More than 5,400 University of Iowa students will be awarded degrees after the spring 2020 semester, and many graduates will participate in live-streamed virtual commencement ceremonies, which begin Thursday, May 14, with the College of Pharmacy and end on Friday, June 5, with the College of Dentistry. Other virtual ceremonies will take place between May 14 and May 23.
Read about outstanding students who will be receiving degrees and learn more about the spring 2020 graduating class here.
See the full list of virtual ceremonies here.
Use the hashtag #UIowaGrad20 to join the celebration on social media.
Dates, times, and live-streaming video details for each ceremony are listed below. Learn more on the UI commencement website.
Thursday, May 14
College of Pharmacy
10 a.m. CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean Donald Letendre will provide messages to students. Graduate Margie Peck will be the student speaker. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will be the guest speaker.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/college-pharmacy-doctor-pharmacy-virtual-commencement-ceremony
College of Education
Undergraduate Commencement and Recognition of Teacher Education Program Completion
4 p.m. CDT
Ceremony for graduates majoring in elementary education; art education; English education; foreign language education; mathematics education; music education; science education; and social studies education. Graduates also will be recognized for Teacher Education Program completion and recommendation for state licensure.
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean Dan Clay will deliver messages to students. Graduate Katelyn "Katie" Moore will be the student speaker. Professor Amy Shoultz will be the faculty speaker.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/college-education-undergraduate-commencement-and-teacher-education-program
Friday, May 15
Graduate College
Doctoral Degree Candidates
9 a.m. CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean John Keller will deliver messages to students. The alumnus speaker will be Matthew McNeill. Graduate Yu Chak Sunny Ho will be the student speaker. Graduate college deans also will provide a congratulatory message.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/graduate-college-doctoral-virtual-commencement-ceremony
College of Law
2 p.m. CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean Kevin Washburn will deliver welcome messages to students. Graduate Justin McCorvey will be the student speaker. The Honorable Kevin McKeever will be the guest speaker. Professor John-Mark Stensvaag will be the faculty speaker. UI President Bruce Harreld will confer degrees.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/college-law-virtual-commencement-ceremony
Carver College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine and Master's in Medical Education
6:30 p.m. CDT
President Bruce Harreld and J. Brooks Jackson, vice president for medical affairs and the Tyrone D. Artz Dean of the Carver College of Medicine, will deliver welcome messages to students, along with Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes and Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards. Christopher S. Cooper, senior associate dean for medical education, will provide introductory remarks. Graduate Hillary O’Brien will be the student speaker. Manish Suneja, clinical professor of internal medicine, will provide the commencement address. Graduate Nouran Felo, 2020 recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, will administer the Hippocratic Oath.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/carver-college-medicine-virtual-commencement-ceremony-doctor-medicine-and
Graduate College
Master’s Degree Candidates
7 p.m. CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean John Keller will deliver messages to students. The alumnus speaker will be Andre Perry. Melissa Airy will be the student speaker. Collegiate deans also will provide a congratulatory message.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/graduate-college-masters-virtual-commencement-ceremony
Saturday, May 16
College of Nursing
9 a.m. CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean Julie Zerwic will deliver messages to students. Graduates Kate DelCotto and Emily Gerdts will be the student speakers.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/college-nursing-virtual-commencement-ceremony
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and University College
9 a.m. CDT
This ceremony will include CLAS graduates majoring in actuarial science; applied physics; astronomy; Bachelor of Applied Studies; Bachelor of Liberal Studies; criminology, law, and justice; communication studies; dance; enterprise leadership; ethics and public policy; global health studies; history; interdepartmental studies; international relations; international studies; journalism and mass communication; linguistics; mathematics; microbiology; music; neuroscience; philosophy; physics; political science; psychology; religious studies; social work; sociology; statistics; theatre arts; and world languages (Asian languages and literature, comparative literature, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish).
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean Steve Goddard will deliver messages to students. The faculty speaker will be Professor Craig Kletzing, from the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Noel Mills, president of UI Student Government, will be the student speaker.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/college-liberal-arts-and-sciences-9-am-undergraduate-virtual-commencement
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
1 p.m. CDT
This ceremony will recognize graduates majoring in African American studies; American studies; ancient civilization; anthropology; art; art history; athletic training; biochemistry; biology; biomedical sciences; chemistry; cinema; classical languages; computer science; economics; English; English and creative writing; environmental policy and planning; environmental sciences; gender, women’s, and sexuality studies; geography; geoscience; health and human physiology; informatics; science education; social justice; speech and hearing science; sport and recreation management; sport studies; and therapeutic recreation.
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean Steve Goddard will deliver messages to students. The faculty speaker will be Professor Craig Kletzing, from the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Mark Schoen will be the student speaker.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/college-liberal-arts-and-sciences-1-pm-undergraduate-virtual-commencement
Carver College of Medicine
Associated Medical Sciences Degree Candidates
2 p.m. CDT
Graduates in nuclear medicine technology, radiation sciences, medical laboratory sciences, and master of clinical anatomy will be recognized.
President Bruce Harreld and David Asprey, associate dean for medical education and professional programs, will deliver welcome messages to students, along with Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes and Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards. They keynote speaker will be Colin Derdeyn; Derdeyn is the Krabbenhoft Chair and DEO of the Department of Radiology, the director of the Iowa Institute of Biomedical Imaging, and professor of radiology and neurology. Tamia Ayoki-Davis, a senior radiation sciences student, will be the student speaker. Gabe Decker, assistant manager of diagnostic radiology, will provide the charge to students. President Harreld will confer degrees.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/carver-college-medicine-associated-medical-sciences-virtual-commencement
College of Public Health
5 p.m. CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean Edith Parker will deliver messages to students. Professor Margaret Chorazy, director of the undergraduate program, will be the faculty speaker. Ian Buchta and Autumn Moen will be the student speakers.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/college-public-health-virtual-commencement-ceremony
Tippie College of Business Undergraduate
5 p.m. CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, Henry B. Tippie, and Interim Dean Amy Kristof-Brown will deliver messages to students. Graduate Adam Goedken will be the student speaker.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/tippie-college-business-undergraduate-virtual-commencement-ceremony
Sunday, May 17
College of Engineering
Noon CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean Alec Scranton will deliver messages to students. Allison Rowe will be the student speaker. The guest speaker will be Kristi Schmidt Bauerly, a human factors engineer for Apple.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/virtual-college-engineering-undergraduate-commencement
Saturday, May 23
Tippie MBA Programs
10 a.m. CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Interim Dean Amy Kristof-Brown will deliver messages to students. Henry B. Tippie will be the guest speaker. Associate Dean David Frasier will provide closing remarks.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/tippie-mba-virtual-commencement-ceremony
Friday, June 5
College of Dentistry
3 p.m. CDT
UI President Bruce Harreld, Executive Vice President and Provost Montse Fuentes, Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Dean David Johnsen will deliver messages to students. Donte Nesbitt will be the student speaker. Galen Schneider, Cathy Skotowski, and Sherry Timmons will present honors and awards.
Live video stream: https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/spring-2020/college-dentistry-virtual-commencement-ceremony
Streaming and broadcast
See ceremony details above for live video stream links. Streaming pages will go live before the ceremonies, and archival videos will replace live streams on these pages shortly after the ceremonies conclude.
Social media
Social media users can join the celebration online by using the hashtag #UIowaGrad20 with UI graduation-related posts on their favorite platforms. Some posts will be shared via UI social media channels.