Congratulations on your graduation! This remarkable milestone represents years of dedication, sacrifice, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to the calling of medicine. Throughout your journey, you have met challenges with determination, embraced every opportunity to learn, and grown into compassionate, skilled professionals prepared to make a meaningful impact on the world.

Graduation is one of our signature annual events a joyful celebration of our students’ hard work, achievements, and growth. It commemorates the completion of your medical school journey and marks the exciting beginning of the next stage in your career.

The 2026 Graduation Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba. We strongly encourage all eligible students to join us for this special occasion and share this moment of pride with family, friends, classmates, and faculty. Below, you will find the registration form for the event. Please keep in mind that participation in Commencement is not automatic. To be eligible to walk in the ceremony, you must submit commencement registration form:

The deadline to register for Commencement is December 31, 2025.

 

Click Here To Register For Commencement

 

 

Schedule for 2026 Commencement
Detail Date Location
Arrival May 14, 2026 Aruba
Commencement Ceremony May 15, 2026 Holiday Inn Resort Aruba
Departure May 16, 2026 Back to USA
Hotel Booking Deadline February 20, 2026 Holiday Inn Resort Aruba
Cap/Gown order April 9, 2026 Order your regalia from Jostens
Special Hooders –  Deadline for an approved hooder April 1, 2026

 

Hotel accommodation booking details from May 14-15, 2026 (*for you and 1 guest):

  • Group Code: COMING SOON

    Group name: Xavier University F&F (Friends & Family)

    Date: May 14 – 15, 2026

    Plan: Room Only Plan

    Link to book – COMING SOON

    We look forward to celebrating your hard work, dedication, and success, and we are excited to welcome you to Aruba for this memorable event.

Special Hooders

Graduates can have a family member, friend, or mentor, hood them on the day of the Graduate Ceremony. This person MUST have a valid medical degree. A copy of the license of diploma should be provided with your request.

The deadline for an approved hooder is April 1, 2026.

Please note that we will not accept a special hooder request after this date. Hooders will not be accepted the day of the graduation ceremony if they were not requested by April 1, 2026.

Requests can be made through the graduation sign up form. You must provide the name and credentials of your special hooder. This information is announced when you walk to center stage to be hooded. If a student does not request a special hooder, one of our Deans will perfom your hooding. Please include your hooder in your final number of guests.

Please see details below regarding special hooders at the Graduation Ceremony:

  • Hooders will not be issued a cap and gown. They are asked to dress in business casual attire.
  • The hooder will remain in their seats until called to accompany the Graduates to be seated on the left side of the stage following the conferring of the degrees,
  • When your row is called upon the stage, your hooder will follow you up, take a spot near faculty hooders, place the hood over your head, and proceed across the stage with you as your name is called.
  • After you receive your “diploma” and take a photo with the President and the Chancellor, you and your hooder will return to your original seats for the remainder of the ceremony.

If you have any questions about graduation, please email Graduation@xusom.com.