Baccalaureate
Baccalaureate – Friday, May 9, 2025, at 7:30 PM | Marble Chapel
This special ceremony celebrates our graduates' academic achievements and offers a final encouragement from Scripture as they prepare to leave Emmaus and step into their next chapter as alumni.
Prior to Baccalaureate, you are invited to an hors d’oeuvres reception at 5:30 PM in the Robbie Pile Dining Hall. This event is free for full-time resident students and 2025 graduates. Additional guests are welcome at $12 per adult, $6 for children 4–12, and free for children 3 and under. Families can pay with cash or a check made out to Emmaus ahead of time. Families can also pay with credit card at the front desk on the day of the reception. Regardless of when tickets are purchased, we ask that you please RSVP to the reception by May 1 via frontdesk@emmaus.edu or (563) 588-8000.
Commencement
Commencement – Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 10:30 AM | Marble Chapel
Doors open at 9:30 AM for the 78th Commencement of Emmaus University. We are honored to welcome Dr. Lisa Beatty as our keynote speaker. Dr. Beatty served Emmaus for nearly 30 years as a faculty member and later as Vice President for Academic Affairs. Now, as Executive Director of the Commission on Accreditation at the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), she continues to champion Christ-centered, biblical education. We look forward to her words of wisdom for the Class of 2025.
Please join us in celebrating our graduates' accomplishments across Certificate, Associate, and Bachelor’s programs!
Both events may be viewed via livestream on this page. If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Erica Ortiz at eortiz@emmaus.edu or (563) 588-8000.
Visit Information
Some local hotels we recommend in Dubuque are the following:
Please note that hotels fill up fast with four universities in Dubuque that generally hold commencement on the same weekend.
- Country Inn and Suites by Radisson @ 563-291-3601
- Baymont by Wyndham Dubuque
- Hampton, Inn Dubuque
If you have any additional questions regarding the Commencement weekend events, please don’t hesitate to ask. You can reach out to:
Erica Ortiz,
Administrative Assistant
eortiz@emmaus.edu
563-588-8000 x3017
Note to Parents
Students must be moved-out of residence halls by 3:00 PM on Sunday, May 11. Summer storage
is available for Fall 2025 returning students on a first-come, first-served basis:
- Storage: $75 (May 13–Sept 1, 2025) Contracts can be picked up from the front desk.
- Vehicle storage: $75
- Payments (cash/check) are due by Tuesday, May 6 at the front desk.
For move-out questions, contact April Holtan, Associate Dean for Residence Life, at aholtan@emmaus.edu or (563) 588-8000 ext. 3015.