Entry Details, Travel Info, and Accessibility Accommodations

Guest Arrival Time and Entrance

Recommended Arrival Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Entrance: Main Atrium Entrance #1 on Map Below (corner of Flatbush Ave. and Atlantic Ave.)

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Entry Requirements

A valid Commencement Ceremony Guest Ticket is required for entry for all guests. Seating is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the academic procession begins, guests will be asked to wait until all the graduates have been seated before proceeding into the venue. It is therefore advisable for guests to arrive one hour before the start of Commencement.

Infants and/or toddlers who can remain on an adult’s lap will be allowed entry with an accompanying Guest Ticket-holding parent/guardian. All other children require a Guest Ticket for entry.

Faculty Arrival Time and Entrance

Please register to participate in Commencement Ceremony and to receive additional details regarding arrival time and entrance information.

Entry Requirements

In addition to registering to participate, a valid Hunter College ID is required for entry for all participating faculty.

Staff Arrival Time and Entrance

Staff will be notified of their team leaders, assigned roles, reporting time and entry location via email.

Entry Requirements

Hunter College staff members interested in participating in the faculty processional must register to attend via the Staff Commencement Attendance Form. Additionally, a valid Hunter College ID is required for entry for all participating staff members.

Please visit the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY webpage for detailed directions for traveling by MTA Subway or Bus or view driving directions and parking information.

Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Attendees who require an accessibility accommodation for themselves and/or for their attending guests should indicate their request for accommodation(s) when they RSVP to reserve tickets.

Accessibility accommodations will be provided for attendees who:

• require sign language services
• require specialized seating
• require the use of a wheelchair
• experience difficulty traversing stairs
• experience difficulty with other physical obstructions

Additional accessibility accommodations will be provided upon request. Please contact the Office of AccessABILITY directly at 212-772-4857 at least one (1) week prior to the Commencement Ceremony or notify Hunter College staff directly upon arrival.