2026
Commencement Weekend
April 25 – 26, 2026
Ceremony Information
Sunday, April 26, at 3 p.m.
Ruth Gunden Gymnasium in the Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center
The commencement ceremony will include all the graduates, faculty and staff.
Our 2026 Keynote speaker is Shannan Martin. Learn more.
The Baccalaureate Celebration and Commencement Ceremony will be live-streamed for those unable to attend at goshen.edu/livestream
*Please note the procession will happen at 2:55 pm
Tickets are required.
Tickets are available to the public through the box office. Each student will have access to four (4) tickets automatically with the chance to claim four (4) more ahead of them being open to the public.
If you don’t have tickets, you can line the sidewalk into the Rec-Fitness Center (RFC) by 2:50 p.m. for the processional.
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday, April 25, 2026
| Description | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Commencement Rehearsal | 10 a.m. | Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall |
| Academic Department Receptions | 1 - 5 p.m. | |
| Music | 1 - 2 p.m. | Music Center Lobby |
| English and Spanish | 1- 3 p.m. | Wyse 2 Lounge |
| Accounting, Business, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Global Economics, Information Technology, Marketing, Sustainability Management, Masters of Business Administration | 2 - 3 p.m. | Newcomer Center Lobby |
| Art | 2 - 3:30 p.m. | Music Center, Hershberger Art Gallery |
| Communications | 2-3 p.m. | Newcomer Center Communications Wing |
| Public Health | 2 - 3:30 p.m. | Westlawn, Room 302A |
| Bible and Religion, Philosophy, | Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies | History, Pre-Law | Women & Gender Studies | 2:30 - 4 p.m. | Wyse Hall, Room 319 |
| Teacher Education | 3 - 4 p.m. | Church-Chapel, Gathering Rooms 141-144 |
| Social Work | 3 - 4 p.m. | Wyse 2 Lounge |
| Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Psychology | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Science Center, Room 107 |
| Biology, Environmental & Marine Science, Environmental Studies, Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, Sustainability | 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. | Science Center Foyer |
| Sign Language Interpreting and Deaf Studies | 4 – 5 p.m. | Union Building, Room 111 |
| Nurses’ Pinning Ceremony | 3:30 p.m. | Church-Chapel |
| Baccalaureate | 7:30 p.m. | Music Center, Sauder Concert Hall |
| President’s Reception | 8:30 p.m | Music Center Lobby and Courtyard |
Sunday, April 26, 2026
| Description | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Commencement Brunch | 11:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m. | Westlawn |
| Graduates line up for the processional | 2:40 p.m. | Hallway by Church-Chapel Fellowship Hall |
| 128th Annual Commencement Ceremony* | 3 p.m | Roman Gingerich Recreation-Fitness Center (Tickets required) |
* Events will be live-streamed at goshen.edu/livestream
Links are available on Spanish translation livestream for the Commencement Ceremony.