Location: Monroe Civic Center Arena
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, May 7th
GRADUATION CHECK-IN*
8:00 am - 4:00 pm | MPR 129-132
Your graduation portraits with cap and gown will be taken at this time. The Registrar's office will distribute check-in times.
Thursday, May 8th
GRADUATION REHEARSAL & CLASS PHOTO*
9:00am | Monroe Civic Center Arena
MILITARY PROMOTION CEREMONY
3:00 pm | Bayou Pointe Event Center
(Military graduates arrive at 2:30 pm)
GRADUATION AWARDS RECEPTION
6:00 PM - 8:00 pm | Clarke M. Williams Innovation Campus
Awards reception, hors-d'oeuvres and live music
Friday, May 9th
GRADUATION CEREMONY*
10:00 am – 12:30 pm | Monroe Civic Center Arena
(Graduates with family hooders arrive by 9: 00 am)
GRADUATION CEREMONY RECEPTION
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | VCOM-Louisiana
Merch Fair, tours, dessert, and diploma pick-up
DIPLOMA PICK- UP*
12:30-til | Monroe Civic Center Arena
Pickup will immediately follow the ceremony. Note: diplomas will only be issued to the graduate and will not be mailed
Events marked with * are mandatory
Ordering Regalia
Hotel Accommodations
While in Monroe
Diploma Frame Info
Church Hill Classics
Handcrafted in the USA and custom-Âsized specifically for the official Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine diploma.