Illinois College Commencement Weekend | May 8 - 11, 2025
Save the date for the 191st Commencement at Illinois College! Take a look at the weekend's schedule below. Information and registration links for graduates, families and alumni will continue to be added, so please check back often. Congratulations to the Illinois College Class of 2025!
2025 Commencement Weekend Schedule
Thursday, May 8
- 93rd Annual Phi Beta Kappa Installation Ceremony :: 6 p.m. :: Dunham Auditorium, Crispin Hall
(invitation and members only)
Friday, May 9
- Illinois College Nurse Pinning Ceremony :: 4 p.m. :: Rammelkamp Chapel | RSVP HERE
Saturday, May 10
- Online Student Campus Tour & Luncheon :: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Dunham Auditorium, Crispin Hall
(invitation only) - Osage Orange Festival and Senior Celebration :: 5 to 7:30 p.m. :: Memorial Lawn (corner of Lincoln and Mound Avenues) | RSVP HERE
Sunday, May 11
- Baccalaureate Service :: 10 a.m. :: Rammelkamp Chapel | RSVP HERE
- Illinois College's Baccalaureate Service is a longstanding, special service featuring vocal performances from the IC Choir, readings from sacred texts, and words of wisdom from graduates and a faculty member.
- Graduates: Please plan to arrive at 9:30 a.m. in your cap and gown/regalia to line up along the sidewalk in front of Rammelkamp Chapel in any order.
- Lunch for Graduates and their Families :: 11 a.m. to Noon :: Cummings Dining Hall, Caine Student Center | RSVP HERE
- Lunch is $10 per adult and $5 per child (10 & under)
- Cash or check are accepted forms of payment and must be paid at the luncheon check-in
- Class Photo :: Noon :: The Seal on Steuer Walkway
- 191st Commencement Exercise* :: 1 pm :: King Field House, Bruner Fitness and Recreation Center | RSVP HERE
*Event will be live streamed
Check back frequently for updated information, reservations, and event details.