Notre Dame commencement ceremony to begin two hours earlier at 8 a.m. | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame commencement ceremony to begin two hours earlier at 8 a.m. Notre Dame commencement ceremony to begin two hours earlier at 8 a.m. Published: May 18, 2019 Author: Dennis Brown Commencement 2018. Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame. Due to the threat of inclement weather, the University of Notre Dame’s 174th University Commencement Ceremony on Sunday (May 19) will begin two hours earlier than scheduled, at 8 a.m., tentatively in Notre Dame Stadium. A final decision on whether to hold the ceremony in the stadium or in Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center will be communicated at 6 a.m. Sunday via email to faculty, staff and students; on the University’s home page (nd.edu); and through official University social media accounts (@NotreDame on Twitter and University of Notre Dame on Facebook). The gates to either venue will open at 7 a.m. There will be no procession by the graduates or faculty. If the ceremony is in the stadium, graduates should enter through the north (Rockne) gate and seat themselves beginning at 7. If the ceremony moves to the Joyce Center, they can enter through any gate. Individual diploma ceremonies also will start earlier than scheduled, at noon Sunday. Posted In: Commencement Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related July 06, 2022 Antonio Ortiz to speak at ACE Commencement ceremony May 29, 2022 The Commencement of the class of 2020 May 29, 2022 Class of 2020 Graduate School degree recipients encouraged to ‘embrace the uncomfortable middle’ and to ‘seek joy’ May 26, 2022 Robert J. Bernhard, vice president for research, to keynote 2020 Graduate School Commencement Ceremony May 25, 2022 Class of 2020 returns for a Commencement ceremony two years in the making For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn