Commencement

• Report to the Edward Wright Practice Facility (Room 76, also known as the Triple Gym) in Alumni Arena one hour prior to your ceremony start time (12 noon for the 1 p.m. undergraduate ceremony, 4 p.m. for the 5 p.m. graduate ceremony)
• Parking is available in Slee, Baird and Jacobs lots. Enter Alumni Arena on the lower level, football stadium side, of the building and check in at the Edward Wright Practice Facility (Triple Gym)
• Don’t forget your cap, gown, hood and tassel.
• Once you’ve arrived, follow these steps: 

1. Upon arrival, find the registration booth for your degree, and section of the alphabet if applicable, and pick up your name card. Do not lose this card. It is your ticket to cross the stage. Please do not do anything in the robing room until you have checked in at your program booth and received your name card. The ceremony cannot begin until all graduates are checked in.
2. Find your seating section for your degree. Degrees are arranged alphabetically, but you may sit wherever you want within your section.
3. Take some time to hang out with your friends and get excited to graduate. 

Note: Remember that no personal items may be left behind in The Edward Wright Practice Facility (Triple Gym). Limit what you bring (purses, bags, etc.) as you will need to hold onto everything for the duration of the event.

This is a ticketed ceremony. The window to reserve tickets in advance has closed. If you do not have tickets, please tell your guests to go directly to Guest Services in the main entrance of Broadview Arena at noon for the undergraduate ceremony or 4 p.m. for the graduate ceremony. There will be a limited number of tickets available there on a first-come, first-served basis.

All guests will need a ticket to enter the ceremony. Graduates participating in the ceremony and children two and under, sitting on a ticketed guest's lap, do not need a ticket. All tickets are mobile only. If the person accepting the ticket(s) does not have a Ticketmaster account, they will need to create one in order to accept them. If you have a guest without a mobile phone, we recommend transferring their ticket to another guest who does and asking them to arrive to the ceremony together.

Transferring Tickets for Broadview Arena Ceremonies 

1. After signing in to Ticketmaster and accepting your tickets, click 'Manage Tickets'.
2. Click 'View Event Details' to select the tickets
3. On a computer, click 'Transfer'. On a mobile device, first select one of the tickets and click 'Transfer.'
4. Choose the ticket(s) you would like to transfer by checking the box next to each ticket and click 'Continue'
5. Enter the recipient's name, email address, and an optional note.
6. Click 'Transfer'. On a computer you will need to click 'Save' before clicking the 'Transfer' button.
7. To accept their ticket(s), guests receiving the ticket(s) will need to follow the Accepting Mobile Tickets Through UB Bulls Account Manager instructions.

Accepting Mobile Tickets Through UB Bulls Account Manager

1. On your mobile device, open the 'Someone Just Sent You Tickets' email from University at Buffalo-Athletics.
2. Click the 'Accept Tickets' button
3. Sign into Ticketmaster. If you do not have a Ticketmaster account, please refer to the Creating a Ticketmaster Account for Alumni Arena Ceremonies instructions.
4. After signing in, you will be directed to a page with your mobile tickets. Click the ticket description to view the barcode.
5. To save the ticket(s) to a digital wallet, click the 'Add to Wallet' button on the screen with the ticket barcode.    
6. iPhone users: Save to Apple Wallet
7. Android users: Save to Google Pay
8. If you prefer not to save the tickets to a digital wallet, scroll to 'My SafeTix' and select your ticket. Your ticket will now appear on your screen, ready  for scanning.

Looking for additional instructions on guest ticketing? Visit the Commencement Mobile Ticketing webpage.

Caps and gowns are required for participation in all degree conferral ceremonies and must be ordered through the University Bookstore. 

School of Management Regalia Colors

-Undergraduate: blue robes
-Graduate: black robes
-Doctoral: UB robes are blue

The tassel color is ‘drab.’  Hoods are lined in blue and gold and the width of the velvet border varies by degree, while the color of the velvet border indicates the academic discipline, PhD hoods are trimmed in blue.

Commencement Ceremonies are for School of Management students from the above departments and programs with degree conferral dates of August 2025, February 2026 and June 2026. You must contact your adviser to ensure all degree requirements have been met.

You must apply for graduation (degree). Details on how to do this can be found on the university’s Countdown to Commencement website. You may then register to participate in the applicable ceremony that will be held in Alumni Arena on Friday, May 15. Registration will begin on Feb. 9.

Only graduating students may participate in the graduation ceremony, including walking in the processional and crossing the stage. The university will make limited exceptions when a graduating student requires assistance due to a disability. Students needing accommodations to participate in the ceremony should contact mgt-commencement@buffalo.edu.

GradImages is the contracted photographer for commencement. There will be a posed photo opportunity as well as a photo of each student crossing the stage. Photo proofs will be emailed to you approximately one week following the commencement ceremony. You may direct all post-ceremony photo inquires to GradImages.

Printed Diploma
The Office of the Registrar will mail a printed diploma, free of charge, to your permanent address approximately four to six weeks after the conferral date. You are responsible for making address changes; these should be made by the term conferral date to ensure that you receive your diploma.

Update your permanent address.

Certified Electronic Diploma
Students who graduated June 2020 and later have the option to purchase a certified electronic diploma (CeDiploma) for $15.95. Notification will be sent to your UB email, from info@credentialtrust.com, approximately three to six weeks after your degree conferral date.

Learn more about the CeDiploma

We recommend that guests park in the following lots:

• Slee A Lot
• Baird A Lot
• Jacobs A, B and C Lots  

During commencement ceremonies, guests are welcome to park in any faculty/staff and student parking lots; a UB parking pass is not required.

Guests may enter Alumni Arena via the Coventry Circle (front) entrance.  Doors will open approximately one hour prior to the ceremony (12 noon for the 1 p.m. undergraduate ceremony, 4 p.m. for the 5 p.m. graduate ceremony). All seating is general admission.

Friends and family who are not able to attend are invited to view the ceremony via live simulcast online. A link to the livestream is posted on this page.