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

Doctoral Hooding: 

  • Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026
  • Time: 6 to 7 p.m.
  • Location: Campus Hill Church
  • For details on the Doctoral Hooding, please visit the SPH Doctoral Hooding website.

Conferring of Degrees: 

  • Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
  • 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.

Nutrition & Dietetics Pinning Ceremony:

  • Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
  • Time: 4 p.m.
  • Location: TBD

Celebration of Commencement Graduates Vespers

  • Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
  • Time: 7 p.m.
  • Location: University Church, 11125 Campus St., Loma Linda, CA 92354

Baccalaureate

  • Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026
  • 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 2026 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. 

Map of LLU

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.