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Graduate in cap and gown, smiling while she accepts a degree from a member of the faculty, who is wearing a purple and blue doctoral robe.

May 2025 Graduate/Doctoral Commencement

May 14, 2025, 10 a.m.
OceanFirst Bank Center

Save the Date

Please Save the Date for our May 2025 Graduate (Masters and Doctorates) commencement ceremony on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 10 a.m. in the OceanFirst Bank Center on Monmouth University’s campus.    

GradImages Photography

GradImages, a professional photography service, will be at Commencement to photograph graduates as they are recognized on stage. Your proofs will be sent via e-mail to your student account and mailed to your home address. If you have any questions regarding your proofs, please contact GradImages Customer Service Department at 800-261-2576 or email them at ecc.giservice@gradimages.net.

You may pre-register your e-mail address at https://www.gradimages.com/registration to ensure an accurate address is on file. By pre-registering, you will receive a coupon for 20% off your order of $50 or more. 

Philanthropy Cords

Graduating students who make a gift of $5.00 to the Class of 2025 Giving Campaign will receive a philanthropy cord to wear at Commencement. Gifts can be made at https://fly.monmouth.edu/25gift and can be designated to scholarships, a favorite academic program, Division I sport, or a club or organization that means the most to you. The Class of 2025 Giving Campaign exists to educate graduating students on the vital need to raise private support, while encouraging them to begin their participation as donors, and helps ensure continued access to a personalized Monmouth education for current and future Hawks. Please continue to check your Monmouth email for more information on philanthropy cord distribution as Commencement gets closer.

Color Representation

The colors you will see in the hoods of our faculty represent the various fields in which the degrees were taken:

  • Apricot – Nursing
  • Brown – Fine Arts
  • Citron – Social Work
  • Crimson – Journalism
  • Dark Blue – Philosophy
  • Golden Yellow – Science
  • Green – Medicine
  • Lemon-Yellow – Library Science
  • Light Blue – Education
  • Orange – Engineering
  • Pink – Music
  • Purple – Law
  • Sage Green – Physical Education
  • Salmon Pink – Public Health
  • Scarlet – Theology
  • Yellow-Brown: Commerce, Business, Accounting
  • White – Arts, Letters, Humanities