PACS Commencement Luncheon
Friday, May 15, 2026
EPNEC, Great Rooms A/B
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.(CDT)
PACS Commencement Recognition Ceremony
Friday, May 15, 2026
EPNEC, Main Auditorium
1:30 p.m. (CDT)
PACS Commencement Reception
Friday, May 15, 2026
EPNEC, Lobby
Reception to immediately follow the ceremony
Eric P. Newman Education Center (EPNEC), 330 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110
PACS Commencement Luncheon
PACS will host a lunch honoring our Class of 2026 graduates. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m., May 15, 2026 in the Eric P. Newman Center in Great Rooms A/B. A separate invite for RSVPs will be sent to our graduates, faculty, staff, and students.
PACS Recognition Ceremony
The Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences will recognize the graduating Class of 2026 during an in-person Commencement Recognition Ceremony that will be held at the Eric P. Newman Center in the Main Auditorium. The ceremony will begin on May 15, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. (CDT). Students, family, friends, faculty, and staff are invited to attend.
Tickets are required. Seats are available first-come, first-served.
The ceremony typically concludes no later than 2:30 p.m.
Reception immediately following the ceremony in the lobby of EPNEC.
Parking
Parking will be very limited on the Danforth and Medical School campuses during the Commencement Ceremonies; please take this into consideration when you are making your plans for the day. You may wish to take MetroLink if you are able to. Parking will be available in the Metro Garage down the street from EPNEC. It is located at the corner of Taylor and Children’s place at 4560 Children’s Place. You are requested to park on levels 6-7.
Livestreaming information
We will be live-streaming the ceremony and invite students, faculty, staff, family, and friends to watch. Click on the Commencement image below to be directed to the PACS Recognition Ceremony, which will begin promptly at 1:30 p.m. (CDT). Link will be updated the morning of Commencement.
Livestreaming will start at 1:00 p.m. (CDT) with the ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m.
The University-Wide Commencement Ceremony
The All-University Commencement Ceremony is separate from the PACS Recognition Ceremony. The university-wide ceremony celebrates all graduates from Washington University. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (CDT) in the Frances Olympic Field on the Danforth Campus.
Please visit the University-Wide Commencement website» for details.
PACS and University-Wide Ceremony FAQs
Help celebrate the Class of 2026 by sharing your tweets, photos, and videos using the university’s official commencement hashtag as well as PACS official hashtag: #WashU26, #WashUPACS, #WashUMedicine, and #WashU