Please arrive early to secure a seat. Once the auditorium is full, guests will be directed to overflow seating.
No seat-saving is allowed. Thank you for your cooperation.
Turn off or mute all phones during the procession and ceremony.
- Schedule
- Directions & Parking
- Photography & Keepsakes
- Special Accessibility & Needs
- Commencement Speaker
May 9, 2025, Senior Events
Servant Statue Ceremony: 3:00 p.m. (Belcher Center by the Servant statue). Hosted by Student Life. Attendance requested of all graduates. Graduates will be presented with their graduation gift which is a desk-sized reproduction of the Servant statue.
Graduate Reception: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. (Allen Family Student Center Commons Area). No tickets required; guests welcome.
May 10, 2025, Commencement
Once the faculty procession starts, entrance into the auditorium is not allowed until all faculty and students are seated. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required for guests. There is not a limit on number of guests per student.
10:00 a.m. (Auditorium opens 9:00 a.m.)
Please be in your seats by 9:50 a.m.
- School of Arts & Sciences
- School of Aviation & Aeronautical Science
- School of Education
- School of Theology & Vocation
2:00 p.m. (Auditorium opens 1:00 p.m.)
Please be in your seats by 1:50 p.m.
- School of Business
- School of Engineering & Engineering Technology
- School of Nursing
- School of Psychology & Counseling
Location
The Commencement Ceremony will be held in the S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center on the LETU Campus.
Parking
The main entrance as well as the Green Street gate to the campus will be open for incoming traffic. Family members and guests will be directed to park in the Tyler West and Belcher Center parking lots as well as on the grass field at the north end of the Belcher lot. Several University Police officers will be there to assist you in parking. After the ceremony, traffic will be allowed to exit the campus through three gates: the main entrance and Belcher parking lot gate, which both exit to Mobberly Avenue, and the Green Street gate, which exits onto Green Street south of Mobberly Avenue.
Campus Map
Professional Photography
Juays Photography, a commercial photographer who operates independently of LeTourneau University, will provide a candid photography service at the ceremony. Each graduate will have his/her picture taken at the moment he/she shakes the president's hand. Juays Photography will email graduates with information directing them to their website to order graduation photos online.
Guest Photography
Still photography and video recording will be permitted from the guest’s seat during the ceremony. No flash photography is allowed. After the ceremony is complete, however, photography should be limited to areas outside of the auditorium. There are many picturesque places outside of the auditorium for photos, including: several locations in the Belcher lobby with seating arrangements or outside on the patio by the Servant statue.
Livestream
A livestream of both ceremonies will be available on letu.edu/graduation the day of.
Professional Video
A recording of the livestream will be available for download free of charge after the ceremony. Guests are allowed to video record from their seats.
Campus Bookstore
LETU gifts and clothing will be available for purchase from the Campus Bookstore from 10 am to 2 pm on Commencement Day.
Invitations, Thank You Cards, and Keepsakes
Can be purchased through our vendor, Jostens and in the Campus Bookstore.
Previous Ceremonies Video Archive
Handicapped & Special Parking
Available in the Belcher Center parking lot on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendants will assist in finding available spaces.
Graduation Accessible Seating Request
If you require wheelchair or handicap-accessible seating inside the auditorium or need other assistance, please fill out the form below by April 15th.
