Widener University Commencement

Commencement 2025 🎓

Commencement for Chester campus graduates will be held under a tent on Memorial Field the week of May 13, 2025. We will host a series of five ceremonies over several days:

Tuesday, May 13 at 3 p.m. – School of Engineering  
Wednesday, May 14 at 10 a.m. – School of Business Administration and Center for Graduate and Continuing Studies  
Wednesday, May 14 at 3 p.m. – School of Nursing*    
Thursday, May 15 at 10 a.m. – College of Arts and Sciences  
Thursday, May 15 at 3 p.m. – College of Health and Human Services*  
 
*Doctoral graduates from the School of Nursing and the College of Health and Human Services will be hooded during their commencement ceremony.  

While ceremonies will take place rain or shine, we have reserved the afternoon of Friday, May 16 as a make-up date in the event dangerous weather forces a change in plans.