Parking & Seating

Parking

You may park in Lots B, C, E. F. G, and J. (See CAMPUS MAP)

Greenfield Street and Rebecca Street will be closed from 9:15 AM to 10:00 AM for the academic procession.

Guests with health concerns or in a wheelchair should be driven to the small parking lot next to Hoernemann Stadium. A student ambassador will escort the person into the stadium.

Closed Captioning

Communication Access Real-Time Transcription is available to all attendees HERE.

Watch via Zoom

If you have family or friends who can’t join you in person at Commencement, invite them to watch via Zoom.

Zoom registration information coming soon.

Live Streaming

The Commencement ceremony will be live-streamed in two locations on campus: Frost Lecture Hall (inside Bareis Hall of Science) and The University Commons.

Tickets for Degree Candidates

Each graduate participating in the Commencement ceremony will receive 6 tickets. Commencement tickets may be picked up in the Business Office beginning May 1, 2023.

If the ceremony is held in Hoernemann Stadium, tickets will not be necessary unless you are requesting Special Seating. (Please see Special Seating Requests section.) Guests may sit in the stadium or may bring their own seating for the hill behind the Saurwein Health & Wellness Center.

In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved to Seiberling Gymnasium, and no one will be admitted to Commencement without a ticket. A decision will be made by 7:00 AM and posted on the Heidelberg University website. Students will be notified via SendWordNow.

Please note: All bills must be paid in full in order to receive your Commencement tickets.
Questions concerning Commencement should be directed to commencement-questions@heidelberg.edu.

Special Seating Requests

If there is a member of your family who needs special seating because of health reasons or accessibility concerns, please notify Barb Gabel with the individual’s name by emailing bgabel@heidelberg.edu. There will be a seat reserved for this person and one escort in the Special Seating section. It is the responsibility of the graduate to make this reservation by May 1, 2023.

In addition, if one of your guests requires the use of a wheelchair or scooter, space will be provided in the Special Seating area on the football field or gym floor for the wheelchair or scooter and one escort, if you inform Barb Gabel by emailing bgabel@heidelberg.edu. It is the responsibility of the graduate to make this reservation by May 1, 2023.

If the ceremony is held in Seiberling Gymnasium because of inclement weather, guests with Special Seating tickets will be admitted to Seiberling Gymnasium at 9:15 AM. Doors will open for general seating at 9:30 AM. The Special Seating area will be held until 9:45 AM. At that time, seats will be released for general admission.

Security

As a security precaution, the following items are prohibited: alcoholic beverages, coolers, backpacks, large handbags, metal folding seat cushions, noise making devices, mace or similar substances, signs, sticks, poles, and weapons of any kind. Guests are subject to visual inspection of person, bags, and clothing capable of concealing prohibited items.