Important Dates
An important note: all commencement and graduation correspondence will be sent via graduates’ CUH email. Graduates should check their CUH email on a regular basis.
It is now past the deadline:
- To complete Graduation Application via Self Service and for graduating students to have their name included in the May 2023 Commencement program.
- For graduating students to order their cap, gown and tassel online.
- To complete the online application to audition for student speaker (optional) and audition.
Graduating students still have time:
- To record their name on NameCoach, a service that helps graduates’ names to be pronounced correctly at the Commencement ceremony.
For help, email [email protected].
Graduating Student Checklist
Here’s a checklist for graduates who plan on attending the Commencement ceremony:
Before Commencement on Saturday, May 6, 2023
- Complete graduation application (should be done before March 3, 2023)
- Purchase cap, gown and tassel
- If you ordered online before March 3, 2023:
- You may now pick up your order from the Campus Store during their business hours.
Please bring your student ID or another form of identification.
If you prefer that someone else pick up your order on your behalf, please email [email protected] from your student.chaminade.edu email address with the name of the person that will pick up the regalia. This person should bring their ID when they pick up your regalia.
- You may now pick up your order from the Campus Store during their business hours.
- If you did not order online before March 3, 2023:
- Regalia is now available for purchase from the Campus Store during their business hours.
- If you have questions, please email [email protected].
- Decorate your cap following the guidelines (optional).
- If you ordered online before March 3, 2023:
- Make sure you have your Commencement ceremony tickets.
- Tickets will be mailed directly to graduating students who elected to participate in the Spring 2023 commencement ceremony in their graduation application. Tickets have been mailed and should be delivered by the week of April 24 to April 28, 2023.
- Record your name on Name Coach so your name is pronounced correctly during the commencement ceremony.
- Figure out what you’re going to wear under your gown and what kind of shoes you’re going to wear.
- Please keep in mind that the ceremony is being held at an outdoor venue.
- For details, visit the Academic Attire page.
- Give your guests their tickets and other useful information. Please double-check which word is on the ticket (“Graduate” or “Guest”) and make sure you have the correct ticket to enter the venue.
- Ten guest tickets will be issued per graduate.
- Children ages 3 and younger do not need their own tickets.
- Register online at GradImages (optional)
- GradImages will be taking photographs during the commencement ceremony and will make them available for purchase following the ceremony.
- For details, visit the Memorabilia page.
On Saturday, May 6, 2022:
- Check-in at the Waikiki Shell between 3:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.
Make sure to bring your graduate ticket with you!
Only bring what you need. Keep in mind, there is no storage for your personal belongings.
- Graduating students will check in alphabetically by last name.
- Bachelor’s graduating students who are graduating with certain Latin Honors will receive a gold honors cord.
- Master’s graduating students should bring their hood with them, and should be wearing their hood when they arrive.
- Doctoral graduating students will be awarded their hoods on stage.
- Wear your cap, gown and tassel. Remember you must wear clothing under our gown. For more details, visit the Academic Attire page.
- Following the ceremony, you can meet all of your guests (ticketed and non-ticketed) right outside of the Waikiki Shell, in a designated area of Kapiolani Park, for lei giving.
Click here to view the venue map and details about parking and transportation.
After the Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 6, 2023:
Check your student.chaminade.edu email for something from StageClip (optional)
- This free service is offered to graduates who walk in the Commencement ceremony.
- It’s a short, personalized clip of your moment on stage.
- For details, visit the Memorabilia page.
Need Accommodations?
Please let us know if you need any special accommodations or seating arrangements at the ceremony. You may email [email protected].
Questions?
- For grades, records, and petitions, contact the Records Office at (808) 735-4722 or [email protected].
- For the ceremonies or other questions, contact (808) 739-7493 or [email protected].
