May the Reign Live Forever!
Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! Join us for events designed to celebrate you and commemorate the graduate experience.
Students should continue to monitor their ODU student emails for updates on commencement exercises.
Grad Experience Events
Social Media Extravaganza
Virtual
Post a grad photo or picture from your favorite place at ODU using the hashtags #ODUGRAD2023 #ODUGradExperience.
SAC Boba Break
11:30AM-1:30PM on Kaufman Mall
Come Swing by Kaufman and grab some specialty boba with SAC! We will have several milk tea, fruity, and coffee flavored boba beverages!
Leave your mark on ODU
12:00PM-2:00PM at Dominion Rock
Leave your handprint on Dominion Rock and pick up your Grad Experience shirt.
Stadium Grad Snaps
6:00PM-8:00PM at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Enter through the South Gate.
Grab your photographer or a camera, cap, and gown to take your picture on the 50-yard line
Caps Off to 2023
6:00PM-8:00PM in River Rooms, Webb Center
Decorate your graduation cap and enter into a cap decorating contest.
Roaring Loud Hosted by Student Activities Councils
2:00PM-7:00PM in various locations
Join the Student Activities Council for a day filled with novelties, inflatables, delicious food, and unforgettable performances.
4x4 Hosted by Fraternity & Sorority Life
3:00PM-6:00PM in the Quad
A fun afternoon of activities, music, giveaways, and food open to all students.
Senior Brunch & Toast Special RSVP via ODU student email invite
Doors open at 10:00AM in the Big Blue Room of Chartway Arena
Senior Brunch and toast for graduates and guests.
Friday, May 5, 2023
6:00 p.m. Advanced Degree Ceremony for all colleges and schools
(Masters, Education Specialists, and Doctoral Candidates)
Chartway Arena
4320 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
Saturday, May 6, 2023
9:00 a.m. One Undergraduate Ceremony for all colleges and schools
Location:
S.B. Ballard Stadium
Location (inclement weather):
Chartway Arena
4320 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
(757) 683-5762
Operation Grad-itude: Share messages of thanks to those who helped you on your ODU journey or congratulations to those who are graduating this semester to be visually displayed on campus during the week preceding commencement. Messages will be collected until April 20, 2023. Submit your message here.
Social Media Extravaganza
Virtual
Post a grad photo or picture from your favorite place at ODU using the hashtags #ODUGRAD2023 #ODUGradExperience.
SAC Boba Break
11:30AM-1:30PM on Kaufman Mall
Come Swing by Kaufman and grab some specialty boba with SAC! We will have several milk tea, fruity, and coffee flavored boba beverages!
Leave your mark on ODU
12:00PM-2:00PM at Dominion Rock
Leave your handprint on Dominion Rock and pick up your Grad Experience shirt.
Stadium Grad Snaps
6:00PM-8:00PM at S.B. Ballard Stadium. Enter through the South Gate.
Grab your photographer or a camera, cap, and gown to take your picture on the 50-yard line
Caps Off to 2023
6:00PM-8:00PM in River Rooms, Webb Center
Decorate your graduation cap and enter into a cap decorating contest.
Roaring Loud Hosted by Student Activities Councils
2:00PM-7:00PM in various locations
Join the Student Activities Council for a day filled with novelties, inflatables, delicious food, and unforgettable performances.
4x4 Hosted by Fraternity & Sorority Life
3:00PM-6:00PM in the Quad
A fun afternoon of activities, music, giveaways, and food open to all students.
Senior Brunch & Toast Special RSVP via ODU student email invite
Doors open at 10:00AM in the Big Blue Room of Chartway Arena
Senior Brunch and toast for graduates and guests.
Friday, May 5, 2023
6:00 p.m. Advanced Degree Ceremony for all colleges and schools
(Masters, Education Specialists, and Doctoral Candidates)
Chartway Arena
4320 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
Saturday, May 6, 2023
9:00 a.m. One Undergraduate Ceremony for all colleges and schools
Location:
S.B. Ballard Stadium
Location (inclement weather):
Chartway Arena
4320 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23529
(757) 683-5762
Operation Grad-itude: Share messages of thanks to those who helped you on your ODU journey or congratulations to those who are graduating this semester to be visually displayed on campus during the week preceding commencement. Messages will be collected until April 20, 2023. Submit your message here.
Senior Class Challenge
The Senior Class Challenge is a fundraising initiative that was created to give seniors of the current graduating class an opportunity to show their unwavering Monarch pride and leave their lasting legacy after graduation.
By participating in the Senior Class Challenge, our graduating seniors are helping to provide a scholarship to assist students who would not be able to complete their ODU degree due to financial constraints. The gifts will go directly to the ODU Student Concordia Award, an endowed scholarship created by University Advancement.
To give, students will pay $20.XX in honor of their graduation year. As a thank you, each student donor will receive an ODU philanthropy honor cord to wear at commencement as a show of their commitment and support.