{"id":6515,"date":"2026-01-13T08:33:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=6515"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:06:33","slug":"winter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Commencement 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-mu-hero  has-narrative\" style=\"--hero-desktop-image-position: 50% 47%; \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2800\" height=\"1866\" style=\"object-position: 73.35% 30.1075%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/12\/Grad-Commencement_20190516_ML_633.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/12\/Grad-Commencement_20190516_ML_633.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/12\/Grad-Commencement_20190516_ML_633-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/12\/Grad-Commencement_20190516_ML_633-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/12\/Grad-Commencement_20190516_ML_633-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/12\/Grad-Commencement_20190516_ML_633-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/12\/Grad-Commencement_20190516_ML_633-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/12\/Grad-Commencement_20190516_ML_633-150x100.jpg 150w\" class=\"wp-image-5250\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-title title page-title\">Winter Commencement 2027<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-text top-text-wrapper \"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hero-buttons is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-group hero-narrative is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"bottom-text wp-block-paragraph\">Jan. 12, 2027<br>OceanFirst Bank Center<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-upper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"brackets-lower\"><\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t \n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-and-navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group navigator is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav class=\"supernav root\"  aria-label=\"Primary Menu - Commencement\"><div class=\"supernav-current\" data-menuguid=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/mu\/v1\/menu\/left\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/\" data-menuid=\"4403\"  class=\"parent is-crosslink\"   data-crosslink=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/mu\/v1\/menu\/left\"><span>Commencement<\/span><\/a><\/h2><ul><li><p  data-menuid=\"9273\" aria-current=\"page\" class=\"child current-page\"   ><span>Winter 2027<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/undergraduate\/\" data-menuid=\"9276\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>May 2027 \u2013 Undergraduate<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/graduate\/\" data-menuid=\"9279\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>May 2027 \u2013 Graduate\/Doctoral<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/commencement\/downloads\/\" data-menuid=\"3839\"  class=\"child\"   ><span>Downloads<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" data-menuid=\"7412\"  class=\"child has-child\"   ><span>Past Commencement Programs<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10.4 5.9\" width=\"10.4\" height=\"5.9\" ><use xlink:href=\"#chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content-top is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"is-style-big-body wp-block-paragraph\">Monmouth University will hold a Winter Commencement on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2027 (snow date is Wednesday, Jan. 13), on campus in the OceanFirst Bank Center. Students who will have completed their degree requirements in the Fall 2026 semester will be recognized at this time. Plans are being finalized and more information will be sent out as it becomes available. Please continue to check your student email.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-big-body wp-block-paragraph\">Please do not hesitate to contact Shari DeAnni in the Office of Student Life at <a href=\"tel:+17325713417\">732-571-3417<\/a> or email her at <a href=\"mailto:sdeanni@monmouth.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sdeanni@monmouth.edu<\/a> with any questions you may have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"cords\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Honor Cords<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Please note<\/em>: If you are a baccalaureate degree recipient graduating with Honors (cumulative GPA 3.50 or higher with at least 53 MU credits) please pick up your honor cord at the check-in table the day of commencement.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Honors Designations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cum Laude: 3.50 \u2013 3.64<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Magna Cum Laude: 3.65 \u2013 3.84<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summa Cum Laude: 3.85 \u2013 4.00<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honor society and non-academic honor cords will be distributed by the advisor for each of the relevant organizations. If you are currently a member of such an organization, you should contact your advisor to determine if and when honor cords will be distributed to the graduating members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Graduate students are not eligible for honor cords unless provided by their specific academic discipline\u2019s honor society.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Philanthropy Cords<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduating students who make a gift of $5.00 to the Class of 2027 Giving Campaign will receive a philanthropy cord to wear at Commencement. <a href=\"https:\/\/fly.monmouth.edu\/27gift\">Gifts can be made on Monmouth&#8217;s crowdfunding platform,<\/a> and can be designated to scholarships, a favorite academic program, Division I sport, or a club or organization that means the most to you. The Class of 2027 Giving Campaign exists to educate graduating students on the vital need to raise private support, while encouraging them to begin their participation as donors, and helps ensure continued access to a personalized Monmouth education for current and future Hawks. Please continue to check your Monmouth email for more information on philanthropy cord distribution as Commencement gets closer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fly.monmouth.edu\/27gift\">Make Your Class Gift<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monmouth University will hold a Winter Commencement on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2027 (snow date is Wednesday, Jan. 13), on campus in the OceanFirst Bank Center. Students who will have completed their degree requirements in the Fall 2026 semester will be recognized at this time. 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