Commencement Housing On Campus
Commencement Housing 2025
Residence Hall Accommodations on Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nights for Families and Guests
On-campus housing in residence halls will be offered for guests during the 2025 Commencement Weekend as a three-night package for Friday, May 23, Saturday, May 24, and Sunday, May 25, 2025 on North Campus, with a limited number of two-night packages for Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24, 2025 on South Campus.
Degree candidates participating in Commencement and their guests may make reservations for up to 12 beds, or two Townhouses, for family members or friends to stay in on-campus housing.
How to make reservations
Students, families, and guests may reserve housing for Commencement Weekend starting on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 10:00am at the Commencement Registration site.
The maximum number of beds students, families, and guests can reserve is 12.
Housing reservations are non-transferable.
We will stop taking reservations after Thursday, May 1st, 2025.
Payment: You are required to pay in full at the time of your reservation. Payment can be made only by a credit card only; there is no option to Bursar bill your commencement housing charges. Commencement Housing accepts VISA, JCB Mastercard, Diner’s Club, American Express, and Discover.
Cancellations and Refunds: Cancellations through Monday, April 7, 2025 will incur a 15% per bed cancellation fee. All cancellation requests must be in writing to Commencement Housing at commencement_housing@cornell.edu
No refunds will be made after Monday, April 7, 2025.
Guest Parking & Transportation
Free parking in the residence hall lots and A lot is available on a space-available basis beginning at 10:00am on Friday, May 23, 2025 through 9:00pm on Monday, May 26, 2025. The Robert Purcell and the Program House Drive Parking Lots will be reserved for Passenger and luggage Drop-Off and 20 minute Check-In on Friday. Vehicles displaying accessibility permits/license plates may park in designated accessible spaces. For assistance locating accessible parking, view the accessible parking map or call 607-255-4600.
Free event parking with bus transportation to Schoellkopf Field and other campus locations is available on Saturday. Complete transportation information will be available from the Office of Commencement Events website in early May.
If you need help navigating campus, please visit the Cornell Maps & Directions page for assistance.
Commencement Dining
For each guest staying in on-campus Commencement Housing, two meal tickets will be provided per bed reserved. Each ticket is good for one meal, either breakfast or lunch, and may be used Saturday or Sunday. (The two-night package in Cascadilla Hall will not have included meals.) Below is a list of dining locations that will be accepting Commencement Meal Tickets. Additional meals are available for purchase via credit/debit card at on-campus cafés and dining rooms.
We've published a list of campus eateries that will be open Commencement Weekend, and you can see up-to-the-minute schedules, as well as menus for our dining rooms, at now.dining.cornell.edu. Eateries on campus accept Big Red Bucks for students' own meals and credit cards for anyone's meals. Only the Cornell Dairy Bar will accept cash during Commencement Weekend.
A very special Commencement Dinner will be held in Morrison Dining from 5:00-8:30pm on Saturday, May 24th. A variety of self-serve stations will be available, including gluten-free and allergen-friendly items.
Due to limited seating capacity, reservations are required for our Commencement Dinner. Guests and graduates should choose specific seating times when making a reservation. The graduate's ticket is free, and must be reserved along with guest tickets. Reserve your seating time slot carefully, as reservations are only valid for the time selected.
Questions?
Please contact: Commencement Housing
Email: commencement_housing@cornell.edu
Phone: 607-253-8368
Office hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm, ET