Commandant Announces Class of 2025 Graduation Weekend Schedule - Updated
UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
GRADUATION WEEK 2025
Current as of 05/30/2025
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025
1300 Class of 2025 Reports back to the Academy
1315 Brief for Class of 2025 – Ackerman Auditorium
1330 Awards Convocation Rehearsal Refresher – Ackerman Auditorium (Class of 2025 Self-led)
1900-2300 Senior Cruise – Sponsored by the Class of 2025 (See your midshipman for details)
Dress for Thursday is casual: e.g., slacks and sport shirts for men; dresses, skirts or slacks for women.
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2025
0805 Pre-Awards Convocation Reception Breakfast* – Wiley Hall (*Invitation Only)
1000 Awards Convocation – Ackerman Auditorium, Bowditch Hall
1130 Change of Command Ceremony – Powell Oval / Wiley Hall
1200 Barbecue for Midshipmen, Parents & Guests at Eldridge Pool (Rain location: Delano Hall)
Midshipmen free; Parents and Guests, Faculty & Staff – $22 per person – Advance ticket sales1
1600 Athletic Awards Ceremony – Ackerman Auditorium, Bowditch Hall
Dress for Friday daytime is casual.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025
0800 Colors Formation – Powell Oval (weather dependent)
0830 2025 Class Photo – Tomb Field
0900 Graduation Rehearsal – Tomb Field (Class of 2025 muster on Steamboat Road)
2000-2300 Graduation Ball – Eldridge Pool Area
Advance tickets required (Midshipmen free/all others $30 per person) 2
Dress for Parents and dates attending the Ball is formal (Dinner Dress White Jacket or equivalent for military personnel; black tie, tuxedoes, dinner jackets, or dark suits for men; cocktail dresses or gowns for women).
SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025
0830 Catholic Mass – Mariners’ Memorial Chapel
1030-1200 Baccalaureate Service – Mariners’ Memorial Chapel
Speaker: Rear Admiral (LH) Peter K. Muschinske, CHC, USN
Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025
0745 Pre-Graduation Reception Breakfast* – Wiley Hall (*Invitation Only)
0800 Colors Formation – Powell Oval (weather dependent)
0900 Commencement Exercises – Tomb Field**
Optional Luncheon – Barney Square (Following Commencement Exercises)
OPTIONAL LUNCHEON - $20 /per person sponsored by the USMMA Alumni Association and
Foundation
CONTACT Lisa Donitz AT: ldonitz@usmmaalumni.com
TO PURCHASE TICKETS usmmaalumni.com/graduation
** NOTE: In the event of inclement weather, graduation will take place in O’Hara Hall, with limited seating.
The Academy will put forth every effort to simulcast the ceremony in Ackerman Auditorium, rain or
shine.
1Meal tickets for Friday Lunch BBQ must be purchased in advance from the Delano commissary.
Tickets must be purchased by June 10th. Purchase tickets at: https://square.link/u/iXYnDGKa
2Tickets for the Graduation Ball can be purchased via Venmo @USMMA-NAFI or by check. For further information, contact Mr. Tom O’Boyle via email at oboylet@usmma.edu
Last updated: Friday, May 30, 2025