Convocations, receptions, and ROTC Commissioning
These celebratory special events honor your unique identity, achievements, and dreams.
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NAU Commencement special events for graduating students
Attend a convocation ceremony, your ROTC Commissioning, or a college reception to celebrate this milestone with your family and community—you earned it.
Convocations
![Graduation stoles for students that are part of Lumberjacks of Inclusion at NAU](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/216/2023/08/2136_lj_of_inclusion_20221215.jpg)
Spring convocation ceremonies
For a full list of the spring convocation ceremonies, please visit the Student Affairs website.
ROTC Commissioning
![NAU Air Force ROTC students practice formation with rifles](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/216/2023/08/0283_ROTC_04132017.jpg)
Air Force Commissioning
Congratulations to the Lumberjacks who are going on to serve our country and those receiving special recognition.
The Air Force ROTC Commissioning will be held on May 11, 2024, from 7–9 p.m., in Cline Library. Please contact AFROTC@nau.edu for more information.
The Army ROTC Commissioning will be held on May 10, 2024, from 8–10 a.m., in the Cline Library Auditorium. Please contact Ryan.DAgostino@nau.edu for more information.
Academic receptions
![NAU nursing student dressed in scrubs looking at a patient chart](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/216/2023/08/1598_chhs_nursing_20201124.jpg)
Nurse Pinning Ceremony
Thursday, May 9, 10–11:30 a.m.
Ardrey Auditorium, doors open at 9:30 a.m.
College receptions
![Women walking in hall of doctor's office](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/216/2024/04/3094_campus_health_services_20170303.jpg)
College of Health and Human Services
Dental Hygiene
Wednesday, May 8, 3–5 p.m.
International Pavilion, room 101
Athletic Training
Thursday, May 9, 5–8 p.m.
International Pavilion
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10, 8:30 a.m.
Health Professions, room 101
![NAU Hotel and Restaurant Management students cooking in a kitchen with faculty members](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/216/2023/08/9586_hrm_at_shift_20230405.jpg)
School of Hotel and Restaurant Management
Friday, May 10, 1–2 p.m.
HRM Fireplace Lounge
![Engineering students work on a circuit board](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/216/2023/08/5929_smart_bike_20211123.jpg)
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
Friday, May 10, 8–10 a.m.
du Bois South Union, Aspen A-C
![Professor and student studying tree trunk rings in classroom](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/216/2024/04/5765_silviculture_lab_20240322-scaled.jpg)
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
Outstanding Senior Reception
Thursday, May 9, 3:30 p.m.
Science and Health (Bldg. 36)
![NAU college of education student sitting on a beanbag in a classroom setting, talking to a classmate](https://nau.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/216/2023/08/6528_coe_symposium_charlie_20230208.jpg)
College of Education
Friday, May 10, 1–2:30 p.m.
Upstairs lobby in the Eastburn Education Center (Bldg. 27)
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College of Arts and Letters
Outstanding Senior Award Ceremony
Friday, May 10, 5–7 p.m.
3ʳᵈ floor of the Riles Building
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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Anthropology
Friday, May 10, 5–8 p.m.
International Pavilion, room 101
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Saturday, May 11, 12–2 p.m.
Raul H. Castro building, room 110
School of Communication
Saturday, May 11, 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Communication, room 119
Politics and International Affairs
Thursday, May 9, 4:30–6:30 p.m.
du Bois South Union, Aspen Room
Psychological Sciences
Thursday, May 9, 3–6 p.m.
Location TBD
Sociology
Friday, May 3, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Off campus
Social Work
Thursday, May 9, 9:30–11 a.m.
du Bois South Union