
Commencement
Celebrating the Class of 2023
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We are thrilled to celebrate our graduating students on Thursday, May 11 (Graduate and Doctoral), and Saturday, May 13 (Undergraduate), 2023, on our beautiful campus quad!
Leaders in education, DEI, and finance will address our graduates. Honorary degrees will be awarded to New York State Commissioner of Education Betty A. Rosa, EdD, former Manhattanville Board Member Mary Cooper, Board Chair Emeritus Dwight Hilson, Trustee Linda Kirkpatrick, and Ball State administrator and Manhattanville alum, Jason Rivera. Read our media advisory here.
See details below. If you have questions regarding Commencement please review the FAQ section. If you can't find the answer to your question, please email commencement@mville.edu.
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Important Information
Report Times - Please be punctual!
- 5:00 p.m. - Family check-in on quad (first come, first served seating)
- 5:00 p.m. - Student Check-in (East Room, above cafeteria)
- 5:50 p.m.- Procession begins
Report Times - Please be punctual!
- 8:45 a.m. - Family check-in on quad (first come, first served seating)
- 8:45 a.m. - Student Check-in (East Room, above cafeteria)
- 9:50 a.m. - procession begins
Our Commencement Handbook should answer any questions and outline protocols for a safe event. We recommend you download it and review it before coming to campus.
Additional Commencement Resources

For individuals requiring accessible parking and/or seating, please use this form for more information and to request an accommodation.
Live Stream
All of our Commencement ceremonies are live streamed. Closed captioning is available on all of our Commencement live streams. Links to the live streams are available on our homepage at www.mville.edu. Ticketed guests at the ceremonies can access Manhattanville’s free WiFi – “Mville Wireless.” Each of our ceremonies are recorded and available to view after Commencement as well.
Directions to Campus
We are located close to exits off of 684, 287, and the Merritt/Hutchinson River Parkway
See our FAQ section below for instructions from your area.
In the middle of May, the weather is usually mild. Depending on the forecast, guests may want to bring water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hats, and comfortable shoes. Both ceremonies will be held outside on our Quad lawn, rain or shine. Please review the Severe Weather portion of the Commencement Handbook.
Commencement FAQs for May 2023
Academic regalia ordering is through Herff Jones. Graduates can purchase their academic regalia through The Ville'age Store on campus or via the online portal through March 15. In order to participate in Commencement, you must wear the proper academic regalia. For further details please contact The Ville'age Store by phone (914.323.7217) or by email: villeagestore@mville.edu
Online orders should be completed by March 15.
The prices are as follows:
Bachelor package (cap, gown, tassel, hood) $86.00
Master package (cap, gown, tassel, hood) $91.00
Doctorate package (tam, gown, tassel, hood) $139.00
Each ceremony will be streamed live on the College’s main webpage and social media platforms. The ceremonies will also be available through YouTube for future viewing.
The commencement ceremony includes: The academic procession, invocation, the national anthem, greeting from the president, student greetings (UG), presentation of candidates for honorary degrees, honorary degree recipient and keynote speaker, (graduate/doctoral ceremony has the addition of presenting doctoral candidates and hooding), presentation of college honors, presentation of candidates for degrees, conferring of degrees, alma mater, and the recessional.
Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase NY 10577
By Car:
From New York City
Deegan Expressway/New York State Thruway (I-87) north to exit 8. Right to Cross Westchester
Expressway (I-287), east to Hutchinson River Parkway. North on Hutchinson River Parkway
to exit 16 (in New York, not Connecticut) at Route 120 (Purchase Street). Left on
Purchase Street to campus.
From Long Island
Throgs Neck or Whitestone Bridge north to Hutchinson River Parkway north to exit 16
(in New York, not Connecticut) at Route 120 (Purchase Street). Left on Purchase Street
to campus.
From Upstate New York and Northern New Jersey
Tappan Zee Bridge East to Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287). East to Hutchinson
River Parkway (Exit 9 north). North on Hutchinson River Parkway to exit 16 (in New
York, not Connecticut) at Route 120 (Purchase Street). Left on Purchase Street to
campus.
From Putnam and Dutchess Counties
South on I-684 to exit 2. Follow Route 120 south (Purchase Street) to campus (about
4 miles).
From Connecticut
Merritt Parkway South to Hutchinson River Parkway south to exit 16 in New York (not
in Connecticut). Turn right onto Route 120 (Purchase Street) and follow to campus
on left.
- or -
New England Thruway South to Cross Westchester Expressway (I-287) west to Hutchinson
River Parkway north (exit 9). Hutchinson River Parkway north to exit 16 at Route 120
(Purchase Street). Left on Purchase Street to campus.
By Public Transportation or Plane:
Train or Bus
Metro North Railroad from NYC Grand Central Terminal. Harlem Division Line to White
Plains.
- or -
Anderson Hill Road bus (Bee-Line No. 12) or Taxi to the campus.
By Plane
Manhattanville College also is easily accessible from all New York City area airports:
Westchester County Airport, Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Newark
International Airport.
Courtyard Marriott
631 Midland Avenue
Rye, NY 10580
Phone (914)-921-1110
Marriott.com/Manhattanville rate
Cambria Suites - White Plains Downtown
250 Main Street
White Plains, NY 10601
Phone (914)-681-0500
www.cambriasuiteswhiteplains.com
Other Area Hotels:
Doubletree Tarrytown
455 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Phone (914) 631-5700
www.tarrytown.doubletree.com
HYATT House
101 Corporate Park Drive
White Plains, NY 10604
Phone (914) 251-9700
www.whiteplains.house.hyatt.com – Please request Manhattanville College rate
Graduates must be out by Sunday, May 14, by 12 noon. Please contact Residence Life for more details.