COMMENCEMENT
2022

The Commencement ceremony will take place in person on Sunday, May 22, at the Wintrust Arena, located at 200 East Cermak Road. The ceremony will begin at 2:00 p.m. and doors will open at 12:30 p.m. Students must arrive by 1:15 p.m. to participate in the ceremony. We expect the ceremony will end at approximately 5:30 p.m.

SAIC will provide a livestream of the Commencement ceremony. Family and friends may find the livestream by visiting this site and clicking on the livestream icon just prior to 2:00 p.m. CT.

Any person with a disability who would like to request an accommodation should contact graduation@saic.edu as soon as possible to allow adequate time to make proper arrangements.

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TICKETS

Graduates will receive five guest tickets, plus their own individual ticket. No one will be allowed to enter the Wintrust Arena without a ticket. Tickets are available to be picked up April 12 through May 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m at the LeRoy Neiman Center Desk, 37 South Wabash Avenue, second floor. An ARTICard is required to pick up Commencement tickets. Tickets will also be available at the LeRoy Neiman Center Desk from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 21 for those students who are traveling to Chicago for the ceremony. At the time graduates pick up their tickets, they may be placed on a waiting list for additional guest tickets. Should additional tickets become available, graduates will be contacted on May 4 to pick them up.

ATTIRE

SAIC does not require a cap and gown for the ceremony. This is a celebratory event where graduates are invited to dress as they feel appropriate.

ENTERING WINTRUST ARENA

Guests will enter through the main entrance to the arena, on the corner of Cermak Road and Indiana Avenue. Staff will be available to direct you. Guests with mobility impairments will be assisted to the appropriate seating accommodation.

Students will enter at the north end of the arena at the corner of Indiana Avenue and 21st Street. Students will receive their seating assignment and be assisted to their assigned seat. Students should arrive no later than 1:15 p.m.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

The CTA Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station is located at Cermak Road and State Street, two and a half blocks (0.15 miles) west of the Wintrust Arena. The CTA Cermak-Chinatown Red Line Station is located 4 blocks west (0.5 miles) of the Wintrust Arena and two blocks west of the Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station.

PARKING

Wintrust Arena has ample parking for the venue. Lot A is the closest to the venue and has access to the pedestrian bridges to the arena. For a GPS location to Lot A, use 2301 South Prairie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616 as your destination. Click here for more parking options.

IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS FOR WINTRUST ARENA

The arena strongly discourages bags or purses of any kind. Exceptions will be made for medically necessary items after proper inspection at the entrance. Please click here to review Wintrust’s policy.  Any bag brought to the arena will be subject to a search. In addition, all guests and students will go through a metal detector as they enter the building.

COVID-19 SAFETY

Masks will be required for all attendees in the Wintrust Arena over the age of 2. These requirements may be adjusted based on current local and national health guidance.