minutes prior to their rehearsal.<\/em><\/td><td><strong>Thursday, May 21, 2026<\/strong><br><strong>3:00 PM <\/strong>\u2013<em>&nbsp;Morning Ceremony<\/em><br>College of Liberal Arts<br>College of Nursing and Health Professions<br><br><strong>4:15 PM <\/strong><em>\u2013 Afternoon Ceremony<\/em><br>College of Business<br>Burton College of Education<br>College of Engineering and Sciences<\/td><td><strong>Townsley Law Arena<\/strong><br><em>(formerly Legacy Center)<\/em><br><strong>700 E McNeese St<\/strong><br><strong>Lake Charles, LA 70607<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Ceremonies<\/strong><br><br><em>Graduates must arrive 45 minutes prior to their ceremony. Doors open for guests 1.5 hours prior to each ceremony. Tickets are <u>NOT<\/u> required for guest admission.<\/em><\/td><td><strong>Friday, May 22, 2026<\/strong><br><strong>9:00 AM<\/strong><br>College of Liberal Arts<br>College of Nursing and Health Professions<br><br><strong>1:30 PM<\/strong><br>College of Business<br>Burton College of Education<br>College of Engineering and Sciences<\/td><td><strong>Townsley Law Arena<\/strong><br>(formerly Legacy Center)<br><strong>700 E McNeese St<\/strong><br><strong>Lake Charles, LA 70607<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The commencement ceremonies will be livestreamed on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@McNeeseStateU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">McNeese YouTube channel<\/a>&nbsp;for any guests unable to attend in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>For Information About <\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#ddf1ff\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ddf1ff;flex-basis:38.1%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Regalia<\/strong> (caps and gowns)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Graduation Announcements<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Graduation Portraits<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ddf1ff;flex-basis:28.57%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-497c4cc1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcneese.edu\/commencement\/gradfest\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;color:#ffd520;background-color:#00477f\"><span class=\"wp-rich-text-font-awesome-icon wp-font-awesome-icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"hand-point-right\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-hand-point-right \" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" style=\"font-size:2.5em\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M480 96c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32s-14.3 32-32 32l-208 0 0-64 208 0zM320 288c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32s-14.3 32-32 32l-64 0c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32l64 0zm64-64c0 17.7-14.3 32-32 32l-48 0c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32l48 0c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32zM288 384c17.7 0 32 14.3 32 32s-14.3 32-32 32l-64 0c-17.7 0-32-14.3-32-32s14.3-32 32-32l64 0zm-88-96l.6 0c-5.4 9.4-8.6 20.3-8.6 32c0 13.2 4 25.4 10.8 35.6C177.9 364.3 160 388.1 160 416c0 11.7 3.1 22.6 8.6 32l-8.6 0C71.6 448 0 376.4 0 288l0-61.7c0-42.4 16.9-83.1 46.9-113.1l11.6-11.6C82.5 77.5 115.1 64 149 64l27 0c35.3 0 64 28.7 64 64l0 88c0 22.1-17.9 40-40 40s-40-17.9-40-40l0-56c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16s-16 7.2-16 16l0 56c0 39.8 32.2 72 72 72z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><br><br><strong>Visit the <br>GradFest Page<\/strong><br>  <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>CONNECT WITH US!<\/em><\/strong><br>Share your commencement memories on Facebook, Instagram, and X:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/McNeeseStateU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.facebook.com\/McNeeseStateU<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mcneese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.instagram.com\/mcneese\/<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/McNeese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.x.com\/McNeese<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/search?q=%23McNeeseGrad&amp;src=typeahead_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#McNeeseGrad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Event Date and Time Location GradFest Wednesday, April 15, 20261:00-5:30 PM Thursday, April 16, 20269:00 AM-1:00 PM Richard Student UnionMemorial BallroomRooms B and C#28 on the campus map Rehearsals Graduates must arrive 30 minutes prior to their rehearsal. 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