College of Arts & Letters Commencement
Spring 2025 (Undergraduate and Graduate School) Commencement
Saturday, May 17 at 5:30pm in the Atlantic Union Bank Center. Doors open at 4:00pm. Ceremony generally runs two hours.
Visit the JMU Commencement page for up-to-date details, or contact Siân White at white2se@jmu.edu if you have questions about the CAL ceremony.
The College of Arts and Letters is committed to providing language access to our non-English speaking family members at Commencement, should the need arise. For a Spanish version of the commencement speeches by the Master of Ceremonies, Dean of CAL, and the JMU President, click the links below to listen with your headphones and mobile device during the ceremony.
La Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales se compromete a proveer los recursos necesarios para nuestras familias hispanohablantes durante las presentaciones del grado. Para escuchar la traducción oral de la introducción de la maestra de ceremonias y los discursos de la Decana de CAL y el Presidente Interino King en español, haga clic en el enlace siguiente para escuchar con auriculares y teléfonos móviles durante la ceremonia.
Language Access
The College of Arts and Letters is committed to providing language access to our non-English speaking family members at Commencement, should the need arise.
La Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales se compromete a proveer los recursos necesarios para nuestras familias hispanohablantes durante las presentaciones del grado.
Family members needing an interpreter should contact the University Events office about seating for this ceremony. Please call 540-568-5180 or email universityevents@jmu.edu.
Accessibility
There will be a special seating area (if desired) for those in wheelchairs with seating for one family member. The university does not provide wheelchairs. Accessible parking areas can be found at the University commencement website.
Photography
A professional photographer will be at the ceremony to photograph each graduate receiving their certificate. The photographer will contact you following graduation about purchase arrangements.
