On Dec. 16–19, nearly 1,800 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees in commencement ceremonies, beginning with the College of Education’s undergraduate and Teacher Education Program recognition on Dec. 16 and concluding with the College of Engineering’s undergraduate ceremony on Dec. 19.
See the full list of commencement ceremonies here.
Use the hashtag #UIowaGrad21 to join the celebration on social media.
For more information about dates, times, and livestreaming details for each ceremony, visit the UI Commencement website.
Thursday, Dec. 16
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Undergraduate Commencement and Teacher Education Program Recognition Ceremony
4 p.m. CST
Hancher Auditorium
Ceremony for graduates majoring in elementary art, English, world language, mathematics, music, science, or social studies education. Graduates will also be recognized for Teacher Education Program completion and recommendation for state licensure as well as graduates with the Educational Studies and Human Relations (ESHR) major.
Dean Dan Clay will give the welcome, and Clay and UI President Barb Wilson will confer degrees.
National Board Certified Teacher (’08 and ’18) Beth Hieronymus (BS ’94) will be the keynote speaker. Ted Neal, science education clinical professor, will be the faculty speaker, and Ethan Owens, a music and music education major from Runnells, Iowa, will be the student speaker. Owens will receive two bachelor’s degrees: a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Education and a Bachelor of Music from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Mark McDermott, associate dean for teacher education and student services, will recognize those who completed the Teacher Education Program, and College of Education program coordinators will present the diplomas.
Friday, Dec. 17
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Doctoral Degree Candidates
9 a.m. CST
Hancher Auditorium
President Barb Wilson, along with Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Dean Amanda Thein, will deliver messages to students. Josh Ring, from Bourbonnais, Illinois, will be the student speaker.
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/fall-2021/graduate-doctoral-commencement-ceremony
GRADUATE COLLEGE
Master’s Degree Candidates
7 p.m. CST
Hancher Auditorium
President Barb Wilson and Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Dean Amanda Thein will deliver messages to students. Board of Regents, State of Iowa, member Nancy Dunkel will be in attendance. Ikram Basra, from Sargodha, Pakistan, will be the student speaker.
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/fall-2021/graduate-masters-commencement-ceremony
Saturday, Dec. 18
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Undergraduate
9 a.m. CST
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Associate Dean Roland Racevskis and President Barb Wilson will confer degrees. Student singer will be Ericka Barloon, from Independence, Iowa. Student speakers will be Mishma Stefni Nixon, of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, and Katherine Srail, of Johnston, Iowa.
COLLEGE OF NURSING
9 a.m. CST
Hancher Auditorium
Dean Julie Zerwic and College of Nursing alumna Sarah Hackbarth (’15) will each deliver a message to students. Graduates Andrea Kathryn Lim Pingol, of Washington, Iowa, and Dominic Liam Gliko, of Omaha, Nebraska, will be student speakers.
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/fall-2021/college-nursing-commencement-ceremony
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
9 a.m. CST
Virtual commencement
President Barb Wilson, along with Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the University College Tanya Uden-Holman, will deliver messages to students. Jill Smith, associate professor of instruction of management and entrepreneurship, will be the faculty speaker. Summer 2021 University College graduate Wendy Logsdon, from Keokuk, Iowa, will be the student speaker.
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/fall-2021/university-college-virtual-commencement-ceremony
TIPPIE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Undergraduate ceremony
1 p.m. CST
Hancher Auditorium
Dean Amy Kristof-Brown will deliver a message to students. Lura McBride (BBA ’93), president and CEO of Van Meter Inc., will be the guest speaker. Board of Regents member David Barker will participate in the ceremony. Smriti Barla, from Peoria, Illinois, will be the student speaker. Barla is earning a BBA in business analytics and information systems (BAIS) and a BA in computer science.
Sunday, Dec. 19
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Undergraduate ceremony
Noon CST
Dean Harriet Nembhard and President Barb Wilson will deliver messages to students. Graduate Alexandra Humston, of Wellman, Iowa, will be the student speaker. The guest speaker will be Caroline VanIngen-Dunn (BSBME ’83), director of the Center for Broadening Participation in STEM. Board of Regents member Nancy Dunkel will participate in the ceremony.
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/fall-2021/college-engineering-undergraduate-commencement