Custom Graduation Announcements Diploma FramesGraduation Cap, Gown and Tassel The University holds commencement ceremonies at Carbondale three times during the year; May, August, and December. The August and December ceremonies are typically held in the SIU Arena, and the May ceremonies are usually held at the SIU Arena or at Shryock Auditorium based in the specific schedule in place. In August, there is usually a combined single ceremony beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the SIU Arena. For December, the facility used will be the SIU Arena, but there will be two ceremonies. Certain colleges will participate in the morning at 9:30 a.m. with the remaining group of colleges participating in an afternoon ceremony at 1:30 p.m. For May, the colleges each will have their own individual ceremonies over the course of Friday night and Saturday, and using either SIU Arena or Shryock Auditorium, based on the specific schedule. 710 Book Store has created a fully functional online ordering system for announcements, cap and gown and other graudation supplies above. Please call 618-549-7304 or email seventen@seventen.com with any questions you may have.