| Time |
Activity |
| 6:00 am |
Complimentary breakfast for graduates in the dining hall |
| 6:30 am |
Commencement Committee arrives at William P. Hytche Center |
| 7:30 am |
Graduates arrive at William P. Hytche Center, Corridor |
| 8:00 am |
Doors open to the general public |
| 8:30 am |
Graduates assemble in the corridor 1510 in William P. Hytche Center |
| 8:30 am |
Gospel Choir prelude; faculty arrive |
| 9:15 am |
UMES Wind Ensemble prelude |
| 9:30 am |
Line up; candidates, faculty, staff and platform (Hytche Center) |
| 9:45 am |
William P. Hytche Center doors closed |
| 9:50 am |
Commencement procession begins moving into the arena, led by Grand Marshall, followed by platform, staff, and candidates |
| 10:00 am |
Commencement begins with procession moving into the arena to the platform |
| 12 noon |
Graduate reception hosted by the National Alumni Association in the Student Services Center |