Commencement Faculty

All faculty are invited to join in the celebration of students' achievements by participating in the commencement ceremonies this May. A ceremony for Master's and Doctoral graduates will take place on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 5:00pm. An Undergraduate ceremony for students from the Colleges of Education and Liberal Arts & Sciences will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 9:00am. An Undergraduate ceremony from the Colleges of Business and Visual & Performing Arts will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 2:00pm. All ceremonies will take place in the O'Pake Fieldhouse

  • Academic Attire

    Academic attire is required for all personnel participating in the commencement program. In keeping with KU pride, the university will provide maroon rental attire to all personnel in need of regalia.

    Please click on the following link to reserve your seat and academic attire by March 20, 2026: Commencement R.S.V.P. form. (If you are a student, this form is not for you. Please find student information on the main Commencement page. Email commencement@kutztown.edu or call 610-683-4834 with questions.)

    Rented regalia may be picked up at the Campus Store, McFarland Student Union, starting Monday, May 4, 2026  - Thursday, May 14, 2026.  Please check the campus bookstore for hours of operation.

    Rented regalia must be returned immediately following the graduation ceremony to a KUSSI representative in the faculty robing area.

  • Robing Area

    Faculty participating in commencement are to report to Keystone Hall 106 & 107 by:

    • 4:00pm on Friday, May 15, 2026, for the Graduate ceremonies for Masters and Doctoral students
    • 8:00am on Saturday, May 16, 2026, for the Undergraduate ceremony for COE & LAS students
    • 1:00pm on Saturday, May 16 2026, for the Undergraduate ceremony for COB & VPA students

  • Line of March

    Faculty and staff will line up in the hallway promptly at 15 minutes prior to each ceremony. Immediately prior to the formal start of the procession, faculty will form two lines directly inside the O'Pake Fieldhouse through which candidates will process. 

    The line of march will proceed as follows:

    • Degree candidates will lead the procession followed by faculty and platform participants
    • The procession will enter the O’Pake Fieldhouse. Usher Marshals will direct the faculty to assigned seats.

    When the ceremony is over, participants will exit the O’Pake Fieldhouse in the following order:

    1. Platform Guests
    2. Faculty
    3. Degree Recipients
  • Procession Marshals

    Grand Marshal - Peg Speirs

    Usher Marshals - Lisa Frye, Tracy Keyes, Brian Kronenthal, Karen Wanamaker

    Dr. Anne Carroll, Dean, College of Business

    Dr. Chali Nondo, Associate Dean, College of Business

     

    Dr. Rebecca West Burns, Dean, College of Education

    Dr. Thomas Conway, Associate Dean, College of Education

     

    Dr. Laurie McMillan, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

    Dr. Deborah Hokien, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

     

    Dr. Bradley Shope, Dean, College of Visual & Performing Arts

    Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder, Associate Dean, College of Visual & Performing Arts

Quotation Mark

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge; it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts; it is acquiring understanding.

William Arthur Ward