The College of Medicine Convocation Day has various events scheduled throughout the day. Please be sure to check the Convocation Day schedule for more detailed information for each of the different events.
Schedule Overview
8:00 a.m. – Mandatory Hooding Rehearsal for Students at Mershon Auditorium
10:00 a.m. – Honors Celebration (by invitation only) at the Ohio Union
11:45 a.m. – Senior Barbeque Luncheon at Meiling Hall Plaza
2:45 p.m. – Line-Up for Hooding Ceremony Procession at The Oval
3:30 p.m. – The Hooding Ceremony at Mershon Auditorium
6:00 p.m. – Reception at the Wexner Plaza adjacent to Mershon Auditorium
More detailed information about Convocation Day will be shared closer to the date of the event.
Regalia
When regalia is ready for pick up, the OSU Bookstore will send a detailed email with pick up instructions. If you have questions, about regalia, please contact the OSU Bookstore at osugrad@bncollege.com.
Hooding Rehearsal
Hooding rehearsal is at 8:00 a.m. and is MANDATORY for students (hooders and guests do NOT attend the rehearsal). You must bring your hood to rehearsal, and you can dress casual! During rehearsal you will receive your honor cord(s) (if applicable). After rehearsal, GHHS and AOA members will pick up a graduation gift from their respective honor societies. StuCo will have yearbooks available for pickup as well.
Honors Celebration
Graduates who have been selected for departmental honors and awards and who will be recognized during the Honors Celebration should have received an email invitation the week of April 15th. Please RSVP for this event with the link that will be sent to you in the notification email. The Honors Celebration is the only event that requires a RSVP, and you may invite guests to attend with you.
Senior Barbeque Luncheon
The Senior Barbeque Luncheon will take place at the Meiling Plaza from 11:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows!
Line-Up Number
You will be sent a separate email with your line-up number the week of Convocation. Your number corresponds to the alphabetical order of the graduates participating in the ceremony. You will need your line-up number during morning rehearsal at Mershon Auditorium and for line-up on the Oval.
Procession Line-Up
Please report to the center of the Oval (across from the Faculty Club) by 2:45 p.m. for line-up. Please arrive dressed in your regalia (with your cords if you have them). Look for COM signage. The procession begins promptly at 3:15 p.m.
Convocation/Hooding Ceremony
The Hooding Ceremony will take place at Mershon Auditorium, 1871 N. High St. Doors opens at 2:00 p.m. for guest seating. Tickets are NOT required. New security measures have been implemented at Mershon Auditorium. There will be metal detectors at each entrance, and all bags brought in to the auditorium will be checked. We recommend encouraging your guests to not bring bags to Convocation to help streamline entrance to the auditorium.
Livestream
We encourage those unable to attend the in-person Convocation event to watch via livestream. The livestream link will be sent the week of Convocation.
Accessibility
The main floor of Mershon Auditorium has wheelchair accessible seating available in the rear of the auditorium for guests with mobility-based needs and their companions. Please note that Mershon Auditorium does not have an elevator and the only access to the balcony is by stairs. To plan accessible seating in advance or make other accommodation requests, please contact the Mershon Accessibility Manager at accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890 as soon as possible. Learn more information about accessibility at Mershon Auditorium.