Claremont Graduate University’s
93rd Commencement Ceremony
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020, at 9:00 am
Location: Mudd Quadrangle
Address: 170 E. 10th Street, Claremont, CA 91711
The ceremony, beginning at 9 am and concluding about 11:30 am, will feature the conferral of degrees, the awarding of honorary degrees to distinguished individuals, and greetings by university officials and our commencement speaker. Tickets are not required.
Each graduating candidate is recognized by name and will walk across the stage to shake hands with either the provost, the president, or the chairperson of the board of trustees. Doctoral and MFA candidates (CGU’s terminal degrees) will be hooded on stage. Immediately following the ceremony receptions will be held at various venues.
The Mudd Quadrangle is on the southeast corner of 10th Street and Dartmouth Avenue. The ceremony will be held under a large canopy, rain or shine.
Commencement Speaker and Honorees
More information coming soon.
Additional CGU Commencement Events
More information coming soon.
Information for Students
For information about participation, regalia, deadlines, and more, visit the Graduates Commencement page or contact the Registrar’s Office: student.records@cgu.edu or 909-621-8285.
Getting Here
Claremont Graduate University
170 E. 10th Street
Claremont, CA 91711
The commencement ceremony site is on the southeast corner of 10th Street and Dartmouth Avenue.
From the 10 Freeway East (Los Angeles/LAX)
- Exit Indian Hill Blvd. and head north
- Turn right on W. Arrow Hwy. (0.2 miles)
- Turn left on College Ave. (0.9 miles)
- Turn right on E. 10th St.
From the 10 Freeway West (Palm Springs/Ontario Airport)
- Exit Indian Hill Blvd. and head north
- Turn right on W. Arrow Hwy. (0.2 miles)
- Turn left on College Ave. (0.9 miles)
- Turn right on E. 10th St.
From the 210 Freeway East
- Exit Towne Ave.
- Turn right on Towne Ave. (0.9 miles)
- Turn left on Foothill Blvd. (1.4 miles)
- Turn right on Dartmouth Ave.
- Turn right on E. 10th St.
From the 210 Freeway West
- Exit Baseline Rd.
- Turn right on Baseline Rd. (0.7 miles)
- Turn left on N. Mills Ave (1.0 miles)
- Turn right on Foothill Blvd (0.3 miles)
- Turn left on Dartmouth Ave.
- Turn right on E. 10th St.
Claremont Graduate University is approximately 10 miles from Ontario International Airport and 60 miles from Los Angeles International Airport.
Guests of degree candidates are strongly advised to make their hotel reservations as early as possible. Claremont Graduate University neither recommends nor endorses any facilities.
Parking
Parking is available on public streets and in the following campus parking lots:
- Between College and Dartmouth/11th and 12th Streets
- West of the Burkle Family Building on 11th Street/Drucker Way
- Eighth Street between College and Dartmouth
Handicapped-accessible parking is available in the McAlister Center parking lot on the southwest corner of 10th Street and Columbia Avenue. Access to this lot is available via 11th Street and Columbia Avenue. Additional handicapped parking is available on 10th Street between Dartmouth and College avenues, and on Dartmouth between 10th and 11th streets.
Street Closures:
- Dartmouth between 8th Street and 10th Street.
- 10th Street between Dartmouth and Columbia.
Ceremony Information
The ceremony begins at 9 am on Saturday, May 16. Please allow plenty of time to find parking and a seat by 9 am.
Guest attendance is unrestricted. Graduates will sit in the middle section; guest seating is designated to the east and west sections. Guests are asked to find a seat and keep the aisles clear, enabling the graduates and platform party to proceed to their seats.
Children are to be seated in the audience and not among the candidates. Those guests bringing strollers are asked to keep the aisles clear.
To keep our graduates and guests safe during the ceremony, the aisles must be kept clear at all times. Please take any photos during the ceremony from your seat.
We encourage guests with special needs to arrive early. Below are two options.
- (Least distance) Park in the handicapped parking spaces in the parking lot north of McAlister Center on the southwest corner of Tenth Street and Columbia Avenue. Due to numerous street closures, the most convenient way to access this lot is from College Avenue, driving east on 11th Street (aka Drucker Way), turn right on Columbia Avenue, and right into the driveway just south of 10th Street. (You will be on the east side of Mudd Quad.)
- Before parking, drop off special guests at the corner of 10th Street and Dartmouth Avenue. (You will be on the west side of Mudd Quad.)
The aisles must be kept clear at all times for safety reasons and to avoid interruption of the traffic flow. We encourage purchasing photos from the professional photographer to allow guests to enjoy a clear view of their loved ones/colleagues and to minimize the confusion in this area. To keep our graduates and guests safe during the ceremony, the aisles must be kept clear at all times. Please take any photos during the ceremony from your seat.
Commencement Flowers will have merchandise and flowers available for purchase on graduation day. Booths will be on the west side of Dartmouth Avenue south of 10th Street and on the east side of the Harvey S. Mudd Quadrangle.
A direct audiovisual feed of the ceremony is available on a screen in the air-conditioned Albrecht Auditorium, Stauffer Hall of Learning, on the west side of Dartmouth Avenue, south of 10th Street.
A recorded video of the ceremony and highlights of the day will be available at youtube.com/cgunews.
Contacts
Ceremony
Donna Standlea
909-607-3305
Degree Requirements
Sarah Jaques-Ross
909-607-3370
Facilities
Kelly Holtzer
909-607-7765
Regalia
Susan Navarro
909-607-1503