2026 Blue & Gold Ceremonies

Date:
Thursday, June 11,  2026

Time:

• BS Students: 10-11:30AM PST; Doors open at 9:30AM
  • Online program
• MECN Students: 1-2:30PM PST; Doors open at 12:30PM
  • Online program

Location:
Northwest Campus Auditorium

Event Details:

• Attending faculty will sit in front center row
• Students will sit with their guests and pinners, behind faculty
  • Overflow will move to first few rows in left section
• Professional Attire
• Will be recorded
• Parking
  • Lot 7 or SV are closest to the venue.
  • Please note, dorm moveouts are that week, so we recommend arriving early.

Run of Show:

1. Welcome
2. Opening Remarks
3. Keynote Speaker
4. Faculty Speaker
5. Message from UCLA Health
6. Message from Development & Alumni Relations
7. Student Awards
8. Pinning of Candidates
9. Student Slideshow
10. International Pledge for Nurses
11. Closing Remarks

Parking:

For those without a parking permit, parking for the Blue & Gold Ceremonies will be available for purchase on the Bruin ePermit Portal (linked).

Parking Lot SV or Lot 7  are closest to the Northwest Campus Auditorium. You can enter Structure 7 via Charles E. Young North.