Tunxis will hold its 52nd Commencement on Wednesday, May 22 in person. This year’s in-person conferral will be held at Central Connecticut State University’s Welte Hall.

Each graduate may bring up to four guests to the event. Graduates are expected to arrive to CCSU no later than 5 p.m. to sign in at Alumni Hall and receive instructions.

Attendance is not mandatory. However, we encourage graduates to attend, as it would allow family, friends, faculty and staff the privilege of recognizing your achievement.

No. Graduates will be informed by email when and where to report for line-up.

Graduates will line up according to program. Degree and certificate recipients line-up separately. If a graduate is receiving a degree and a certificate or two degrees and/or certificates, they are to line up with the first-degree program alphabetically. Upon presentation of the graduates, all programs are announced.

Commencement is approximately 1.5 hours long. The ceremony starts promptly at 6:00 p.m.

Welte garage or the Student Center garage.

Graduates can pick up their cap and gown at the Tunxis Bookstore beginning in May (measurements are not necessary). There is no fee. For Bookstore hours, call 860.773.1338.

The cap is placed squarely on the top of your head (not the back) and the tassel is placed to the RIGHT side of the cap.

Your name will appear in alphabetical order first by degree, then program, then by name. Degree recipients appear first followed by certificate recipients.

Tunxis has arranged with Island Photography to take a picture of each graduating student on stage as he or she is handed their diploma cover and/or as they exit the stage. Proof(s) will be e/mailed. There is no obligation to order and proof(s) are yours to keep. For safety precautions, we ask family and friends not to stand in aisles to take pictures during commencement exercises. Aisles will be monitored.

Once the diplomas arrive to the campus, graduates will pick up their diploma(s) at the One Stop Enrollment Center with a photo ID. Diplomas are not mailed, they must be picked up. We will notify students through email when they are available.