Commencement 2019

On Campus Rooms

DeSales provides on-campus residence hall rooms at no charge for commencement weekend. Beds are extra-long twin mattresses and rooms include pillows and soap. You can bring your own linens, or we can arrange for linen service for $20 per set. Each linen packet includes two sheets, two towels, one washcloth, one pillowcase and one blanket. 

• Commencement Housing Registration Form

Preferred Pricing in Area Hotels

• SpringHill Suites Allentown Bethlehem/Center Valley 
  3800 West Drive, Center Valley, Pennsylvania 18034
  610-709-9797
  Offers free breakfast
• Historic Hotel Bethlehem
  437 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA. 18018
  610-625-5000
  Info@HotelBethlehem.com
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Allentown Bethlehem Center Valley 
  3350 Center Valley Parkway Center Valley, Pennsylvania, 18034
  610-351-6400
  Offers free breakfast, provides evening appetizers during the week
• Renaissance Allentown Hotel in the PPL Center
  12 N 7th Street, Allentown, PA 18101
  484-273-4000

Graduates will receive 4 tickets, which will only be needed if commencement is held indoors due to inclement weather. 

• If the ceremony is held outside, tickets are not necessary and seating will be on a first come, first served basis. Guests are also welcome to bring lawn chairs. 
• If commencement is held in Billera Hall due to the weather, guests with tickets will be seated on the recreational courts of the gym.  Guests without tickets are welcome to sit on bleachers in the wood basketball court and watch the ceremony on closed-circuit television. 

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Please join us Friday night before graduation for the Class of 2019 Dinner Dance. This event is for graduates and guests.

• Friday, May 17, 
• 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
• DeSales University Center 
• 7:30 p.m. Cocktails
• 8:00 p.m. Buffet Dinner
• $40 per person
• Jacket and Tie Recommended
• Dance to the music by DJ Nick Luchko
• Please register and Pay Online by May 3, 2019

Register now for the Class of 2019 Dinner Dance

NOTE: NO REGISTRATIONS OR PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE DOOR. 

Questions? Call the Alumni Office at 610.282.4604

Wednesday, April 24 
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Hurd Room, DeSales University Center

Stop by any time throughout the day to pick up your cap and gown*, and announcements. Graduates will receive 10 announcements; additional personalized announcements can be ordered at college.jostens.com

The following tables will be there to provide graduation information:

• Alumni
• Balfour (Class Rings)
• Campus Store
• Career Development
• Senior Gift
• Graduate Offices
• Student Affairs
• Senior Week
• Registrar
• Yearbook

Tickets: The package includes 4 reserved seat tickets for commencement, which will only be required if commencement is held indoors due to inclement weather. If the ceremony is outside, tickets are not necessary and seating will be first-come, first-served. Guests are also welcome to bring lawn chairs, which can be placed in shaded areas.

If commencement is held in Billera Hall because of rain, guests with tickets will be seated on the recreational courts of the gym. Guests without tickets are welcome to sit in the wood basketball courts and watch the ceremony on closed circuit television.

EVENING PICKUP: The information tables will end at 4:00 p.m., but cap and gown and tickets can be picked up that night in the campus store until 8:00 p.m. If you are unable to pick up your package on April 24, please stop by the campus store after April 25 during normal business hours:

• Mon. - Thurs. 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Saturday 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

*Graduates don't need to be measured for caps and gowns.

Please be aware that to be cleared to graduate, you must satisfy all obligations to the University. The following must be completed by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, May 13, 2019:

• Business Office 
  Second floor - Dooling Hall
  Payment of any outstanding balances.
• Financial Aid Office
  First floor - Dooling Hall
  Where appropriate, completion of exit interview.
• Library
  Return of all books and payment of any outstanding fines.
• Alumni Office
  Fill out the Graduate Information Form at desales.edu/gradinfo

For Senior Week event information and registration, please email the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership at seal@desales.edu.

Thank you!

Baccalaureate: Friday, May 17, 2019
Commencement: Saturday, May 18, 2019

See schedules on this page. You’ll be directed to one of the many parking areas that surround the campus and shuttles will be available.

The following parking lots will be used for handicapped parking: Conmy/Tocik Halls if graduation is held outside, or Billera Hall if graduation is held inside.

PLEASE NOTE: If it’s necessary to move the Baccalaureate ceremony indoors because of inclement weather, both ceremonies—Baccalaureate and Commencement—will be held in Billera Hall and graduates will assemble in Billera Hall. 

DeSales University encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about physical access provided, please email Commencement.2019@desales.edu at least two weeks before the commencement to allow the University to provide reasonable accommodations.