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Spring 2025 Graduation Ceremony Information

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 6 p.m.

Graduation

Graduation Checklist

  • All graduating students must complete a graduation application through their myBLINN account. Regardless of ceremony attendance, students must complete an application.
  • All graduation degree, certificate, or occupational skills award courses and requirements must be completed in the semester the student applies for graduation.
  • All accounts must be paid in full at the Business Office .
  • All holds must be cleared.

Cap and Gown

  • Blinn College encourages students who will participate in the graduation ceremony to apply for graduation at least 6 weeks prior to the ceremony date.
  • After the graduation application has been reviewed, students will be notified via email of their graduation status. We plan to distribute caps and gowns starting in March 2025. Emails and texts with more information will be sent out when dates are confirmed.

Pre-Ceremony Procedures

  • The ceremony will be held at the Brenham High School at 525 A.H. Ehrig Drive, TX 77833. Please see map below.
  • Do not arrive at the Brenham High School before 5:00 p.m. This is a regular business day for Blinn College and the staff will not be available to assist graduates or their guests earlier in the day.
  • There will be a come-and-go reception hosted by the Blinn College Alumni and Friends Association for the graduates and their guests at the Brenham High School from 5:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
  • At 5:00 p.m., graduates can start checking in and lining up and their guests can start entering the auditorium.
  • Graduates are expected to be at the Brenham High School no later than 5:30 p.m. Please plan accordingly for travel time and parking so you do not arrive late to the ceremony. Please refer to the map at the end of this document for general directions to the venue.
  • Graduates who arrive after 6:00pm may miss the opportunity to participate in the ceremony.
  • There is not a rehearsal beforehand. Blinn College staff will direct graduates throughout the ceremony.
  • At check-in, graduates will receive a card with their name and degrees, certificates and/or occupational skills listed. Graduates must keep this card until they reach the stage; then give the card to the reader. The card will be used to read the graduate’s name and later for the photographer for contact information. Graduates who apply for graduation by April 13 and are in progress for Spring 2025 Graduation will have a pre-printed card. For students not meeting these criteria, the card will be completed at check-in.
  • Graduates will line up according to degree (AA, AS, or AAS), certificates, and occupational skills. There will be staff members assisting in the line formation process throughout the ceremony.
  • Graduates arriving late may be placed at the end of the line.
  • The procession begins promptly at 5:50 p.m., following the administration and faculty into the ceremony. Student should arrive at the Brenham High School Center by 5:30 p.m.
  • Graduates needing assistance with seating, participating in the procession, or crossing the stage, please contact Kristi Reddoch at 979-830-4174 or kristi.reddoch@blinn.edu by April 28, 2025.
  • Please leave all personal belongings (purses, jackets, cell phones, etc.) with your guests or in your vehicle prior to check-in. Blinn College will not be responsible for any personal items left at Brenham High School.

Procedure During Graduation Ceremony

  • The tassel is worn on the right side of the cap.
  • All graduates will walk in single file and remain standing until after the invocation, Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem are completed (men, please remove caps).
  • At check-in, graduates will receive a card with their name and degrees, certificates and/or occupational skills listed. Graduates must keep this card until they reach the stage; then give the card to the reader. The reader will confirm the pronunciation of the graduate’s name. The card will be used to read the graduate’s name and later for the photographer for contact information.
  • As their name is announced, graduates will walk across the stage, receiving a scroll and shaking hands with the vice-chancellors, the chancellor, and members of the board of trustees.
  • After crossing the stage, students will be directed to take additional photos and then return to their seats.
  • Diplomas, certificates and occupational skills awards will not be distributed to graduates at the ceremony.

Graduation Etiquette

  • No corsages may be worn on the graduation gown.
  • Keep in mind – the robe is knee- to shin-length. Slacks or knee-length skirts are appropriate.
  • Graduates may be standing for an hour or longer, please wear comfortable shoes.
  • Graduates are welcome to decorate their caps. The decoration must be tasteful; no vulgar or inappropriate language. No 3-dimensional items extending from the cap that could block someone else’s view. Decorated caps will be reviewed at the ceremony check-in. If you do not follow the guidelines, the cap will be taken up and you will be given a new cap to wear during the ceremony.

Diplomas

  • Diplomas, certificates and occupational skills awards will not be distributed to graduates at the ceremony.
  • Final grades are due on Friday, May 9, 2025. Diplomas, certificates and occupational skills awards will be delivered by June 1, 2025.
  • Please check your account for holds. Diplomas and transcripts cannot be released if a student has a hold on their account.

Guest Attendance

  • Each graduate may invite as many family members and friends as they wish. Please note that there is limited seating in the venue and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be security on site to prevent reserved seating.
  • Graduates and their guests are requested to be respectful to all graduates and the college by attending the entire ceremony.
  • Cell phones and other electronic devices should be silenced.
  • Absolutely no food, drinks, balloons, air horns or other noise makers allowed in the hall.

Additional Information

  • To have their name printed in the ceremony program, graduates must apply by Sunday, April 13, 2025, and be in-progress to graduate in Spring 2025.
  • For information on obtaining a class ring, please contact the Blinn College Bookstore (Brenham – 979-251-7810 or Bryan – 979-775-1846).
  • FLASH Photography is the official commencement photographer. Graduates will be photographed, and proofs will be sent to each graduate in the weeks after the ceremony. If you have any questions, please contact Flash directly via their website at www.FLASHphotography.com.
  • Check the Blinn Graduation FAQ page.
  • For additional questions, please contact Kristi Reddoch in the Brenham Admissions office at kristi.reddoch@blinn.edu or 979-830-4174.

Tassels, Stoles, and Cords

Members of the following organizations may obtain special tassels, stoles or cords from the organization’s coordinators. Please contact the coordinator for price and pick-up location.

Phi Theta Kappa-Brenham
Dillon Phipps
Email: dillon.phipps@blinn.edu or ptk@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-830-4098
Office: Academic Building, Office 4

Sophia Polk
Email: sophia.polk@blinn.edu or ptk@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-830-4134
Office: Disability Services Office,
Administration Building, Room 104

Phi Theta Kappa-Bryan
Emily Erdmann
Email: emily.erdmann@blinn.edu or ptk.bryan@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-209-8282
Office: A-270

Rachel Valentine
Email : rachel.valentine@blinn.edu or ptk.bryan@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-209-7548
Office: Bryan Library

Sigma Kappa Delta-Brenham
Brandi Rebeske
Email: brandi.rebeske@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-830-4527
Office: Arts & Science 204

Sigma Kappa Delta-Bryan
Regina Peters
Email: regina.peters@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-209-8978
Office: A 212

Military Veterans
Dr. Larry Van Meter
Email: larry.vanmeter@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-209-7504
Office: A-208

Service Learning-All Campuses
Joyce Langenegger
Email: joyce.langenegger@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-209- 8991
Office: In Brenham – Library, In Bryan – H 155

Student Government Association-Brenham
Peter Rivera
Email: peter.rivera@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-830-4189
Office: Student Center, Room 111

Student Government Association-Bryan
Ryan Miller
Email: ryan.miller@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-209-7585
Office: Student Center, Room 104

Lions Club - Brenham
Sheri Rich
Email: sheri.rich@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-830-4181
Office: Student Center

First Generation College Graduate
Jessica Brisco
Email: jessica.brisco@blinn.edu
Phone: 979-830-4643
Office: Brenham Administration Building, Office 221

Brenham High School
525 A.H. Ehrig Drive
Brenham, TX 77833

Students must be at the Brenham High School by 5:30 p.m.

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The Blinn College District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability. For information regarding Title IX, ADA, Section 504, and other anti-discrimination coordinators, see the Student Title IX page.

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