
Recognition Ceremonies
To complement University-wide Commencement, academic units host smaller recognition ceremonies where student names are read, graduates cross the stage, and diploma covers are distributed. Recognition ceremonies will be held in various campus locations between Thursday and Sunday during commencement weekend. Find ceremonies by college and academic unit below, and note that when doors open, graduates will also convene for line-up.
Master’s students are invited to attend the recognition ceremony with their academic unit, and doctoral candidates are invited to attend the Graduate School’s Doctoral Candidate Recognition and Hooding Ceremony. View a full, searchable schedule for commencement weekend.
Please note, all Friday recognition ceremonies will involve parking restrictions as students move out and before University-wide Commencement. Review parking details and public transit options.
Agricultural and Resource Economics + Animal Sciences
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 7 a.m.
Ceremony: 8-9:30 a.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Agricultural Biology + Horticulture and Landscape Architecture + Soil and Crop Sciences
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 10:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Master’s in Business Administration
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 1 p.m.
Ceremony: 2-4 p.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Management
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors Open: 7 a.m.
Ceremony: 8-9:30 a.m.
Marketing
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors Open: 10:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Computer Information Systems
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Canvas Stadium, Stadium Club
Doors Open: 2 p.m.
Ceremony: 3-4:30 p.m.
Accounting + Finance and Real Estate
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 5:30 p.m.
Ceremony: 6:30-8 p.m.
Chemical and Biological Engineering + Electrical and Computer Engineering + Mechanical Engineering + School of Biomedical Engineering
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 7 a.m.
Ceremony: 8-10 a.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Atmospheric Science + Civil and Environmental Engineering + Systems Engineering
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 11 a.m.
Ceremony: 12-1:30 p.m.
Doctoral Candidate Recognition & Hooding Ceremony
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors Open: 5 p.m.
Ceremony: 6-8 p.m.
Master’s Candidates: Cell and Molecular Biology + Ecology + Materials Science and Engineering + School of Public Health
Doctoral candidates in these academic units should participate in the Doctoral recognition and hooding ceremony on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Theatre
Doors Open: 7:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 8:30-10 a.m.
Design and Merchandising + Construction Management
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors Open: 7 a.m.
Ceremony: 8-9:30 a.m.
Food Science and Human Nutrition + Health and Exercise Science
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 2 p.m.
Ceremony: 3-4:30 p.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Human Development and Family Studies + School of Education + School of Social Work
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 5:30 p.m.
Ceremony: 6:30-8 p.m.
University Honors Program
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 5 p.m.
Ceremony: 6-8 p.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Army and Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Location: University Center for the Arts, Griffin Hall
Doors Open: 5 p.m.
Ceremony: 6-8:30 p.m.
Regalia is not worn for the Honors Program and ROTC ceremonies; graduates should wear business casual attire for Honors, and ROTC graduates will be in uniform for the commissioning.
School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: University Center for the Arts, Griffin Hall
Doors Open: 7:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 8:30-10 a.m.
History + International Studies + Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: University Center for the Arts, Griffin Hall
Doors Open: 11 a.m.
Ceremony: 12-1:30 p.m.
Anthropology and Geography
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Theatre
Doors Open: 7 a.m.
Ceremony: 8-9:30 a.m.
Economics
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Theatre
Doors Open: 10:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts + Sociology + Arts Management + Sports Management
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors Open: 2 p.m.
Ceremony: 3-4:30 p.m.
Journalism and Media Communication + Communication Studies
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors Open: 5:30 p.m.
Ceremony: 6:30-8 p.m.
English + Philosophy + Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Location: Canvas Stadium, Stadium Club
Doors Open: 7 a.m.
Ceremony: 8-9:30 a.m.
Art + Art History
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Location: Canvas Stadium, Stadium Club
Doors Open: 10:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Political Science
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Location: Canvas Stadium, Stadium Club
Doors Open: 2 p.m.
Ceremony: 3-4:30 p.m.
Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology + Human Dimensions of Natural Resources + Geosciences
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors Open: 11 a.m.
Ceremony: 12-1:30 p.m.
Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: University Center for the Arts, Griffin Hall
Doors Open: 10:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: University Center for the Arts, Griffin Hall
Doors Open: 2 p.m.
Ceremony: 3-4:30 p.m.
Chemistry + Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: Canvas Stadium, Stadium Club
Doors Open: 7:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 8:30-10 a.m.
Physics
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Theatre
Doors Open: 11 a.m.
Ceremony: 12-1:30 p.m.
Psychology
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 7 a.m.
Ceremony: 8-9:30 a.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Biology and Zoology
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 10:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Computer Science
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Moby Arena
Doors Open: 2 p.m.
Ceremony: 3-4:30 p.m.
Review the Moby Arena clear bag policy.
Data Science + Statistics + Mathematics + Natural Science
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: Canvas Stadium, Stadium Club
Doors Open: 5:30 p.m.
Ceremony: 6:30-8 p.m.
Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine Hooding Ceremony
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors Open: 1:00 p.m.
Ceremony: 2-4 p.m.
Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience – Bachelor’s Candidates
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: Lory Student Center, Grand Ballroom
Doors Open: 7:30 a.m.
Ceremony: 8:30-10 a.m.
All Master’s Candidates
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: University Center for the Arts, Griffin Hall
Doors Open: 7 a.m.
Ceremony: 8-9:30 a.m.
University-wide Commencement
Friday, May 16, 2025
Location: Canvas Stadium, Field and Concourse
Doors Open: 2:30 p.m.
Ceremony: 4:30-6 p.m.