Accessibility Resources
Pace University and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center are committed to providing access for everyone attending Commencement. Information about accessibility initiatives and resources is below. Graduates and guests should expect to travel two to three miles around the Tennis Center grounds on Commencement day. If you or any of your guests need accommodations, you must submit an accessibility resources request to give us the opportunity to assist you in having the best possible day celebrating the Class of 2025.
Mobility Shuttle
For those who need mobility assistance, including elderly guests, guests with disabilities, and families with small children, there will be a Mobility Shuttle running from the Citi Field parking lot to the Tennis Center’s East Gate entrance. No advanced registration is required, but service will be limited. To prevent long shuttle lines, we encourage those who can walk to do so.
ADA Parking
As USTA parking is under construction, all parking will be available at Citi-Field, with accessible parking available on a first come first serve basis. The current parking fee is $41 per car and is subject to change
We recommend that if you or your guests need mobility assistance, mention this to the parking attendant in the Citi Field parking lot, and you will be directed to park near the Mobility Shuttles or Sprinter Vans for transportation to the Tennis Center. We ask that you have no more than one guest travel with the individual needing the transportation to ensure there is room for all guests with mobility concerns.
We recommend arriving one and a half to two hours before the start of your first ceremony to ensure you are seated for the event.
You can purchase parking passes in advance to help avoid delays getting into the lots on the days of the events.
Please make sure you purchase the pass for the correct day.
May 19 Parking Pass May 20 Parking Pass
Drop-Off and Pick-Up Zone
Limited Drop-off and Pick-up passes will be granted first come, first served to those who have a ticket to attend Commencement and submit an accessibility resources request by midnight on Friday, May 2, 2025. Drop-off and pick-up times will be scheduled and staggered. There will be time slots available for both the morning and afternoon ceremonies. We recommend utilizing this service if you are unable to secure a parking pass.
Graduates and guests granted a Drop-off and Pick-up pass will receive confirmation and instructions about where to pick up the pass in-person in the week before Commencement.
Drivers who are dropping off members of their party must park in the Citi Field parking lot. We recommend dropping off members of a party one and a half to two hours prior to the start of the ceremony, to ensure all, including the driver, are seated before the beginning of the ceremony
Wheelchair Guidance
If a member of your party needs or prefers access to a wheelchair or other mobility devices for the duration of the day, we recommend bringing your own personal device. For those who do not own their own personal mobility device, we recommend renting a device for the day, as navigating the USTA Campus requires quite a bit of travel.
Wheelchair Escorts
A limited number of wheelchair escorts will be available to provide assistance from a waiting area at the East Gate Tennis Center entrance. The escorts will bring guests to the ADA seating area in the Louis Armstrong stadium. Escorts will help guests get from point to point, but they cannot permit guests to remain in the wheelchair for the day or throughout the ceremony. Please complete the accessibility resources request to indicate your interest in using this service in advance.
To ensure your party can make the most of your day, we recommend arriving about two hours prior to the start of the ceremony, as we anticipate the wait for escorts will get longer as we near the ceremony start times.
Pick-up after the ceremonies will be available on the Lower Level of Louis Armstrong (Level 2). There will be limited seating available near these pick-up locations, and escorts will take guests to any of the following locations: Louis Armstrong and East Gate. If a guest needs access to a wheelchair escort other than at the locations indicated, Guest Services at the stadium is available throughout the ceremonies and can call for an escort.
Accessible Seating
Accessible seating is provided at Louis Armstrong Stadium. You must submit the accessibility resources request to request accessible seating.
The seating will be set up on the Lower Level of Louis Armstrong Stadium (Level 2). To ensure we have enough seating for all who need access to it, please limit the number of guests in your party who sit with the individual requesting accessible seating to one other person. Additional party members can sit in the reserved rows directly below the Accessible Seating area.