Planning Guides and Additional Mailings

Student Postcard [.pdf]

Distribution Date: Early January

• Mailed to the campus addresses for all graduating bachelor's students and to the permanent address on record for all master's and Ph.D. students. This address is identified in the student's personal record at The HUB.

Commencement Preliminary Planning Guide [.pdf]

Distribution Date: Early January

• Mailed to the permanent address on record for all graduating bachelor's students. This address is identified in the student's personal record at The HUB.
• Students, faculty and staff WILL NOT receive a copy of this guide but a downloadable version is available above.

Doctor’s Hooding Ceremony Guide [.pdf]

Distribution Date: Mid-January

• Sent by department graduate commencement coordinators to doctor’s degree candidates, department heads and faculty.

Faculty Participation Invitation [.pdf]

Distribution Date: Mid-February

• Mailed to the campus address for all Pittsburgh faculty.

Commencement Final Planning Guide [.pdf]

Distribution Date: Mid-March

• Mailed to parents of graduating bachelor's students as identified in the students’ personal records at The HUB.
• Students, faculty and staff WILL NOT receive a copy of this guide but a downloadable version will be available after mailing.

Honors Ceremonies Invitations

Distribution Date: Mid-March through Mid-April

• Associate Deans will issue invitations to both honors students and their parents.

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Initiation Ceremony

Distribution Date: Early April

• Sponsors will mail information directly to inductees.

Students and parents may receive additional material about diploma ceremonies and other events from individual departments.