Faculty Information
What is the date for the Spring 2025 Commencement University Ceremony?
The East Carolina University Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony will be held May 9, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
What happens in the case of rain for the University Ceremony?
The Spring 2025 University Commencement Ceremony is held outdoors at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The event will be held as planned. In the event of severe weather we will update the ECU home page and the Commencement website.
Weather Update
The National Weather Service forecasts a chance of rain during the Spring Commencement Ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium with thunderstorms later in the day.
Guests are permitted to bring small umbrellas. Graduates will be provided free rain ponchos. Umbrellas are not permitted on the field. In the event of severe weather, information will be issued via the stadium video board and ECU Alert.
Indoor recognition ceremonies will continue as planned.
Faculty RSVP for Spring 2025 University Ceremony
All ECU faculty are invited to attend the Spring 2025 University Commencement Ceremony.
Faculty will need to complete the RSVP form to participate in the ceremony. The RSVP form will assist the Commencement Committee with plans related to seating on the court and other logistics associated with the ceremony.
Faculty Spring Commencement RSVP Form (closed)
The deadline to complete the Faculty RSVP to attend University Commencement was April 30, 2025. Please direct any questions to commencement@ecu.edu.
Faculty Regalia – Rental
The best way for faculty to order rental regalia is to do so online by completing the form below. The site is open now and the deadline to order is March 23, 2025. The orders will be packed with your names on the package and sent to Dowdy Student Stores, inside the Main Campus Student Center, for pickup beginning April 25. All rental regalia must be returned back to Dowdy Student Stores by May 16.
If you have any questions, please direct them to John Palmer, General Merchandise Manager at Dowdy Student Stores, jpalmer@bncollege.com.