The address of the Berglund Center is 710 Williamson Road NE. Parking is free. Click here for directions to the Berglund Center.  

 Commencement Exercises will begin as planned at 10 a.m. EDT.   

 To ensure that our graduates, their families, friends, and guests are able to fully enjoy the wonderful celebration of their accomplishments, please read all of the following information to outline the process and timeline for Sunday: 

• The Berglund Center’s doors will open for general admission at 8:30 a.m.  
• Shuttles for graduating seniors only will depart from Hollins Moody Center to Berglund at 8:30 a.m. [PLEASE NOTE: We strongly encourage all residential students to take the shuttle, and commuter students are welcome to park on campus and take the shuttle should they choose. There will be no late bus. Do not be late or you may miss your ride and be late for the commencement ceremony.]
• Shuttles for non-graduating students attending commencement will depart from Hollins Moody Center to Berglund starting at 9 a.m.  
• All graduating students should arrive at the Berglund Center no later than 9 a.m. and gather in Berglund Hall (down the stairs at the flagpoles). We will have staff directing students from the shuttle drop-off point to their meeting location.  
• Faculty wishing to process must assemble at 9 a.m. in Berglund Hall (down the stairs at the flagpoles).  
• Shuttles returning to campus following the event will be available beginning at noon with the final shuttle run departing Berglund at 1:30 p.m. We understand that many students will plan to leave the venue with family or friends.