The event will take place on Thursday, May 7^th beginning at 6pm.  The Ceremony will be in the Emmanuel College Chapel located on the 2^nd floor of the Eisner Administration Building.  Academic regalia is required for the master’s degree graduates (gown and hood only, caps/tassels not required for this ceremony) RN-BSN graduates are not required to wear regalia for this event.  A reception will follow in the auditorium and refreshments will be served. 

Email GPPgraduation@emmanuel.edu to RSVP or with any questions.

Commencement 2026 Website.

The Hooding Ceremony:

The Hooding Ceremony is a special event for the graduate students.  At this event, the students in the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Education programs will be hooded by their program representative.  

The ceremony is similar to graduation in that there is a processional and recessional, and faculty and graduates are dressed in academic regalia.  The color of the hoods worn represent the College and the degree earned.  The Hooding is a symbolic ceremony which signifies the passage of student to “master” and their success in completing the graduate program.

RN-BSN Pinning Ceremony:

The pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of RN-BSN graduates into the nursing community and recognizes the hard work and dedication the graduates have put toward earning their BSN degree. The Pinning Ceremony is modeled from the ceremony in the 1860’s when Florence Nightingale was awarded the Red Cross of St. George in recognition for her service during the Crimean War.