Commandant Announces Class of 2025 Graduation Weekend Schedule - Updated
UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY GRADUATION WEEK 2025 THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025 1300 Class of 2025 Reports back to the Academy 1315 Brief for Class of 2025 – Ackerman Auditorium 1330 Awards Convocation Rehearsal Refresher – Ackerman Auditorium (Class of 2025 Self-led) 1900-2300 Senior Cruise – Sponsored by the Class of 2025 (See your midshipman for details) Dress for Thursday is casual: e.g., slacks and sport shirts for men; dresses, skirts or slacks for women. FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2025
Pre-Awards Convocation Reception Breakfast* – Wiley Hall (*Invitation Only) 1000 Awards Convocation – Ackerman Auditorium, Bowditch Hall 1130 Change of Command Ceremony – Powell Oval / Wiley Hall 1200 Barbecue for Midshipmen, Parents & Guests at Eldridge Pool (Rain location: Delano Hall) - Midshipmen free; Parents and Guests, Faculty & Staff – $22 per person – Advance ticket sales1 1600 Athletic Awards Ceremony – Ackerman Auditorium, Bowditch Hall Dress for Friday daytime is casual. SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025 0800 Colors Formation – Powell Oval 0830 2025 Class Photo – Tomb Field 0900 Graduation Rehearsal – Tomb Field (Class of 2025 muster on Steamboat Road) 2000-2300 Graduation Ball – Eldridge Pool Area Advance tickets required (Midshipmen free/all others $30 per person) 2 Dress for Parents and dates attending the Ball is formal (Dinner Dress White Jacket or equivalent for military personnel; black tie, tuxedoes, dinner jackets, or dark suits for men; cocktail dresses or gowns for women). SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025 0830 Catholic Mass – Mariners’ Memorial Chapel 1030-1200 Baccalaureate Service – Mariners’ Memorial Chapel - Speaker: Rear Admiral (LH) Peter K. Muschinske, CHC, USN - Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025 0745 Pre-Graduation Reception Breakfast* – Wiley Hall (*Invitation Only) 0800 Colors Formation – Powell Oval (weather dependent) 0900 Commencement Exercises – Tomb Field** Optional Luncheon – Barney Square (Following Commencement Exercises)
CONTACT Lisa Donitz AT: [email protected] TO PURCHASE TICKETS usmmaalumni.com/graduation |