Commencement at George Fox University
George Fox University annually hosts both spring and midyear commencement ceremonies for its undergraduate and graduate programs.
Midyear Undergraduate Commencement
George Fox will host a midyear undergraduate commencement ceremony for traditional undergraduate and Adult Degree Programs students at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Bauman Auditorium on our Newberg campus.
Tickets will be required for all guests, except children under the age of 2. Eight (8) commencement tickets will be distributed to each graduate when they pick up their cap and gown at the Exodus Grad Fair (or from the registrar's office after Exodus). Students are encouraged to ask their peers for extra tickets, if needed, and then to fill out this google form to request more.
Find more information about Midyear 2023 Undergraduate Commencement here.
Midyear Graduate Commencement
George Fox will host a midyear graduate commencement ceremony for all graduate program students (except Physical Therapy) at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Bauman Auditorium on our Newberg campus.
Tickets will be required for all guests, except children under the age of 2. Eight (8) commencement tickets will be distributed to each graduate with their cap and gown in November which will be distributed by their department program coordinators. Students are encouraged to ask their peers for extra tickets, if needed, and then to fill out this google form to request more.
The following programs will have a hooding ceremony in addition to the combined commencement ceremony:
- College of Education: Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.m. at Northwest Christian Church
- College of Business: Hooding Ceremony on Friday, Dec. 15, at 5 p.m. in Bauman Auditorium
- College of Medical Science: Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 12:30 p.m. in Canyon Commons dining hall
Find more information about Midyear 2023 Graduate Commencement here.
Livestream
Both the 11 a.m. undergraduate and 3 p.m. graduate commencement ceremonies will be available to watch via livestream linked below.
Spring Undergraduate Commencement
George Fox University will host two spring commencement ceremonies for all undergraduates on Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Stoffer Famuily Stadium on the Newberg campus.
Tickets will be required for all guests. The number of tickets each student receives will be determined once we have an accurate number of graduates participating in the event (within the first month of spring semester).
More details will be provided as the event draws closer..
Spring Graduate Commencement
Individual graduate programs at George Fox University each host their own commencement ceremonies in the spring. Please click the links below for more information about each program. Links will be added as the events draw closer.
- Graduate School of Counseling
- Graduate Business
- Graduate Education
- Graduate Psychology
- Medical Science
- Master of Social Work
- Physical Therapy
- Portland Seminary
Questions?
Livestream
The ceremonies will be available to watch via livestream.
Tickets
Tickets will be required for all guests. Eight (8) commencement tickets will be distributed to each graduate when they pick up their cap and gown. Students are encouraged to ask their peers for extra tickets, if needed, and then to fill out this google form to request more.
Regalia
The registrar's office orders regalia for all graduating students based on the sizing information provided on their application for graduation. Graduates should wear only university-issued regalia during commencement. Graduates are welcome to decorate the top of their cap if desired.
Students should plan to pick up their regalia at the Exodus Grad Fair on March 22. If students miss the grad fair, regalia will be available for pick-up from the registrar’s office (first floor of the Stevens Center) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. starting Thursday, March 23, after completing the virtual Exodus check-out tasks. Questions can be directed to registrar@georgefox.edu.
Graduation Photographs
We are pleased to announce that we have hired The Grad Team to be our commencement photographers. Students do not need to preorder or request photos before the ceremony.
During the ceremony, professional photographers will take multiple photos of every student and then notify graduates through their George Fox email when photos are ready for online viewing. Please click here for more information.