Commencement

Get to campus early to enjoy
Commencement Brunch,
available for graduates and their families in The Commons. Graduate registration is complimentary, but all graduates must register in advance of the event. Tickets are also available for purchase for guests. Join us to raise a mimosa and cheers to the Class of 2026!

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For the safety and enjoyment of all guests, the following are not permitted within the event space:

• Any animals that are not registered service animals
• Laser pointers
• Fireworks
• Signs, balloons, and umbrellas (obstructs fellow guests’ view)
• Alcohol
• Cans and glass containers
• Weapons of any kind

Please note that Drew is a smoke-free campus.

2026 regalia was ordered after the completion of your application to graduate with the Registrar’s Office.

Cap and gown pickup is available at the Drew University Bookstore, as well as on the morning of Commencement, if needed by graduates who are returning to campus.

Please note that any undergraduates who have not received their academic hood will be issued one at lineup check-in on Friday, May 15 at 11:30 a.m. in Baldwin Gym. 

Regalia questions? Please contact the Drew University Bookstore at [email protected], 973.408.3097, or stop by first floor Commons during regular business hours.

• All guest parking will be hosted offsite at the neighboring BASF Florham Park site at 100 Park Ave, Florham Park, NJ 07932
• There will be guest shuttles to and from campus, which will begin running at 8:45 a.m., and will run continuously until the time of the ceremony, with the last shuttle leaving campus at 5 p.m.
• All on-campus graduates, as well as returning graduates, are permitted to park on-campus. Please note that only individual returning graduates will be permitted entrance, all guests must arrive via the shuttle from the BASF lot.
• Handicap parking is available on-site at Drew; all guests are asked to display an appropriate tag or permit. 

• Additional accessibility accommodations such access to our ceremony ASL interpreters and assistive listening devices will be available. Please visit the Info Tent located on the back of Mead Hall Lawn.

• Graduates with guests in need of accessibility accommodations should reach out to the Commencement team at [email protected].