Commencement 2025 Frequently Asked Questions

All ceremonies will take place on campus in the Warden Arena.

College of Liberal Arts - Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10 a.m.

Holt School - Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2 p.m.

Crummer - Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9 a.m.

Holt and Crummer - Please plan for 1.5 hours for these ceremonies.
CLA - The Class of 2025 is a large class so please plan on 2 to 2.5 hours for this ceremony. The doors will open 1 hour before each ceremony. Guests should expect that it might take at least 20 minutes to park and walk to the Gym. Please plan accordingly.

CLA Students - There will be a mandatory graduation rehearsal for CLA students participating in Commencement on Friday, May 9, 2025 at 4pm in Knowles Memorial Chapel.

Holt Students - There is no rehearsal for Holt students.

Crummer Students - Please see the Crummer information below.

CLA and Holt Undergraduate Seniors - Yes! Visit the GetInvolved page for graduation events.

Crummer - Please see the Crummer information below.

Announcements and rings can be ordered at www.jostens.com.

Rollins has contracted with GradImages to take photographs of the graduates during each commencement ceremony. The company will contact the graduates regarding purchasing photographs after the ceremony.

You will receive a piece of paper the day of Commencement with details for ordering from GradImages and can purchase accordingly.

Cords are picked up before commencement in the department and/or student organization from which they are awarded. They will not be available for pick up the day of commencement.

CLA students graduating with Latin honors can pick up their tassel when they pick up commencement tickets or at the mandatory graduation rehearsal on Friday, May 9, 2025.

Holt students graduating with Latin honors can pick up their tassels in the Registrar’s Office before commencement or in the Chapel the day of their commencement ceremony.

Crummer students graduating with honors (cumulative GPA of 3.85 or higher) will receive their honors tassel at check-in the morning of commencement.

Please visit this website for lodging information for out-of-town guests.

All Holt and CLA commencement participants and guests are invited to a reception in the Rice Family Pavilion to continue the celebrations of your accomplishments with fellow graduates, staff and faculty. Light food and beverages will be provided.
Holt - May 10, 2025 - directly after the ceremony
CLA - May 11, 2025 - directly after the ceremony

Yes, each ceremony will be live-streamed and posted to https://www.rollins.edu/commencement

There will be headphones available for all 3 ceremonies for guests who would like real-time Spanish translation of the ceremony. The headphones will be available the day of the ceremony. Please let a volunteer know when you enter Warden Arena.

Amplified sound through air horns, champagne bottles, beach balls, drugs, unmanned signs, violence, weapons, threats, blocking of entrances, and other distractions from the ceremony are prohibited.

Baccalaureate is a nondenominational service honoring the CLA Class of 2025 where students from each faith reflect on their time at Rollins. This service is open to CLA students and their families. This page will be updated once a date/time is confirmed.

For the College of Liberal Arts ceremony on Sunday, May 11, 2025, each student who plans to attend commencement, and who completes the post-graduation survey, will receive four (4) tickets for guests. Students who are not participating in commencement are not eligible for tickets.

The Holt School and Crummer Graduate School ceremonies on Saturday, May 10, 2025, will not be ticketed.

The Center for Career & Life Planning will send an email to all 2025 CLA & Holt graduating seniors in April to complete the post-graduation survey. The survey takes five minutes or less to complete, and the information is kept confidential.

IMPORTANT: General Admission tickets will be located in the bleachers of Warden Arena. If you have a guest that has mobility issues and requires floor seating, please visit the ADA/Special Accommodations section below. The seating accommodations area requires a special ticket.

There are 3 ways to pick up tickets.

1. Ticket Kick-Off Event
Friday, May 2, 2025 from 2-5:30pm
Center for Career & Life Planning, Kathleen W. Rollins Hall (1st floor)

Complete the Post-Graduation Survey (will be emailed in April to the student’s @Rollins.edu address).

Students graduating with Latin honors will receive their honors tassel when they pick up tickets.

Learn more about alumni resources, receive alumni swag, and make a gift to the Rollins Annual Fund to receive a donor recognition cord.

Share your Success Story picture and enjoy refreshments to go!

Students must pick up their individual tickets and an ID will be required.

2. Regular Pick up - The Week of May 5-9, 2025
Students who are unable to attend the Kick-Off event can collect their tickets during the week of May 5-9, 2025. Pickup times during the week are Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, May 9, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ticket pickup will be available on the first floor of Kathleen W. Rollins Hall. Students must pick up their individual tickets and an ID will be required.

3. Will Call
For students unable to pick up tickets before commencement, their tickets will be available for family members/guests to collect at Will Call on the day of the event inside Warden Arena.

Since we are offering 4 tickets per participating graduate, the Warden Arena will be at capacity and we will not be offering additional tickets. There will be overflow seating available for non-ticketed guests in the Bush Auditorium to view the livestream of the ceremony.

Each student must pick up their unique tickets, who they give them to is up to them. Only students participating in the ceremony will receive tickets. An ID will be required to pick up tickets.

Two weeks before commencement, the Post-Graduation Survey for 2025 CLA & Holt will be sent out via email from the Center for Career & Life Planning and will be available on Handshake (under the First-Destination Survey tab).

A toddler on someone’s lap will not require a ticket. This applies to young toddlers and infants only (age 3 and under).

Yes, you'll want to take it for the photo!

General Admission tickets are for bleacher seats. If you have a guest who has mobility issues, cannot climb stairs, or requires wheelchair access, please fill out the following survey.

CLA Ceremony - If a student or guest requires seating accommodations for Sunday, May 11, 2025, please fill out this survey. Please note that the seating accommodations area requires a special ticket and cannot be accessed with a general admission ticket.

Holt Ceremony - If a student or guest requires seating accommodations for Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 2 p.m., please fill out this survey. No tickets are required for the Holt Ceremony.

Crummer Ceremony - Crummer graduates can reserve special seating for themselves or their guests via the commencement survey sent from Crummer.

Those requiring special accommodations in dropping guests off at the venue should enter at Park Avenue, come down Holt Avenue, then turn left on Chase Avenue. Staff will direct you into the Alfond Sports Center lot for drop off. Guests who require handicap accessible parking should enter at Park Avenue and you will be provided a special parking pass. If you receive the pass, you will proceed East on Holt Avenue and be directed to the parking between the Museum and the loading dock of the Alfond Sports Center.

There will be a sign language interpreter at each ceremony. The interpreter will be projected onto the screen during each ceremony.

Please stop by Bookstore during regular business hours or email to order/pay for your regalia.

The Last Day to order Regalia is February 28, 2025. If you missed the deadline, please stop by the bookstore during regular business hours or email Mary Vitelli.

The Rollins Garage on Campus or the Truist Garage located across the street at 131 E. Comstock Avenue, Winter Park, 32789. Parking in both garages will be free on the day of Commencement. Guests should expect that it might take at least 20 minutes to park and walk to the Gym. Please plan accordingly. Please review the parking map.

All students are required to wear regalia during the ceremony. The deadline to order regalia is Friday, February, 28, 2025.

We ask that all students keep his/her robes on for the duration of the event.

Caps may be decorated for graduation. We request that any decoration be suitable for the importance of the occasion. We reserve the right to ask students to remove any decoration that might be deemed offensive or in violation of our existing policies.

Pins, cords, and stoles representing academic honor societies, cultural organizations, and student leadership and service organizations, if the organization is registered at Rollins.

Yes.

Regalia

Crummer MBA graduates will purchase their own regalia through the Rollins Bookstore. The deadline to order regalia is February 28, 2025. Regalia will be available for pick up in the Bookstore at the end of April.

Crummer EDBA students will have their regalia ordered on their behalf and will be available for pick up in the Bookstore at the end of April. EDBA students wishing to purchase their own doctoral set can do so through the Rollins Bookstore.

Hoods for Crummer Students

Crummer Masters & Doctorate graduates will receive and be hooded on stage during the commencement ceremony.

Honors Tassel

Students graduating with honors will receive their honors tassel at check-in the morning of commencement.

Crummer Attire

Professional attire is recommended for students to wear under regalia. Graduates will march together during the procession from Crummer to the Alfond Sports Center, so it is highly advised that graduates wear comfortable footwear.

ADA Seating Accommodations

Crummer graduates can reserve special seating for themselves or their guests by via the commencement survey sent from Crummer.

General Information

How long is the commencement ceremony?

Crummer – Please plan for 1.5 hours for the ceremony.

Tickets

Tickets will not be required for the Crummer Commencement ceremony.