Information regarding how to place a regalia order for the ceremony is forthcoming.

NRG Arena is located at NRG Stadium, 1 NRG Pkwy, Houston, TX 77054.

You can find driving directions to the arena and view detailed parking maps on the NRG Park website.

Parking is available for $25 (plus tax) per vehicle, with payment accepted only via credit or debit card. Please note that cash is not an option. Graduate parking is located in the Maroon Lot, while guest parking is available in the Blue Lot.

Attendants will be on-site to assist with parking as needed.

For detailed driving directions to NRG Arena, please visit the NRG Park website.

If you are looking for accommodations, there are several hotels conveniently located near NRG Park and NRG Stadium. For more information on local lodging and to explore tourism options in Houston, visit the Visit Houston Official Site to help plan your trip.

The McWilliams staff welcome all families and guests to partake in this momentous occasion to celebrate the successful culmination of years of training for our students. Watching our students achieve this goal and celebrating it with them, their families, and their friends is a gratifying experience. We hope that you will find the ceremony enjoyable and memorable.

Below are some general guidelines for the commencement ceremony:

1. Doors will open approximately at 5:00 PM to allow guests time to find seating.
2. Open seating is available to all guests, friends and family members of graduates that would like to attend. At this time, there is no cap on the number of guests our graduates can invite and tickets are not required for attendance.
3. Photographs: There will be professional photographers on site to take pictures of the graduates. These photos will be posted on the school’s Flickr accounta few weeks after the commencement ceremony. You can bring your own camera for any additional photo opportunities. If you choose to take photos as the graduate walks across the stage, please take the photos in assigned designated area and then return to your seats quickly, enabling others to do the same. Our goal is to allow you to document this momentous occasion, but maintain a clear view of the stage for the rest of the audience. Please remember to respect the reverence of this memorable event for our graduates.
4. Special guests from the university and the community will be present and will be directed by the staff to assigned seating.
5. Staff will assist any persons needing special access.
6. Staff will direct any disruptive individuals to a quiet location.
7. After the ceremony, please permit the faculty and graduates to exit first during the processional.

Graduates should plan to arrive at the venue by 4:30 p.m. to ensure that they will be dressed in their regalia and lined up in the correct order. McWilliams staff will be available to assist you, your family, friends, visitors, and faculty alike. Ceremony will begin promptly at 6:00 PM.

Day of Photos can be viewed in the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Flickr account. Previous videos of the commencement ceremony are also available in MSBMI’s YouTube channel.

Thank you to all the Graduates, Faculty, Staff and Family and Guests in attendance.