Undergraduate Commencement: Staff Participation

staff member leading a line of students at commencement.

Staff will be assigned to various roles such as: welcoming parents and families, escorting guests to accessible seating areas, staffing check-in booths, helping students with their regalia, monitoring the photo booth and assisting with social media. Thank you for making undergraduate commencement a memorable celebration for our graduates and their families!

Both ceremonies will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026 in Alumni Arena.

The morning ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. and serve the following departments/programs: Art; Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Communicative Disorders and Sciences; Earth Sciences; Mathematics; Media Study; Music; Psychology; Physics; Theatre and Dance

The afternoon ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. and serve the following departments/programs: Africana and American Studies; Anthropology; Asian Studies; Classics; Communication; Environment and Sustainability; Economics; English; Geography; Global Gender and Sexuality Studies; History; Indigenous Studies; Jewish Thought; Linguistics; Philosophy; Political Science; Romance Languages and Literatures; Sociology and Criminology; Social Sciences Interdisciplinary; Special Studies

Undergraduate Commencement Staff Participation Form

Please complete and submit this form to verify your participation in the College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate commencement ceremonies.

Please note: This form is for staff only. Faculty members who are planning to participate in the ceremony should submit the Faculty Participation Form. 

Please contact Anne Mecca at annecont@buffalo.edu with any questions or concerns.