On Dec. 17–20, almost 1,900 University of Iowa students will receive their degrees in livestreamed, virtual commencement ceremonies, beginning with the College of Education’s undergraduate and Teacher Education Program recognition on Dec. 17 and concluding with the College of Engineering undergraduate ceremony on Dec. 20.
See the full list of commencement ceremonies here.
Use the hashtag #UIowaGrad20 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. 17
College of Education
Undergraduate Commencement and Teacher Education Program Recognition
4 p.m. CST
Ceremony for graduates majoring in elementary, art, English, foreign language, mathematics, music, science, and social studies education. Graduates also will be recognized for Teacher Education Program completion and recommendation for state licensure.
Megan Meyer, who is graduating with a major in elementary education, will be the student speaker. Mark McDermott, clinical professor of science education, will be the faculty speaker.
Friday, Dec. 18
Graduate College
Doctoral Degree Candidates
9 a.m. CST
President Bruce Harreld, Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel, Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Dean John Keller, Board of Regents President Michael Richards, and Honorary Degree Recipient Ellen Stofan will deliver messages to students. The alumna speaker will be Alaine Reschke-Hernandez. Graduate Kelsey Klein will be the student speaker.
Graduate College
Master’s Degree Candidates
7 p.m. CST
President Bruce Harreld, Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel, Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Dean John Keller, and Board of Regents President Michael Richards will deliver messages to students. The alumnus speaker will be Matthew Stancel. Hannah Hodges will be the student speaker. Collegiate deans also will provide a congratulatory message.
Saturday, Dec. 19
University College
Undergraduate
9 a.m. CST
Tanya Uden-Holman, associate provost for undergraduate education and dean of University College, will deliver a message to students. The faculty speaker will be Cinda Coggins-Mosher, associate professor in the Department of Rhetoric. Graduates Dawn Hays and Sidnee Phillips will be the student speakers.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Undergraduate
9 a.m. CST
Interim Dean Sara Sanders and UI President Bruce Harreld will confer degrees. Graduate College Dean John Keller and President Harreld will confer an Honorary Doctorate of Science upon Ellen Stofan, who is the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the National Air and Space Museum.
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education and professor of physics and astronomy will introduce Stofan. Student speaker will be Cassandra Chia, of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, who will receive a degree in English and Creative Writing and a minor in Theatre Arts.
College of Nursing
9 a.m. CST
President Bruce Harreld, Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel, and Dean Julie Zerwic will deliver messages to students. Graduates Erin Williams and Julie Griffith will be student speakers.
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/fall-2020/college-nursing-virtual-commencement-ceremony
Tippie MBA Programs
10 a.m. CST
Dean Amy Kristof-Brown and Jennifer Blackhurst, associate dean of the graduate management programs, will deliver remarks.
https://commencement.uiowa.edu/ceremony/fall-2020/iowa-mba-virtual-commencement-ceremony
Tippie College of Business
Undergraduate
1 p.m. CST
Dean Amy Kristof-Brown will deliver a message to students. Henry B. Tippie will make a special video appearance, and Bella Volfson will be the student speaker.
Sunday, Dec. 20
College of Engineering
Undergraduate
Noon CST
Dean Harriet Nembhard, Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel, and President Bruce Harreld will deliver messages to students. Graduate Alec Hanson will be the student speaker. The guest speaker will be Amanda Mikhail.
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.