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: 5 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 the Drayson Center no later than 12:00 p.m.

Nutrition & Dietetics Pinning Ceremony:

  • Date: Friday, June 12, 2026
  • Time: 4 p.m.
  • Location: Centennial Complex Damazo Amphitheatre

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

For information on directions and parking during the commencement ceremonies, please visit llu.edu/academics/commencement/directions-and-parking. 

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

Can I decorate my mortarboards for Commencement or the Hooding Ceremony?

Decorating your mortarboard for commencement events is not permitted. Students with decorated mortarboards will, unfortunately, be unable to participate in commencement or the hooding ceremony.

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. 

Can I wear any stole to commencement events?

No. Only Loma Linda University-approved stoles are allowed for any commencement activities and events. 

 

Approved LLU Stoles:

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 flower leis are welcome at our commencement ceremony; no food leis at our commencement ceremony; no flower leis (no exceptions) at the baccalaureate 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.

Special Accomodations

For those attending the Conferring of Degrees on Sunday, May 24, 2026, ADA parking will be available at the following location: the School of Dentistry parking lot on University Court.

For those attending the Conferring of Degrees on Friday, June 12, 2026, or Sunday, June 14, 2026, ADA parking will be available at designated areas for that day.

Please be sure to display your blue placard when accessing ADA parking areas.