Commencement

Senior Grad Fair

Thursday, February 20, 2025
12-6 p.m.

Cap/tassel and gown – $50
Cap only – $10
Tassel only – $5
Class of 2025 Transy Stole – $40

This event will be held in the Transy Bookstore, located in the Campus Center. Seniors will be able to order their regalia packages, announcements, and other commencement-related items. For pricing and other information, please contact the Bookstore at bookstore@transy.edu or 859-281-3570. For those who did not attend the Grad Fair, please go to the bookstore by March 7 to order your regalia. You may place your order for invitations and announcements directly with Jostens (use promotion code CLG100 for $100 off all jewelry).

Senior Challenge Events

Senior Challenge Trivia
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
6-9 p.m.
West Sixth Brewing

Senior Challenge Graduation Celebration
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
6-9 p.m.
The Goose

Apply to be Student Commencement Speaker

Graduating seniors are invited to apply to be the student speaker on behalf of the Class of 2025 at this year’s Commencement ceremony! If you are interested in being considered, please read the instructions linked above and submit your audition by midnight on Wednesday, April 30.

Senior Week Events

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025

Lavender Celebration
Invitation only. For more information, please contact Ashley Hill at ahill@transy.edu.

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025

Senior Send-Off
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Alumni Plaza (rain location: Campus Center)
Join us as we celebrate you, our 2025 Senior Class! Lunch will be served by Bon Appetit and seniors can pick up their cap and gown and their six commencement guest rain tickets. There will also be treats, valuable information, music, and fun!

Senior Challenge Graduation Celebration
6-9 p.m.
The Goose

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025

Seniors Only Event
7-9 p.m.
Location TBD
Open to graduating seniors only.

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025

Candy Buffet
2:30-3 p.m.
Campus Center Hearth Room
Open to graduating seniors only.

Senior Toast
3-5 p.m.
Campus Center Pioneer Rooms
Open to graduating seniors only.

FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2025

Last Lecture with Professor Don Dugi
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Carrick Theater

Senior Awards
3:45-5 p.m.
Carrick Theater

Senior-Family Reception
5-6:30 p.m.
Alumni Plaza
Rain location: Campus Center
Registration requested – RSVP here

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2025

Graduate Group Photo
8 a.m.
Front steps of Beck Athletic Center
Rain location: Haggin Auditorium

Commencement Celebration
9-10:30 a.m. (approximately)
Old Morrison Lawn
Rain location: Beck Center (rain tickets required)
Student speakers: TBD

Alumni Welcome Reception
Immediately following the ceremony
Alumni Plaza
Rain location: Campus Center

Ceremony Livestream and Recording
A livestream link will be active the morning of the ceremony. We will also post a recording of the ceremony above following the event.

Photography
A professional photographer will capture each graduate crossing the stage and accepting their diploma. A link to these photographs will be posted on this webpage within two weeks of the ceremony and may be downloaded free of charge.

Parking
Complimentary parking can be found around the Transylvania University campus. Note that a permit is not required on the ceremony day and guests may park in any open lot on campus. The lot at the corner of 4th Street and Upper will be reserved for accessible parking only. If you require access to accessible parking, please fill out the form linked below. An overflow lot is available at the Lexington Traditional Magnet school located at 350 N. Limestone, which is about two blocks from Transy’s campus.

Accessibility Services
If you or someone in your party has mobility issues and requires access to accessible parking, or if you require transportation from the parking lot to the ceremony site via golf cart, please submit a commencement accessible services request (click on the link to fill out the brief request form). We must receive your request no later than 12:00 pm on Friday, May 23. Please note that we do not have wheelchairs available onsite. The ceremony site is located about 200 feet from the accessible parking lot.

If you will require the assistance of an American Sign Language interpreter during the ceremony, please submit this request to academicdean@transy.edu no later than Friday, March 7, at 5:00 pm.

Flower Bouquets for Grads
Our Student Alumni Association is selling flower bouquets for families and friends to give to their grads at commencement! Each bouquet is $25 and will have 12 stems (bouquets will vary). These can be picked up in front of the Glenn Building next to the Old Morrison lawn on the morning of commencement. The Student Alumni Association would love your support (funds raised will go toward their endowed scholarship) and wants to make your grad feel special on this momentous day. For more details and to place your order, please fill out the order form (see order form for sample photos of bouquets). Orders are preferred by May 20. Call or email omiller@transy.edu (859-233-8362) with any questions.

Amenities
Our Gratz Perk Café (located in the Glenn Building next to the ceremony site) will open at 7:30 a.m. on Commencement morning and offer a variety of beverages for purchase. Restrooms are available onsite, located on either side of the ceremony site in the Glenn Building and the Cowgill Building. A medical team is also available in the Cowgill Building.

Accommodations
There are numerous hotels in the vicinity of campus. For more information, please consult our list of nearby hotels.

Please share your Commencement day photos with us using #TransyGrad.

Please direct questions to the Office of the Academic Dean: academicdean@transy.edu.

Alma Mater

“Hail, Transylvania!”

Hail, Transylvania, thine own are we,
Our hearts in loyal love we pledge to thee;
True to thy crimson flag thro’ all our days,
Hail, Transylvania! we sing thy praise.

First in the West to rise, seeker of truth,
May He who guides above renew thy youth;
Far thro’ the coming years, firm in the right,
Hail, Transylvania! pass on thy light.