SUNY Empire
Commencement
2025
Ceremony Information
Ceremony Information
Empire State University is pleased to host four commencement ceremonies in May 2025. Check back often for updates.
We will also be holding a formal hooding ceremony for the first class of Ed.D. students on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 3 p.m., at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, NY.
Commencement-eligible students are encouraged to choose the most convenient location. Communications, including a registration form to register for the location of your choice and information on how to order regalia, will be sent to commencement-eligible students in February 2025.
Questions? Visit Commencement FAQ.
Spring 2025 Commencement
Locations
Albany, NY
Friday, May 9, 2025, at 6 p.m., at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center
Manhattan, NY
Two ceremony dates are available in Manhattan. Students are assigned a ceremony based on their school.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 6 p.m., at the New York City Center
- Schools included: Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School for Labor Studies, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Nursing and Allied Health, School for Graduate Studies
Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 6 p.m., at the New York City Center
- Schools included: School of Arts and Humanities, School of Business, School of Human Services, and School of Science, Mathematics, and Technology
Rochester, NY
Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 6 p.m., at the Kodak Center
More information to be posted as it becomes available.
Additional Communications
Information about registering to attend a ceremony and regalia will be sent via email to commencement-eligible students. If you have any questions, please email commencement@sunyempire.edu for assistance.
Livestream
All ceremonies will be available to view via livestream. The livestream feed will begin approximately five minutes prior to the start of the ceremony and will end when the ceremony has concluded. The link to the livestream feed will be posted to www.sunyempire.edu/commencement.
A video recording of the ceremony will be posted to the Commencement Photography and Videos webpage in the weeks following the ceremony.
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Notice of Photographic & Media Recording
When you attend an Empire State University commencement ceremony, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to such photography, audio, and video recording and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for Empire State University’s promotional and marketing purposes now and in the future.