Commencement Faculty

All faculty are invited to join in the celebration of students' achievements by participating in the commencement ceremony this December. A ceremony for Graduates and Undergraduates will take place on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10 a.m. The ceremony will take place in the O'Pake Fieldhouse.

• Academic Attire

  Academic attire is required for all personnel participating in the commencement program. In keeping with KU pride, the university will provide maroon rental attire to all personnel in need of regalia.

  Please click on the following link to reserve your seat and academic attire by October 11: Commencement R.S.V.P. form. (If you are a student, this form is not for you. Please find student information on the main Commencement page. Email commencement@kutztown.edu or call 610-683-1396 with questions.)

  Rented attire may be picked up at the Campus Store, McFarland Student Union, starting Monday, December 9 through Thursday, December 12 between the hours of 8 am - 4 pm.

  Rented regalia must be returned immediately following the graduation ceremony to a KUSSI representative in the faculty robing area.

• Robing Area

  Faculty participating in commencement are to report to the robing area by 9.am. Saturday morning.

  The robing area will be located in Rooms 106 and 107 in Keystone Hall.

• Line of March

  Faculty and staff will line up in the hallway promptly at 9:45 a.m. Immediately prior to the formal start of the procession, faculty will form two lines directly inside the arena through which candidates will process. 

  The line of march will proceed as follows:

  • Degree candidates will lead the procession followed by faculty and platform participants
  • The procession will enter the O’Pake Fieldhouse. Usher Marshals will direct the faculty to assigned seats.

  When the ceremony is over, participants will exit the O’Pake Fieldhouse in the following order:

  1. Platform Guests
  2. Faculty
  3. Degree Recipients
• Procession Marshals

  John G. Vafeas, L.S.W., D.S.W., Grand Marshal
  Paul S. Ache, Ph.D.; Janice Gasker, L.C.S.W., D.S.W.; Tracy Keyes, Ed.D.; Peg Speirs, Ph.D.;
  Usher Marshals

  Dr. Anne Carroll, Dean, College of Business

  Dr. Chali Nondo, Associate Dean, College of Business

   

  Dr. Rebecca West Burns, Dean, College of Education

  Dr. Thomas Conway, Associate Dean, College of Education

   

  Dr. Laurie McMillan, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

  Dr. Deborah Hokien, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

   

  Dr. Bradley Shope, Dean, College of Visual & Performing Arts

  Dr. Amy Pfeiler-Wunder, Associate Dean, College of Visual & Performing Arts

Teaching is more than imparting knowledge; it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts; it is acquiring understanding.

William Arthur Ward