Commencement

Contact the Registrar's Office
(716) 878-4811

• Degree requirements
• Help with degree application procedures
• Degree application status
• Diploma status | When will diploma be mailed

Contact the Graduate School
(716) 878-5601

• Degree and certificate requirements
• Help with degree and certificate application procedures
• Degree and certificate application status
• Diploma, certificate status | When will diploma, certificate be mailed
• How departments can submit graduate student awards for booklet (e-mail)

Contact the Academic Affairs Office
(716) 878-5550

• Ceremony protocol
• General ceremony questions that are unrelated to degree application assistance, degrees, and diplomas
• Faculty/Staff marchers
• Departments submitting undergraduate student awards for booklet
• Printed program

Contact the Events Management Office
(716) 878-6114

• Ceremony logistics
• Special-needs planning (barrier-free, assistive listening, large-print programs)
• Volunteer ushers
• Commencement Code of Responsibility questions

Commencement Committee

• Advisory role in commencement planning and related activities.
• 2020 Committee Chair, Theresa Janczak
• 2020 Committee Roster

For student awards listings in the commencement booklet

• See Submit Student Awards for guidance with departmental and program award
• For bachelor's department awards questions, contact the Academic Affairs Office
• For master's degree and certificate of advanced study department awards questions, contact the Graduate School

For nominating students

• President's Medal and SUNY Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence, contact Student Affairs Office, (716) 878-4704
• Student Leadership and Humanitarian Awards, contact Student Leadership and Engagement, (716) 878-4631
• See Current Student Awards