Security Screening

There will be a walk-through security screening system in place before entering the venue for faculty, staff, graduates, and guests. All bags are subject to search by event staff. For security purposes, all attendees are encouraged to keep items to a minimum. Please plan to arrive early to avoid delays entering the venue.

Each spring our Commencement Exercises serve as the capstone of our students’ career at WesternU. Students, as well as their families and friends, will not soon forget the incredible ceremony that our faculty participants and commencement assistants help make possible. Please see the appropriate categories below for more information.

Ceremony Schedules
May 15, 2024
9:30 a.m.

College of Podiatric Medicine
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Faculty Arrive: 8:00 a.m.
Seated for Line-up: 9:10 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

College of Health Sciences

Faculty Arrive: 1:30 p.m.
Seated for Line-up: 2:40 p.m.

May 16, 2024
9:30 a.m.

College of Pharmacy
College of Dental Medicine

Faculty Arrive: 8:00 a.m.
Seated for Line-up: 9:10 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

College of Optometry
College of Graduate Nursing

Faculty Arrive: 1:30 p.m.
Seated for Line-up: 2:40 p.m.

May 17, 2024
9:30 a.m.

College of Veterinary Medicine

Faculty Arrive: 8:00 a.m.
Seated for Line-up: 9:10 a.m.

May 24 2024
9:00 a.m.

College of Health Sciences – Northwest

Faculty Arrive: 7:30 a.m.
Line-up: 8:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m.

College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific – Northwest

Faculty Arrive: 11:30 a.m.
Line-up: 12:30 p.m.

Pomona, California

Regalia

All faculty members must provide their own regalia for commencement. Please bring your regalia steamed/ironed and ready to wear. To purchase regalia, visit or contact the Campus Store and they will be happy to help you.

Where to Report

Please be on time, and allow ample time for parking and robing. You will report to the Gold Room on the mezzanine level of PCA. Light refreshments and parking validation machine will be provided for faculty in the Gold Room.

The 4th year director posing for a selfie with four Veterinary Medicine Graduates. All are wearing academic regalia with grey velvet to symbolize veterinary medicine.
University administrator wearing burgundy regalia and a blue hood posing with an optometry graduate wearing their academic regalia with bright blue velvet.
College of graduate nursing faculty member standing with the college dean. Both are wearing black robes and caps with tassels. The dean is wearing red velvet strips on their gown and blue, green, and purple and white braided honors cords around their neck. Both are wearing a zipper pull on their robe and academic hoods around their neck.
WesternU faculty shaking graduates' hands as they process to the PCA stage
WesternU faculty shaking graduates' hands as they process to the PCA stage.
Directions

Pasadena Civic Auditorium
300 East Green St.
Pasadena, CA 91101

Lebanon, Oregon

Regalia

All faculty members must provide their own regalia for commencement. Please bring your regalia steamed/ironed and ready to wear. To purchase regalia visit or contact the University Bookstore and they will be happy to help you.

Where to Report

Please be on time, and allow ample time for parking and robing. You will report to the Faculty Robing room at the Boulder Falls Center located at 505 Mullins Drive in Lebanon. Light refreshments will be provided. You will be lined up approximately thirty minutes before the ceremony begins. Faculty not present for line-up will not be seated on stage for the ceremony.

COMP-Northwest faculty chatting prior to the ceremony
COMP-Northwest faculty posing for a photo prior to the ceremony
Directions

Boulder Falls Center
505 Mullins Drive
Lebanon, Oregon