Welcome School of Public Health graduates and families! This website will be your guide for all graduation-related information leading up to commencement.
Graduate Information
Schedule of SPH Commencement Events
Commencement Kick-off Event:
- Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2025
- Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Location: Located in the outdoor terrace of Nichol Hall at 24951 Circle Drive, Nichol Hall, Loma Linda, California 92350
Doctoral Hooding:
- Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
- Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
- Location: Randalls Amphitheater, 11080 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, (located next to the Del E. Webb Memorial Library)
- Please note: Graduates must arrive at 5:30 p.m. for lineup.
- For details on the Doctoral Hooding, please visit the SPH Doctoral Hooding website.
- Hooding Ceremony parking is available to students and guests in the structure PS1 Employee Parking Garage (Lot G and GS). View the campus map below for instructions.
Pre-commencement Brunch:
- Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
- Time: 10 a.m.
- Location: 24951 Circle Drive, Nichol Hall, Room #1610 Loma Linda, California 92350
- Please note:
- This event is for graduates only. Family and friends should be directed to the Drayson Center.
- For those that are unable to attend the Pre-Commencement, they should be at the Drayson Center by 12:00 p.m.
Conferring of Degrees:
- Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
- Time: 1:00 pm
- Location: Drayson Center, 25040 Stewart St, Loma Linda, CA 92350
- Please note: Graduates report to Drayson Center no later than 12:00 p.m.
Celebration of Commencement Graduates Vespers
- Date: Friday, June 13, 2025
- Time: 7:00 p.m.
- Location: University Church, 11125 Campus St., Loma Linda, CA 92354
Baccalaureate
- Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
- Time: 11:45 a.m.
- Location: University Church, 11125 Campus St, Loma Linda, CA 92354
For more details about Loma Linda University's schedule of events, visit the 2025 graduation schedule.
Directions and Parking
There is parking located close to the Drayson Center for the SPH commencement ceremonies. A handicapped parking lot is available at the Drayson Center for commencement, and your handicapped placard must be displayed. Drop-off and shuttle service to other local lots is available at the Drayson Center. Please see map below.
There will be other commencement ceremonies following the SPHs. During commencement, you may experience traffic delays and limited parking around town, especially around the Drayson Center.
View more information about directions and parking here.
Accessibility and Assistance
I am a graduate that requires special accommodations. Whom should I contact?
- Please contact the commencement office at [email protected], as far in advance as possible, to communicate your needs.
Frequently Asked Questions for Guests
Are there tickets for the hooding ceremony?
Tickets are not physical, and graduates will check in when they arrive at the ceremony and provide their information.
Restaurants and Hotel Reservations
We recommend making reservations in advance for any local restaurants and hotels for the weekend.
Are confetti and noisemakers permitted?
Since the commencement ceremony will be held indoors at the Drayson Center, confetti and noisemakers of any kind are not permitted.
Flowers and Leis
Flowers and leis are welcome at our commencement ceremony.
Guest Seating at Commencement
Commencement is a special event for both graduates and their friends and families. Seating is open and on a first-come, first-serve basis at the Drayson Center.
Accessibility and Assistance
Will the University provide a wheelchair or other form of transport to guests with mobility issues?
- The University does not provide wheelchairs but ADA-designated parking areas and shuttles, prioritizing guests who require mobility assistance. To access ADA parking areas, guests must display their blue placards.