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SHRS Spring Graduation Ceremonies

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

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

  • This ceremony will be livestreamed. Click here to access the livestream.
  • 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 record your name in NameCoach for the name announcer. The deadline is April 19.
  • Click here to view additional information about the morning ceremony (PDF).
  • Click here to view information on regalia and other related information (PDF).
Man with short dark hair wearing a dark blue suit and light blue shirt.

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
  • Owner, President of Pistoia Basketball Professional Team, Pistoia Italy
  • Author, “The BORA Defensive System” (basketball book)

Afternoon Ceremony
2 - 4 p.m.

  • This ceremony will be livestreamed. Click here to access the livestream.
  • 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 record your name in NameCoach for the name announcer. The deadline is April 19.
  • Click here to view additional information about the afternoon ceremony (PDF).
  • Click here to view information on regalia and other related information (PDF).

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

GradImages - Ceremony Photography

During each SHRS ceremony, GradImages will be taking photos of you as you walk across the stage to receive your diploma. After each ceremony, we will provide GradImages with your Pitt Email, so that they can send you photo proofs to view and purchase.

You can preregister now until the day of the ceremony to receive a coupon code for 20% off an order of $50 or more.

Please direct any questions to their Customer Service Department at (800) 261-2576, online at www.gradimages.com, or email ecc.giservice@gradimages.net. They have a large team of customer care representatives ready to help graduates and family members with anything they may need.

If you are no longer going to attend the SHRS ceremony on May 3, please email the Director of Student Services and Registrar Kellie Beach as soon as possible so that seating can be adjusted.

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!