Transportation Options
Graduates, Stevens employees, and guests may:
Drive to the PNC Bank Arts Center,
Take a bus from the Stevens campus,
Use ride-share services (Uber, Lyft, etc.)
or take a NJ Transit train (requires a cab/car service between the train station and the venue).
Driving to PNC Bank Arts Center
The PNC Bank Arts Center is located at 116 Garden State Pkwy, Holmdel, NJ 07733. Parking lots are available at no cost to Stevens Commencement attendees and staff. There is ample parking on site at PNC Bank Arts Center. Shuttle buses will be available to transport graduates and guests from the outer parking lots to the venue's front entrance. Parking staff will direct you. Parking is first come-first served. No saving of parking spaces is permitted.
Accessible Parking is located to the right of the main gates. Upon arrival, let the parking staff know that you need accessible parking, and they will direct you to the specified lot. Guests must have an accessible placard or license plate to park in this lot. Please be advised that accessible parking is limited. If you do not absolutely need accessible parking, please park in the general lots.
Stevens Bus from Campus to PNC Bank Arts Center
Graduating students will have an opportunity to sign up for a bus seat for themselves and for any ticketed guests. The non-refundable cost for each graduating student or guest who chooses to ride the bus is $40 round trip. This ticket provides a ride from the Stevens campus to PNC Bank Arts Center and back. Ticketed bus passengers may park for the day in the Babbio Garage. The bus will pick up passengers at Stevens on 6th Street, between the Babbio Center and the Morton Building. The bus ride will last about one hour. There is no assigned seating on the bus; seating arrangements are first-come, first-served. Buses have restrooms available, and some will have accessible seating. Buses will depart as soon as they are full. Stevens will not assume any responsibility for those guests who arrive late and miss their bus.
When completing the Commencement RSVP form via Marching Order, students who indicate that they will travel to the venue via Stevens Bus will receive a separate link to purchase bus tickets for their party via DuckLink. The deadline to purchase bus tickets is Friday, May 10. Students are strongly encouraged to purchase their bus tickets as soon as the registration link is made available.
For the Undergraduate ceremony, buses will depart between 6 AM and 7 AM for graduates and guests who have reserved a seat; graduates and guests may arrive anytime during that timeframe. Unfortunately, buses will not depart after 7 am, so please arrive on time. Undergraduate ceremony buses will leave from PNC Bank Arts Center to return to campus immediately following the ceremony until 1 pm.
For the Graduate ceremony, buses will depart between 12:45 PM and 1:45 PM for graduates and guests who have reserved a seat; graduates and guests may arrive anytime during that timeframe. Unfortunately, buses will not depart after 1:45 pm, so please arrive on time. Graduate ceremony buses will leave from PNC Bank Arts Center to return to campus immediately following the ceremony until 8:30 pm.
Stevens faculty and staff will receive separate instructions for riding the buses to and from Commencement.
Ride Share to PNC Bank Arts Center
Graduates and guests using ride-share services will be dropped off and picked up in Lot #10 at PNC Bank Arts Center. Shuttles will be offered between Lot #10 and the venue entrance.
NJ Transit Train
Graduates and guests can take NJ Transit Rail to Aberdeen/Matawan station. More info on NJ Transit is available here: https://www.njtransit.com/. Upon arrival at the Aberdeen/Matawan station, a ride-share or cab service can be used to travel from the station to the venue.
