General Parking: Parking on campus will be free the entire day of Commencement with the exception of Lots 8, 9 and11. Free shuttle service will run among various campus parking lots and deliver graduates and guests to their desired locations on campus during the entire day. See map.
Special Needs Parking: Guest with a special needs parking sticker can park in lots 8 and 9. In the event that these lots are full, please plan to drop off your special needs guest at the Taylor Center entrance and use the shuttle service from the parking lot. See map.
From Various College Receptions: Beginning at 8:30 a.m., shuttle buses will run among various campus parking lots and deliver graduates and guests to Centennial Student Union where the receptions for the College of Allied Health & Nursing, College of Business and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences are held and to the Performing Arts Center where the reception for the College of Education is held. Just tell the driver of the bus which building you would like to go to. See map.
From the Commencement Brunch: Beginning at 10:00 a.m., shuttle buses will run among various campus parking lots and deliver graduates and guests to the Centenial Student Union for the brunch.
To and from the Ceremony: Prior to each ceremony., shuttle buses will run from all lots, Centennial Student Union, Carkoski Commons and Performing Arts Center to the Taylor Center. Special needs parking is available in all lots on campus. Lot 9 in front of the Taylor Center is reserved for special needs parking and for guests to be dropped off for the ceremony.
Map of Mankato
/ North Mankato
From the North: Travel South on Hwy. 169 to Mankato. Take the Riverfront
Drive Exit. Turn left (north) onto Riverfront Drive and continue to Stoltzman
Road. Turn right (east) on Stoltzman Road and continue until you get to Stadium
Road. Turn left onto Stadium Road and continue up the hill to lots 20, 21, and
22 for parking.
From the South: Travel North on Hwy. 169 to Mankato. Take Riverfront Drive Exit. Turn right (north) onto Riverfront Drive and continue to Stoltzman Road. Turn right (east) on Stoltzman road and continue until you get to Stadium Road. Turn left onto Stadium Road and continue up the hill to lots 20, 21, and 22 for parking.
From the East: Travel West on Hwy. 14 to Mankato. Take the Hwy. 22 Exit and travel south on Hwy. 22 to Hwy. 83. Turn right (west) on Hwy. 83 and continue to Victory Drive. Turn left (south) on Victory Drive and continue to Stadium Road (this will be the first road on the right). Turn right on Stadium Rd. and continue to lots 20, 21, and 22 for parking
From the West: Travel East on Hwy. 14 to Hwy. 169 South. Take the Riverfront Drive Exit. Turn left (north) onto Riverfront Drive and continue to Stoltzman Road. Turn right (east) on Stoltzman Road and continue until you get to Stadium Road. Turn left onto Stadium Road and continue up the hill to lots 20, 21, and 22 for parking.
