Commencement

Transylvania University looks forward to celebrating our Class of 2024 with an in-person ceremony that honors our graduates and provides a welcoming environment for our guests. 

The Commencement ceremony is scheduled to take place on Old Morrison lawn. Guest tickets are not required for this ceremony. Should the ceremony be moved inside due to rain, each graduate will have six general admission rain tickets to distribute to guests. Moving the ceremony inside will be necessary only if there is inclement weather on the ceremony day; that decision will be made at 6:00 am on the morning of the ceremony. Graduates may pick up their rain tickets at the Senior Send-Off event (details below).

The Commencement ceremony will be streamed live here for family and friends to watch from home. In addition, a recording of the ceremony will be posted for people to watch at their leisure. 

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 disabled parking only. If you require access to disabled parking, please return to this site closer to the ceremony date to request it via the link that will be available 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 require access to disabled parking, or if you require transportation from the parking lot to the ceremony site via golf cart, please submit a commencement accessible services request (please note that we are no longer accepting requests as the lot is full). Please note that we do not have wheelchairs available onsite. The ceremony site is located about 200 feet from the disabled parking lot.

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.