Commencement Weekend Schedule
2023 Commencement Weekend Schedule
Friday, May 5
| 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. | Coffee Stop open |
| 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. | Anderson Commons (all-you-care-to-eat facility) open
Breakfast: $9.80 (adults); $4.90 (ages 5-10); free (ages 4 and under) |
| 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. | Cobber Bookstore open |
| 9 a.m.-8 p.m. | The Maize (short-order café) open |
| 10 a.m.-10 p.m. | Korn Krib (convenience store) open |
| 4:30 p.m. | Reception for graduating seniors — Atrium, Knutson Campus Center |
| 5:30 p.m. | Farewell Banquet for graduating seniors — Centrum, Knutson Campus Center Preregistration required; information coming soon. |
Saturday, May 6
| 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. | Senior Art Exhibition — Cyrus M. Running Gallery |
| 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Anderson Commons open |
| 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | The Maize open |
| 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Korn Krib open |
| 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Cobber Bookstore open |
| 1-2:30 p.m. | President’s Reception — Dovre Campanile Plaza (Rain site: Atrium, Knutson Campus Center)
Hosted by President William and Anne Craft and the National Alumni Board |
| 3 p.m. | Commencement Concert featuring The Concordia Choir, The Concordia Band, and The Concordia Orchestra (no charge) — Memorial Auditorium |
| 5-6:30 p.m. | Senior Art Exhibition Reception — Cyrus M. Running Gallery |
| 5-7 p.m. | Anderson Commons open |
Sunday, May 7
| 10 a.m. | Worship service — Centrum, Knutson Campus Center |
| 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Anderson Commons open
Anderson Commons closes for the academic year at 1:30 p.m. |
| 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | The Maize open |
| 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Senior Art Exhibition — Cyrus M. Running Gallery |
| 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | Cobber Bookstore open |
| 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | Korn Krib open |
| 12:45 p.m. | Memorial Auditorium doors open to ticket holders for Commencement |
| 1:15 p.m. | Academic processions form. Students line up in the Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre; Faculty and Staff line up in the Atrium, Knutson Campus Center. |
| 2 p.m. | Commencement — Memorial Auditorium |