December Graduation Portraits

Congratulations to students who complete their degree requirements during Summer or Fall 2024! You are invited to sign-up for an appointment to be photographed in your graduation gown by a professional photographer. A link to sign up for appointments will be sent to the SSU email address for each student who applied to graduate. We encourage you to invite your friends and family to join you in these graduation portraits. Celebrate your accomplishment!

Graduation Portraits events will be held on Thursday, December 12 and Friday, December 13 from 2 pm-6:30 pm in the Classroom Building (Bertolon) Cafe on Harrington (Central) Campus, located one floor below the Student Navigation Center. Individual appointments will be available every few minutes, allowing students to attend with friends at or near the same time frame. Students may choose up to 10 guests to accompany them for the group photographs. 

Language Support - Hablamos español!! Falamos português During the event, staff who speak Spanish and Portuguese can be made available to welcome guests and provide information and directions in these languages. Staff will be wearing buttons to make themselves visible and accessible to guests who could use language support. Please email us to let us know that members of your party would like language assistance at the ceremony, so that we may prepare staffing accordingly. Advise your guests to look for the buttons these staff members will be wearing when they arrive. 

Parking is available across Loring Avenue from the Classroom (Bertolon) Building in the Harrington (Central) Campus lots located between Canal Street and Loring Avenue. 

Free Print! Each student may choose one 5x7 print for free. Proofs from the photographs will be sent to each student, which they may purchase from the photographer. There is no charge to pose for photos and no obligation to purchase photos for participating in the professional photographs. Guests are welcome to take their own photos of the graduate for free while they accompany them. 

Students who completed their degree requirements last summer or this fall will be invited to attend their school’s or college’s commencement ceremony in May 2025. Please continue to monitor the Salem State webpage and your SSU email for information about these events, such as when to order your cap and gown or claim your commencement tickets. 

For any questions about commencement or graduation portraits, contact us at commencement@salemstate.edu or at 978.542.GRAD (4723). Please note student's official final clearance for graduation comes from the registrar’s office. Students who have questions concerning their eligibility or status should email graduation@salemstate.edu