{"id":154,"date":"2019-05-22T14:25:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T14:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/commencement\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:45:20","slug":"commencement-2019-recap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/","title":{"rendered":"Commencement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2024\/10\/Commencement-Page-banner-4-x-1-in.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1183\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2024\/10\/Commencement-Page-banner-4-x-1-in.png 1800w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2024\/10\/Commencement-Page-banner-4-x-1-in-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2024\/10\/Commencement-Page-banner-4-x-1-in-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2024\/10\/Commencement-Page-banner-4-x-1-in-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2024\/10\/Commencement-Page-banner-4-x-1-in-1536x384.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #ff4d00\"><strong>2026 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #002856\">Monday, May 18, 2026, 3:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em><span style=\"color: #002856\">Procession begins at 2:40 p.m.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #002856\">Total Mortgage Arena<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #002856\">600 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">2026 Graduate Commencement Ceremony<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #002856\">Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em><span style=\"color: #002856\">Procession begins at 4:40 p.m.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #002856\">Ives Concert Hall, WCSU Midtown Campus<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #002856\">181 White Street, Danbury, CT\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00;font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Pre-Ceremony Graduate Reception<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #002856;font-size: 18pt\"><strong>Midtown Quad, 2:00 p.m<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #002856\">Graduates, faculty and guests are invited to stop by the tent for light refreshments and music before the ceremony.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a> page for more information!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2902 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/05\/54531703940_0b47685108_o-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/05\/54531703940_0b47685108_o-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/05\/54531703940_0b47685108_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/05\/54531703940_0b47685108_o-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/05\/54531703940_0b47685108_o-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/05\/54531703940_0b47685108_o-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/05\/54531703940_0b47685108_o-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2025\/05\/54531703940_0b47685108_o-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;color: #ff4d00\"><b>Who is eligible to participate in the 2026 Commencement?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00\"><b>Bachelor and Associates candidates:<\/b><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> If you graduated in December 2025, January 2026, or are eligible to graduate in May or August of 2026, you are required to apply for graduation at the Registrar\u2019s office or check their website to get information and the application at: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/registrar\/graduation-2\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Graduation &#8211; Office of the Registrar (wcsu.edu)\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:150,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:270}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:150,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:270}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"5\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[9675],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;o&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #ff4d00\"><b>Master&#8217;s candidates:<\/b><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> If you graduated in December 2025, January 2026, or are eligible to graduate in May or August of 2026, you are required to apply for graduation through the Graduate Studies office or visit their website to get information and the application at: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/graduate\/forms\/application-for-degree\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Application for Degree Form &#8211; Office of Graduate Studies (wcsu.edu)<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559737&quot;:150,&quot;335559738&quot;:150,&quot;335559739&quot;:150,&quot;335559740&quot;:270}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span 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