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The Graduate School Commencement Rain Plan

If thunderstorms or heavy rain should occur on the day of the graduate commencement exercises, a decision will be made no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday May 9, 2025 as to whether the ceremony should move indoors. This decision will be broadcast onsite, on UNCP’s commencement website, on UNCP’s Emergency Information Hotline (910.521.6888), on social media, and on the University’s homepage at 

In the event of rain, tickets will be required for the indoor ceremony and will be given to each graduate at check-in on the day of the commencement ceremony. They will receive four (4) guest tickets for the Givens Performing Arts Center, and the rest of their party will be seated in our overflow area in the main gym where they may enjoy the ceremony via livestream. It is recommended that you bring a small umbrella as you process from the gym to GPAC. A reception will be held in the University Center Annex immediately following the ceremony.

Please visit The Graduate School's webpage for more information on the Graduate Commencement information: /academics/colleges-schools/graduate-school/graduate-students/information-graduates

Undergraduate Commencement Rain Plan

If thunderstorms or heavy rain should occur on the day of the undergraduate commencement, a decision will be made no later than 6 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025, about whether the ceremony should move indoors. This decision will be broadcast onsite, on UNCP’s commencement website, on UNCP’s Emergency Information Hotline (910.521.6888), on social media, and on the University’s homepage at 

Should commencement move indoors, four abbreviated graduation ceremonies will occur at the Givens Performing Arts Center (GPAC) as indicated below.

Receptions will be held in the University Center Annex immediately following each ceremony.

Graduates waiting for their college or school’s graduation ceremony should assemble in the auxiliary gym of the Jones Athletic Center 45 minutes before their ceremony is scheduled to begin. It is recommended that your bring a small umbrella as you process from the gym to GPAC. Each graduate may invite eight (8) guests to attend the ceremony in GPAC.

Family and friends attending the 9:00 a.m. ceremony will go directly to GPAC. All others may wait in the main gym and the James B. Chavis Student Center until the appointed time of their ceremony. Livestreaming of each ceremony will be available in the main gym.

In lieu of a processional, faculty will sit in their designated area in GPAC prior to the start of commencement.

Please contact the Registrar's Office at graduation@uncp.edu if you have any questions.