Commencement Weekend will be May 19-21, 2023.
Celebrating the graduating class is a highlight of the academic year. Each year in May, Wofford plans a weekend of events including a senior picnic, Baccalaureate service, a senior class party and, of course, Commencement.
Parents and family members are welcome to attend any of the events scheduled during commencement weekend.
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: Leonard Auditorium, Main Building
Contact: Mary Edith Stricklen, stricklenmw@wofford.edu, 864-597-4332
Livestream: wofford.edu/rotc-ceremony
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
Contact: Dr. Phillip Stone, stonerp@wofford.edu, 864-597-4309
Livestream: wofford.edu/phi-beta-kappa
The college’s annual academic and leadership awards program
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
Contact: Provost Tim Schmitz, willcoxrd@wofford.edu, 864-597-4020
Livestream: wofford.edu/honors-convocation
Time: 6:15-7:30 p.m.
Location: Lawn between Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium and Gibbs Stadium
Contact: Amanda Gilman, gilmanaf@wofford.edu, 864-597-4011
Free food trucks from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Time: 7:30-11 p.m.
Location: Phase I, The Village
Contact: Talicia Murphy, murphyti@wofford.edu, 864-597-4043
Time: 10:30-Noon
Location: Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts
Contact: Dr. Ramon Galinanes, galinanesr@wofford.edu, 864-597-4402
Time: 11: a.m.
Location: Room 112, Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts
Contact: Dr. Ramon Galinanes, galinanesr@wofford.edu, 864-597-4402
First-generation seniors are invited to celebrate their accomplishments
Time: Noon
Location: Tony White Theater, Mungo Student Center
Contact: Dr. James Stukes, stukesje@wofford.edu, 864-597-4406
Seniors wear caps and gowns and process together
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
Contact: Elizabeth Fields, fieldsem@wofford.edu, 864-597-4050
Livestream: wofford.edu/baccalaureate
Time: Immediately following Baccalaureate until 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Galleria, Michael S. Brown Village Center
Contact: Ashley Owen, owenam@wofford.edu, 864-597-4067
Time: 8-11 p.m.
Location: Phase I, The Village
Contact: Ashley Owen, owenam@wofford.edu, 864-597-4067
Seniors wear caps and gowns and walk in alphabetical order by degree
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Seal, Main Building
Lemonade on the lawn to follow.
The commencement livestream can be viewed indoors at Jerome Johnson Richardson Theatre, Rosalind Sallenger Richardson Center for the Arts.
(Commencement will move to the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in case of inclement weather.)
Contact: Tamara Burgess, burgesstm@wofford.edu, 864-597-4030
Livestream: wofford.edu/comm2023
Seniors must be checked out of the residence halls and the Village by 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 21. More information will follow with check-out information and expectations. If you have any questions, please email reslife@wofford.edu.