ATTENTION FACULTY:
The 53rd annual UIS Commencement ceremonies will be held in the UIS Performing Arts Center. There will be three ceremonies as follows:
- Friday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m. - Graduates from the College of Health, Science and Technology
- Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m. - Graduates from the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences AND
the College of Public Affairs and Education - Saturday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m. - Graduates from the College of Business and Management
Once again, we are asking ALL faculty members to click on the link below to indicate whether or not they will be participating in commencement and (if appropriate) to order regalia:
https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/45298320. Note: you must submit this form by March 8.
Please be aware of the following important points:
- Ceremony Information – If you indicate that you will be participating, commencement information will be sent to you prior to the ceremonies.
- Special Needs/Change in Plans – If you have special needs or if your participation plans change following your submission, please email commencement@uis.edu.
- Regalia Delivery – If you order regalia, items will be delivered to your college office by the UIS Bookstore in late April.
- Ceremony Improvements/Modifications – A number of changes are being made this year as the result of feedback received from students, faculty, and staff including the following:
- Faculty will now sit on the stage during the ceremonies,
- Platform Party/Faculty processional will continue, but to reduce ceremony length, the student processional has been eliminated,
- Students will not be required to sit by program, but will instead (at their request) be allowed to sit with graduates in other programs, and
- We are looking into ways to encourage graduate/faculty interaction on the days of commencement.
Information for UIS faculty pertaining to this year’s commencement ceremonies can be found online at: https://www.uis.edu/commencement/faculty. As new information becomes available, it will be added to the website. Please direct any questions to commencement@uis.edu or 217/206-7730. We hope that if you are available that you will consider attending one or more of the upcoming commencement ceremonies to help celebrate our graduates!
Brian L. Clevenger
Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment and Retention Management
University of Illinois Springfield