Schedule of Events

2 p.m.

International Sash Ceremony

The Center for Global Engagement will host the Spring 2022 International Student Sash Ceremony to recognize graduating international students and present them with a sash to represent their home country.

internationalservices@coastal.edu / 843-349-2445

Alford Ballroom

5:00 p.m.

Donning of the Kente Ceremony and Reception

Intercultural and Inclusion Student Services

The Kente ceremony is hosted by the Intercultural and Inclusion Student Services office to honor and recognize our outstanding Black graduates on the accomplishment of completing their degree and will also welcome them into the Black Alumni Chapter at CCU. Reception immediately following the ceremony on Singleton Lawn East.

mlsirett@coastal.edu / 843-349-4159

Wheelwright Auditorium

11:00 a.m.

Lavender Ceremony and Brunch

Intercultural and Inclusion Student Services

A cultural celebration that recognizes and acknowledges the achievements and contributions of LGBTQIA+ students of all backgrounds hosted by Intercultural and Inclusion Services

mlsirett@coastal.edu / 843-349-4159

Alford Ballroom, Atheneum Hall

5:30 p.m.

Hooding Ceremony - Doctoral Degrees

Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences
Invitation Only Event

This event marks the graduation of the first-ever Doctoral class in the Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences. During the ceremony, graduates will receive their hoods from their dissertation chair.

Regina Duncan / rduncan@coastal.edu / 843-349-5020

Alford Ballroom, Atheneum Hall

5 p.m.

Honors Convocation 

Office of the Provost

(Watch on YouTube Live) The Honors Convocation ceremony recognizes the outstanding academic accomplishments of students receiving a Departmental Program Academic Award; students graduating from the HTC Honors College Program; and graduating students who are members of the Dyer Fellows, Jackson Scholars, Swain Scholars, Teaching Fellows, and Wall Fellows. Students are notified by email of their eligibility to attend this event.

hrwoodli@coastal.edu / 843-349-2243

HTC Center

9:30 a.m.

ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

Friends and family are invited to celebrate the commissioning of the recent CCU Army ROTC graduates. The ceremony begins with the singing of ‘The Army Song’ and the National Anthem. Then a guest speaker, usually a retired officer, gives words of advice and encouragement to the soon-to-be officers. Finally, Cadets take an oath to their country, sealing their admittance into the Officer Corps of the United States Army. In accordance with tradition, family members or friends pin the 2nd lieutenant’s rank onto the shoulders of the new officers. After years of training, the newly commissioned officers are finally a part of a long legacy of America’s finest leaders.

rotcalias@coastal.edu / 843-349-4195

Johnson Auditorium, Wall Building

2 p.m.

College Ceremony Wall College of Business Administration

(Watch on YouTube Live) / Ticketed Event

 HTC Center

6 p.m.

College Ceremony Gupta College of Science

(Watch on YouTube Live) / Ticketed Event

HTC Center

9 a.m.

University Commencement Ceremony Honoring the Spring Class of 2022 

(Watch on YouTube Live)

Brooks Stadium

Noon

College Ceremony Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences

(Watch on YouTube Live) / Ticketed Event

HTC Center

4 p.m.

College Ceremony Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts and HTC Honors College*

(Watch on YouTube Live) / Ticketed Event  *Students earning a degree in Sustainability and Coastal Resilience or Women's Gender Studies will be recognized at this ceremony. Graduates of the HTC Honors Program will be recognized with the academic colleges they are earning their degrees from.

HTC Center