Participants Information
The Fifty-Sixth Annual Commencement of the CUNY Graduate Center, City University of New York
Event Details:
Thursday, June 9, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Find information below for participants of The Graduate Center's 2022 Commencement:
Graduates and staff should also review Ticketing Information.
Graduates
Graduate registration for commencement is now closed.
Ticketing
Graduates do not need tickets, but their guests need tickets.
- Extra tickets are available upon request by emailing rsvpcommence@gc.cuny.edu by June 3.
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All tickets will be digital and distributed to the student via the email provided in the Nelnet form starting the week of May 16.
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See Ticketing Information for details on accepting and sharing your tickets with your guests.
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No students or their guests will be admitted without registering in advance. Guests must have a ticket to enter the arena.
Attire
Attire is shipped to graduates with a return label and envelope. Attire should be mailed back to Herff Jones within 30 days after commencement.
Day of commencement
Entrance: Graduates are to arrive in academic attire enter at Barclays Center at 2 p.m. and will enter through the door at 479 Dean Street. View the Barclays entrance map, #6 Dean Street Entrance.
We recommend that graduates limit the personal belongings they bring.
Faculty
Faculty registration for commencement is now closed.
Ticketing
Faculty do not need tickets to enter arena.
Attire
Faculty attire will be distributed from the Skylight Room on Monday, June 6, and Tuesday, June 7, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Day of commencement
Entrance: Faculty who are processing are to arrive in academic attire at Barclays Center at 2:15 p.m. and will enter through the Qatar VIP Entrance on Atlantic Avenue. View the Barclays entrance map, #2 Qatar Airways VIP Entrance.
They will check in at the Graduate Center registration table and proceed down escalator to the Qatar Lounge for assembly.
Returning attire: At the conclusion of the event, rented academic attire must be returned to the Qatar Lounge.
Platform Party
Platform party registration for commencement is now closed.
Ticketing
Members of the platform party do not need tickets to enter arena.
Attire
Platform party attire will be distributed from the Skylight Room on Monday, June 6, and Tuesday, June 7, 2022 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Day of commencement
Entrance: Members of the Platform Party (including Executive Officers) are to arrive at Barclays Center at 2:15 p.m. and will enter through the Qatar VIP Entrance on Atlantic Avenue. View the Barclays entrance map, #2 Qatar Airways VIP Entrance.
They will check in at the Graduate Center registration table and take the elevator up to the 40/40 Club for assembly.
Returning Attire: At the conclusion of the event, rented academic attire must be returned to the 40/40 Club.
Staff
Staff registration for commencement is now closed. To attend commencement, please obtain approval from your supervisor.
Ticketing
All tickets will be distributed digitally to the email provided on the RSVP starting the week of May 16. See Ticketing Information for details on accepting your tickets.
Day of commencement
Entrance:
- Guests, including Graduate Center staff who are attending the event (not working at it), enter through the Geico Atrium (Main Entrance) at 620 Atlantic Avenue, which will open at 2:30 p.m. View the Barclays entrance map, #1 Geico Atrium.
(Graduate Center staff should look for reserved seating section.) - Graduate Center staff who are working at the event are to arrive at Barclays Center at 1:30 p.m. and will enter through the Barclays Security Entrance door adjacent to 479 Dean Street. Barclays Security will have a staff list. View the Barclays entrance map, #6 Dean Street Entrance.
Ticketing Information
1. Download the free Seat Geek app and create a free account. (You can also create a Seat Geek account in the app or at www.seatgeek.com.)
2. In the email you receive from Seat Geek (transactions@seatgeek.com, subject line “CUNY Graduate Center wants to send you a ticket!”), select “Accept Ticket”
3. In the app, access your tickets by selecting the ticket icon.
4. Select the 56th Commencement Exercises of the CUNY Graduate Center icon.
5. Your tickets will appear.
Grads do not need tickets.
1. Transfer tickets to your guests (individually or as a group) by selecting “send” on the ticket and entering guests’ email addresses or phone numbers (to send via text).
1. To accept their tickets, guests will need to create a Seat Geek account and download the Seat Geek app. (See steps above.)
2. Once you have an account, open the link in the Seat Geek email or text you received from your grad.
3. Sign into your Seat Geek app and accept the tickets.
4. In the app, your tickets will be available to you by selecting the ticket icon.
5. Select the 56th Commencement Exercises of the CUNY Graduate Center icon.
6. Your tickets will appear.
7. On your smartphone, scroll down and there are options to add the tickets to your digital wallet.
