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® is proud to support one of the biggest moments in a graduate’s life: walking across the stage and into the next chapter. With over 40 years of experience, we understand the importance of this moment and the desire to preserve these memories for a lifetime. Finding your graduate’s photos after the ceremony is easy. Visit the GradImages website to view and purchase custom photo products like prints, plaques, specialty gifts, and more.

You can also pre-register your contact information by following this link. Upon completion, you will receive a coupon code for 20% off an order of $50 or more.

If have any questions or concerns regarding your photos, please contact our Customer Service Department at (800) 261-2576, online on our website, or email ecc.giservice@gradimages.net. We have a large team of customer care representatives ready to help graduates and family members with anything they may need.

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