Commencement Details
The ceremony will be live streamed for all to access on MCW's YouTube page. We look forward to celebrating with you.
School of Pharmacy
In-person Commencement (registered graduating students and required MCW administration only)
- Date: Friday, May 21
- Time: 9:30 a.m.
- Location: Bolger Auditorium, Health Research Center (HRC)
Virtual Hooding (registered graduating students not attending the in-person Commencement ceremony)
- Date: Thursday, May 20, 4:30 p.m.
Graduate School
In-person Commencement (registered graduating students and required MCW administration only)
- Date: Friday, May 21
- Time: 11 a.m.
- Location: Alumni Center, Medical Education Building (MEB)
Virtual Hooding (registered graduating students not attending the in-person Commencement ceremony)
- Date: Wednesday, May 19, 5:30 p.m.
School of Medicine
In-person Commencement (registered graduating students and required MCW administration only)
- Date: Friday, May 21
- Time: 1:30 p.m.
- Locations:
- Bolger Auditorium, Health Research Center (HRC)
- Alumni Center, Medical Education Building (MEB)
- Kerrigan Auditorium, Medical Education Building (MEB)
Virtual Hooding (registered graduating students not attending the in-person Commencement ceremony)
- Dates: Monday, May 17 - Thursday, May 20
URM Celebration of Diverse Excellence
Recognition event of MCW Graduates who are Underrepresented in Health Sciences (in-person event for registered graduating students and MCW administration only)
- Date: Wednesday, May 19
- Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm
In alignment with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), we are pleased to share that MCW will offer hybrid graduation ceremonies, both virtual and in-person, for each Milwaukee campus School.
To ensure safety for in-person events, we are limiting School Commencement Ceremonies to 50 people or fewer for graduating students and required members of MCW administration only. Friends and family will be able to celebrate virtually. Please be aware that MCW will adhere to the following guidelines to ensure the health and safety of all in attendance:
- Masks must be worn, and social distance must be maintained at all times.
- Those in attendance must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by May 7, 2021.
- No friends or family will be permitted on campus for any reason.
- Students must arrive fully robed in regalia, which must be returned at the end of the Ceremony when they will receive their diplomas.
- Students must currently be living in Wisconsin.
- Rooms where ceremonies occur will be organized in alphabetical order by last name, in groups of 50 people or fewer.
- No handshakes will take place as students cross the stage, but hooding will be permitted.