Schedule
Thursday, May 1, 2025
| 8 – 10 p.m. | Senior Party Shaw CLC Auditorium Alumni Office Celebrating the Senior Class! This is a private event for students only. |
Friday, May 2, 2025
| 10:30 a.m. -10:45 a.m. | Senior Scholar Athlete Photo Steps of Morrison |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Senior Class Photo (Traditional Undergraduate) Hughes Auditorium Steps (Inclement Weather—Hughes Stage) 10:45 AM IGNITED CLASS PHOTO and YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION Picture time is at 11:00 am, on Hughes steps (inclement weather – Hughes stage) Senior Head Shots with photographers – Alumni Office (for composite) *Please come in your cap and gown. This is a private event for graduates. |
| Noon – 1 p.m. | Graduate Celebration Lunch Johnson Building (The Eatery) For graduates, faculty, and interested staff. Graduating students will swipe; if out of swipes, the cost will be covered. |
| 1 – 2:30 p.m. | Luce Come & Go for Graduates Luce Center Gym Walk through the Commencement venue and find your assigned seat. Student rehearsal video will be streaming on Luce monitors Regalia swap, if needed. This is a private event for graduates, family, and invited guests only. |
| 7 – 8 p.m. | Baccalaureate Hughes Auditorium 6:40 p.m. – Student/Faculty Processional line-up, between Kinlaw and Hughes (inclement weather, Hughes basement) *Please come in your cap and gown Speaker: Dr. Kevin Brown, President The event will be live-streamed. This is a private event for graduates, family, and invited guests only. |
| 8 – 9 p.m. | Graduate Reception with Faculty Shaw CLC This is a private event for graduates, family, and invited guests only. |
Saturday, May 3, 2025
| 10 a.m. | Commencement: College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences; Dayton School of Business; School of Christian Studies The event will be live-streamed. Ticket required for guest admission. |
| 2:30 p.m. | Commencement: School of Communication Arts, School of Education, Shaw School of Sciences The event will be live-streamed. Ticket required for guest admission. |
Traditional Undergraduate Commencement Events
Thursday, May 1, 2025
| 8 – 10 p.m. | Senior Party Shaw CLC Auditorium Alumni Office Celebrating the Senior Class! This is a private event for students only. |
Friday, May 2, 2025
| 1 – 2:30 p.m. | Luce Come & Go (Graduates) CLC Luce Gym |
Graduates will be able to:
- Walk through the Commencement venue and find your assigned seat
- Watch student rehearsal video which will be streaming on Luce monitors
- Swap Regalia, if needed
Please watch the following video for details about Commencement.
Senior Class Photo (Traditional Undergraduate)
Hughes Auditorium Steps (Inclement Weather—Hughes Stage)
10:45 a.m. IGNITED CLASS PHOTO and YEARBOOK DISTRIBUTION
Picture time is at 11:00 a.m., on Hughes steps (inclement weather – Hughes stage)
Senior Head Shots with photographers – Alumni Office (for composite)
*Please come in your cap and gown
Regalia
Full regalia (cap, tassel, and gown) has been ordered for eligible graduates who indicated they would be attending Commencement on their Graduation Application. Only University-issued academic honor cords may be worn during Commencement services.
Students can pick up their regalia and tickets during the Cap & Gown Pickup/Graduation Checklist event April 23-25 in the Farm Boys room in Kinlaw Library. Pick-up dates are divided by school/college, based on primary major as viewable on your Portal Degree Progress Audit. See below for schedule details (please note that pick-up will begin after chapel on Wednesday and Friday if chapel goes later than 10:45 a.m.):
Graduates from these schools/colleges:
- College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
- Dayton School of Business
- School of Christian Studies
Your regalia pick-up time is: Wednesday, April 23, 10:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Graduates from these schools/colleges:
- School of Communication Arts
- School of Education
- Shaw School of Sciences
Your regalia pick-up time is: Thursday, April 24, 10:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Graduates from any school can pick up regalia on Friday, April 25, 10:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Tickets
Each graduate will be permitted to have four guests for in-person attendance. Tickets are required for entry and tickets will be unique to each service. Graduates will receive tickets with their cap/gown.
Please reference Schedule above for full listing of Commencement weekend activities.
For additional ticket consideration: 2025 Commencement Additional Ticket Request
Graduate Studies & Online Undergraduate (APS) Information
Regalia: Participating graduates will order their full regalia (cap/tassel, gown, plus hood for Master’s students) through our vendor’s website and bring their regalia to Commencement. Please reference your Asbury email or contact registrar.info@asbury.edu for ordering information. The final deadline to order is March 31, 2025.
Only University-issued academic honor cords may be worn during Commencement services. Academic honor cords will be distributed to eligible graduates on Commencement day.
Tickets: Each graduate will be permitted to have four guests for in-person attendance. Tickets are required for entry and tickets will be unique to each service. Graduates will receive their tickets by mail in April 2025. Please contact the Registrar’s Office if your address has changed recently.
For additional ticket consideration: 2025 Commencement Additional Ticket Request
Please watch the following video for details about Commencement.
Commencement Speaker(s)
Bill and Diane Ury
Bill and Diane Ury have been married since 1984, and have enjoyed a life of ministry together.
Bill is a 1978 graduate of Asbury University. He studied at the Institute for Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem and has an MDiv from Asbury Theological Seminary. He holds an MPhil and PhD in Systematic and Historical Theology from Drew University. Bill taught Historical and Systematic Theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary for 23 years. His podcast is The Hour of Holiness. Bill has authored several articles and books, including Trinitarian Personhood: Investigating the Implications of a Relational Definition, The Bearer, and Christology as Theology.
Diane is a 1983 graduate of Asbury University with a BA in Sociology, and holds an MA in Theology from Wesley Biblical Seminary. She has written several articles, and is the editor of Holy Love: Essays in Honor of Dr. M. William Ury. Together, Diane and Bill authored Conversations About Holiness. Diane loves theology, is a teacher, preacher, mentor, and a women’s lives advocate.
Both Bill and Diane are ordained elders in the Evangelical Methodist Church, have pastored together, and have spent decades discipling men and women. They are fully committed to the historic bases and contemporary expressions of consensual orthodox Christianity and the Wesleyan Holiness tradition. Their personal desire is to incorporate sound, rigorous Christian theological thinking with pastoral care, spiritual formation, and true compassion.
After over two decades of serving The Salvation Army, in 2017 they joined National Headquarters and accepted the role of National Ambassadors for Holiness. They reside in North Carolina and are soldiers with the Raleigh International Corps. The Ury’s four grown children, JoAnna, Maddi, Meredith, and Seth, are Asbury University alumni -. Their ten grandchildren are their constant joy.
Media
Commencement Photos
At each Commencement, a professional photographer will take photos of graduates receiving their diploma covers. All information concerning viewing and ordering Commencement photos can be found at asburyuniversitygraduation.com. You may contact Matt Sawyer Photography at (502) 802-1009 or by email at matts@dcr.net for more information. A complimentary class photo will be sent to graduates.
Commencement Videos
Commencement videos will be available on Vimeo.com after June 1. If you have any questions, please contact I.T. Services at itservices@asbury.edu.
Contact Information
Specific questions should be directed to the following contacts. Additional questions may be directed to provost@asbury.edu.
- Traditional Undergraduate & Online Undergraduate (APS) Information (including caps/gowns and honor cords):
Registrar’s Office, x2282
registrar.info@asbury.edu - Graduate Studies Information (including caps/gowns and hoods):
Registrar’s Office, x2180
registrar.info@asbury.edu - Ticket Information – Commencement Services:
Tricia Cairel, Provost’s Office, x2500
provost@asbury.edu - Commencement Photos (after Commencement):
Matt Sawyer Photography, (502) 802-1009
matts@dcr.net - Commencement Videos:
IT Services, x2177
itservices@asbury.edu - Diplomas:
Registrar’s Office, x2327
registrar.info@asbury.edu - Commencement Participation and Academic Requirements:
Registrar’s Office, x2180
registrar.info@asbury.edu - Financial Aid Exit Counseling:
Financial Aid Office, x2195
financial.aid@asbury.edu - Student Accounts:
Lana Bridges, Student Accounts, x2330
student.accounts@asbury.edu
