Dear UIS Colleagues and Friends of UIS,
UIS Commencement 2025 is rapidly approaching, and we’re looking for volunteers to help make this year’s Commencement Ceremonies memorable for our students.
Ceremonies (divided by college) will be held to celebrate our graduates on Friday, May 9, 2025, and Saturday, May 10, 2025, in the Sangamon Auditorium in the UIS Performing Arts Center. As a volunteer, you’ll assist with activities like setup, helping graduates with their caps and gowns, directing guests, and generally being a friendly face. You’ll join fellow volunteer staff, alumni and friends in ensuring rewarding ceremonies - and help graduates celebrate a milestone achievement.
This year, there will be three ceremonies – you can volunteer to assist with one, two or all three. Depending on what ceremony/ceremonies you volunteer for, the following will be the commencement start time and report time:
- 7:00 PM Friday, May 9, 2025: Volunteer report time: 5:30 PM. College of Health, Science & Technology.
- 10:00 AM Saturday, May 10, 2025: Volunteer report time: 8:30 AM. College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences AND College of Public Affairs & Education.*
- 3:00 PM Saturday, May 10, 2025: Volunteer report time: 1:30 PM. College of Business & Management.*
*Volunteers working both Saturday ceremonies will be served lunch.
A brief orientation with fellow volunteers will be required prior to commencement. Information on time(s) and date(s) of orientation to follow. Commencement day is always full of high spirits and thousands of happy faces and we hope you will be one of them!
Please complete 2025 Commencement Volunteer Registration Form if you are able to volunteer at one, two or all three ceremonies.
Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thanks!
Rhyann Morris
217-206-6628