Commencement

Graduation is your last step before exploring the next step in your professional health career.

SHRS Spring Graduation Ceremonies

The SHRS 2025 Spring Graduation Ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall.

Invitations were emailed to the students Pitt email at the end of February.
Students must RSVP using the link in the email invitation by March 21.
Guests are limited to 5 guests per student.
These ceremonies will be livestreamed.
Graduation Central

Morning Ceremony
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Doors open at: 8:30 a.m.
This ceremony will include students from these programs:
- Undergraduate programs
  - Emergency Medicine
  - Rehabilitation Science
- Graduate programs
  - Counseling
  - Occupational Therapy
  - PA Studies
  - Physical Therapy
  - Prosthetics and Orthotics,
  - Rehabilitation Science PhDs
  - Rehabilitation Technology
Click here to view additional information about the morning ceremony (PDF).
Click here to view information on regalia and other related information (PDF).

Morning Ceremony | Keynote Speaker

Joseph M. David, DPT, MS, PT, OCS, CSCS (BS ’88, MS ’88)

Owner, David Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Centers
Head Basketball Coach, Mt. Lebanon High School
Co-Owner, Pistoia Basketball Professional Team, Pistoia, Italy
Author, “The BORA Defensive System” (basketball book)

Afternoon Ceremony
2 - 4 p.m.

Doors open at: 1:00 p.m.
This ceremony will include undergraduate, graduate and PhD students from these departments:
- Communication Science and Disorders
- Health Informatics
- Sports Medicine and Nutrition
Click here to view additional information about the afternoon ceremony (PDF).
Click here to view information on regalia and other related information (PDF).

Afternoon Ceremony | Keynote Speaker

Meagan Sampogna Williams, PhD, MBA, RHIA (HIM BS ’00)

SHRS Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
SHRS Board of Visitors Member
Pitt Alumni Association (PAA) Board Member, Awards Committee Chair
Chief Operating Officer, The US Oncology Network

University Commencement

For Undergraduates Only

In May, we will be graduating the largest class in Pitt history!

Spring Commencement will be held at PPG Paints Arena on May 4, 2025. The ceremony will take place at 2:30 p.m.

Celebration Graphics

Celebrate the University of Pittsburgh graduates with signs for your yard and windows, designs for the tops of cookies, cakes and cupcakes, social media assets, selfie signs, regional campus signage, pennants, stickers and Zoom/Teams digital backgrounds. Congratulations, Pitt grads!

International Students and Families

The Office of International Services (OIS) offers a Fact Sheet about inviting friends and relatives to the U.S.

If you have any additional questions, please contact OIS:

Office of International Services
Email: OIS@pitt.edu
Phone: +1-412-624-7120

Friends and Family Attending an SHRS Ceremony

Pre-order gifts for your SHRS graduates!

All online orders will be available for pickup on-site the day of graduation. To retrieve your order, please stop by our booth located conveniently at the entrance to graduation before the ceremony begins.

Please take a look at the selection of gifts through the link below!

SHRS Spring Graduation Ceremonies

Morning Ceremony
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Morning Ceremony | Keynote Speaker

Afternoon Ceremony
2 - 4 p.m.

Afternoon Ceremony | Keynote Speaker

University Commencement

For Undergraduates Only

Celebration Graphics

International Students and Families

Friends and Family Attending an SHRS Ceremony

SHRS RESOURCES:

It's Possible at Pitt

SHRS Spring Graduation Ceremonies

Morning Ceremony 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Morning Ceremony | Keynote Speaker

Afternoon Ceremony 2 - 4 p.m.

Afternoon Ceremony | Keynote Speaker

University Commencement

For Undergraduates Only

Celebration Graphics

International Students and Families

Friends and Family Attending an SHRS Ceremony

SHRS RESOURCES:

It's Possible at Pitt

Morning Ceremony
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Afternoon Ceremony
2 - 4 p.m.