Commencement 2026
About the 2026 Commencement Celebrations
Marymount University’s 2026 Commencement will be a special celebration, marking our graduates’ well-earned achievements.
- The University is planning in-person ceremonies for 2025-2026 graduates on May 17, at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
- There will be two ceremonies: one for all undergraduate students and one for all graduate students. There will be a separate Hooding Ceremony for all doctoral candidates held on May 16.
- Commencement ceremonies will include students who qualify for graduation from the Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026 semesters.
2026 Schedule of Events
Monday May 11, 2026
Baccalaureate Mass
Time: 4:00pm
Chapel, Marymount University, Arlington, VA
Friday May 15, 2026
Honors Awards Ceremony
Time: 2:00pm (doors open for guests at 1:00pm)
Reinsch Auditorium, Marymount University, Arlington, VA
Friday May 15, 2026
Nursing Pinning Ceremony
Time: 4:00pm (doors open for guests at 3:30pm)
Lee Center, Marymount University, Arlington, VA
Saturday May 16, 2026
Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
Time: 4:00pm (doors open for guests at 3:00pm)
DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
Sunday May 17, 2026
Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony
Time: 10:00am (doors open for guests at 9:00am)
DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Featured Speaker:
Mario Murgado, President and CEO of Murgado Automotive Group, Inc.
Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Alumni Speaker:
Damon Porter ‘94, Global Head of Enterprise Government Affairs at Veralto
Sunday May 17, 2026
Graduate Commencement Ceremony
Time: 2:00pm (doors open for guests at 1:00pm)
DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.
Graduate Commencement Ceremony Featured Speaker:
Aimee Rogstad Guidera, Former Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia
Graduate Commencement Ceremony Alumni Speaker:
Terri Feely ’96, Chief People Officer at Inova Health System
