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Ursuline College welcomes 2022 graduates and their families to celebrate an outdoor, Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 10am at the Lake County Captains' stadium. Graduates are to arrive for line-up at 9am.
Ursuline College welcomes graduates and their families to celebrate the annual Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 10am. There is only one commencement ceremony each year (it includes, January, May, and August grads for that year).
Commencement will be held at Classic Park, home of the Lake County Captains and will start promptly at 10am. The ceremony lasts approximately two hours. Classic Park is located at 35300 Vine Street in Eastlake, Ohio. It is on the corner of SOM Center (Rt. #91) and Vine Street. See directions, below.
Graduates should arrive at Classic Park to line up no later than 9:15am.
Doors will open for guests at 9am. Guests will enter at the main gate facing SOM Center (Route #91). Only the doors at the main gate will be open for admittance. All guests MUST have a ticket to enter the venue. Ushers can direct guests to accessible seating.
Parking: Classic Park is providing parking spaces on their property. In addition, there is a parking lot across the street from Classic Park which will be available for guests. There is a pedestrian bridge between that parking lot and Classic Park. Handicap parking spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If all handicap spots are taken, guests may enter at the Gold Lot and drop off individuals and then go find a parking space in a general parking space area. Do not use private lots off of Curtis Boulevard.
The 2022 Commencement Speaker is WKYC's multi-Emmy award winning Chief Meteorologist and Emmy award winning Anchor Betsy Kling, a regional leader in promoting STEM education for girls. Read more about Ms. Kling, here.
In the event of inclement weather, we will make the call to move the ceremony indoors by 3:00 pm Thursday, May 12, so that graduates, their families, faculty and staff will know what to expect. Decision will be made in conjunction with the Lake County Captains and Major League Baseball.
Information about the weather, which necessitates a change of venue and limits guests, will be emailed, sent by URSAlert, posted on our website, Facebook, and Instagram
The indoor Commencement, if necessary, will be held same day, Friday, May 13, with two sessions in the Sister Diana Stano Athletics Center on campus:
If the ceremonies are held indoors, students will only have 2 guest tickets to use. Guests who have no ticket for an indoor ceremony may watch the streaming video in the Bishop Anthony Pilla Student Center on campus. We kindly ask graduates and guests attending the 10:00 am ceremony to leave campus after the ceremony to allow for parking for those attending the 1:00pm ceremony.
The ceremonies will be live streamed, rain or shine, at these links:
If you will need assistance with steps or any special accommodations, please email Amanda Antenucci at aantenucci@ursuline.edu
35300 Vine St | Eastlake, OH 44095
º Take I-90 East to Rt.2 East
º Follow Rt.2 East to the Eastlake Exit - Rt. 91
º Turn Left onto Rt. 91 North
º Stadium is .2 miles on Right 15 minutes from Downtown
º Take Rt.2 West
º Exit the Vine Street West Ramp - Rt. 640
º Stadium is .4 miles on Left
º Take I-90 West
º Exit #189 Willoughby-Willoughby Hills - Rt.91
º Turn Right onto Rt. 91 North
º Stadium is 3 miles on Right
º Take I-271 North (Local Lanes)
º I-271 North becomes I-90 East
º Follow I-90 East to Exit #189 (Willoughby-Willoughby Hills - Rt. 91)
º Turn Right onto Rt. 91 North
º Stadium is 3 miles on Right
Due to the pandemic, there will be no Baccalaureate Mass this year. Our Commencement ceremony will include a Scripture reading and reflection as well as prayers of blessing.
The Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.
Please arrive at Classic Park, home of the Lake County Captains, by 9:15 a.m. Address: 35300 Vine St., Eastlake, OH
The President's office will provide you with instructions for that morning.
At approximately 9:40am you will be directed to leave the preparation room to go to your seats adjacent to the field.
