Schedule and Directions

Commencement Weekend Events

Saturday, May 17, 2025

5:00 p.m.: Commencement Vespers Service at Meadville Lombard (180 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 700). Our graduates will lead a Vespers service. Family and friends are invited to attend.

• Please arrive by 4:50 p.m. The service will start promptly at 5:00 p.m.
• Commencement Vespers will be live-streamed on Zoom.

6:00 p.m.: Move to the Manor at Virgin Hotel for Conviviality

7:00 p.m.: Commencement Dinner with Honorary Degree Recipient at the Manor at Virgin Hotel. This is a ticketed, seated dinner. Graduates will be given an option of bringing up to two guests.

Sunday, May 18, 2025

1:45 p.m.: Graduates arrive at First Unitarian Church to get ready

2:15 p.m.: Commencement rehearsal 

2:45 p.m.: Graduates line up for processional

3:00 p.m.: Commencement at First Unitarian Church in Hyde Park (5650 S. Woodlawn Ave.). All are welcome and invited to attend.

• It will be live-streamed on Zoom.
• Offering will be received during the ceremony, which will be added to the Meadville Lombard Institutional Aid Funds.
• A reception will immediately follow in Hull Chapel at First Unitarian Church.

Directions

For driving directions, parking options, as well as public transportation directions, please visit the Map & Directions page.

Accessibility

All Commencement weekend locations are accessible for persons with mobility issues. If you have specific questions about stairs, seating, elevators, or parking, please get in touch with Faysha Crosbie at fcrosbie@meadville.edu or (312) 445-9221.