Student in cap and gown looking toward the stage

Fall 2025 Commencement


Commencement Ceremony

The ceremony will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 10:30 a.m. at the Superior Dome.  Speech-to-text service is accessible for attendees via smartphone or tablet here

The morning of Commencement, students will assemble in the Vandament Arena at 9:30 a.m. before they march to the Dome.

Commencement Rehearsal

Commencement rehearsal will be held on Friday, December 12th at 2:15 p.m. in the Superior Dome.  


Be sure to order your Cap, Gown and Tassel from the NMU Bookstore.
Graduation Regalia
Students at the Commencement Ceremony

Commencement Broadcasting Options


Speech-to-Text

For those attendees of our Commencement ceremony who require captioning, please use your smartphone or tablet to access our speech-to-text service at nmu.edu/ceremony

Speech-to-text service

Media Broadcast

WNMU Public Television, Channel 13, will broadcast the commencement ceremony starting at 10:30 a.m. and lasting approximately 2-1/2 hours or the length of the ceremony. The broadcast begins with the procession and ends promptly after the alumni representative's speech.

The broadcast is available for all of Upper Michigan and part of Northeastern Wisconsin -- WNMU Television's normal broadcasting area.

Streaming Video

Northern offers two live video streaming of our Commencement ceremony. For those within the WNMU-TV designated market area, you may view the ceremony by means of the WNMU-TV live stream. For others, you may stream the event by means of our Panopto live stream.

WNMU-TV Live Stream

Panopto Live Stream