Commencement: A Celebration Like No Other at Augusta University
Please join us to celebrate the academic achievements of our graduate and undergraduate students! If you plan to attend commencement, please RSVP no later than Friday, November 3rd.
Graduate Hooding and Commencement Ceremony: Wednesday December 13, 2023, 6:00 pm
Celebrating all graduate students in The Graduate School
Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony: Thursday December 14, 2023, 10:00 am
Celebrating all undergraduate students at Augusta University.
All ceremonies will be held at:
Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center 2 10th Street Augusta, Georgia
Faculty are strongly encouraged to RSVP for the fall commencement ceremonies by no later than November 17th. It is imperative you submit an RSVP to ensure we have a seat saved for you!
Faculty participating in commencement will park at no charge in the Georgia Cyber Center parking deck, located at 1 11th Street, Augusta between 11th and 12th streets in Downtown Augusta. A parking attendant will be on site to let you in the deck at no charge. Platform Party participants will park in the 10th Street parking lot next to the convention center.
Faculty members participating in commencement will need to wear regalia. If the faculty member does not have regalia to wear, regalia is available to rent through the RoarStore for $100 plus tax. Regalia rentals can be picked up at the Summerville Campus RoarStore or shipped for an additional fee. The regalia rental order deadline for this semester's ceremonies has passed. Contact the RoarStore if you haven't made plans for renting regalia.
GradImages, our commencement photography vendor, will be on site taking photos during each ceremony. Platform party: If you're seated behind one of the podiums, don't forget that you're on camera!
Upon arriving at the Marriott, platform party and faculty members participating in commencement should enter through the front entrance of the main lobby. We ask all faculty participating in commencement report to the appropriate robing room at least 30 minutes prior to each ceremony. Report to the following robing rooms:
Platform Party - Oglethorpe H
Faculty - Oglethorpe G
During the Fall 2023 commencement ceremonies, these faculty members were selected to play a special role in commencement:
College of Allied Health Sciences
Mace Bearer Undergraduate Commencement CeremonyCollege of Allied Health Sciences
Mace Bearer Graduate Hooding & Commencement Ceremony