College of Education Undergraduate Commencement and Teacher Education Program Recognition Ceremony is held at the end of the fall and spring semesters to recognize all of the graduating Teacher Education Program students.

Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required.

A livestream of the ceremony is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWbh8IAhUzE

Dean Daniel Clay and President Barbara Wilson will confer degrees. Mark McDermott, associate dean for undergraduate education and educator preparation, will recognize those who completed the Teacher Education Program, those who are graduating with the Education Studies and Human Relations major, and UI REACH students receiving certificates. Melanie Bloom, 2025 Iowa Teacher of the Year recipient who teaches at Sioux Central Community School District, will be the keynote speaker. Samuel Tanner, College of Education associate professor of English education, will be the faculty speaker. Uriel Campos-Padilla, of Marshalltown, Iowa, who will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the Teacher Education Program, will be the student speaker.