College Recognition Ceremonies

Ceremony Schedule

AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

• Date and Time: Sunday, May 4. 2pm-4pm, processional at 1:30pm.
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open at 12:30pm for candidates. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open at 12:30pm for guests. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket nor restrict the per-grad guest count for this recognition ceremony. 
• Contact: Malissa Redden, mredden@ufl.edu 
• Website: https://cals.ufl.edu/current-students/studentresources/graduates/

 

THE ARTS

• Date and Time: Sunday, May 4. 7pm-9pm
  (a combined ceremony with the Colleges of 'Design, Construction and Planning' and 'Education')
• Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 5:30pm.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 5:30pm.
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the per-candidate-guest-count.
• Regalia: Required.
• Contact: Jennifer Hodges, jhodges@arts.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://arts.ufl.edu/students-parents/graduation/

 

DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING

• Date & Time: Sunday, May 4. 7pm-9pm.
  (a combined ceremony with the Colleges of 'The Arts' and 'Education')
• Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 5:30pm.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 5:30pm.
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the number of guests per candidate.
• Regalia: Required.
• Contact: Ceremony Planning Team, graduation@dcp.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://dcp.ufl.edu/commencement/

 

EDUCATION

• Date & Time: Sunday, May 4. 7pm-9pm. 
  (a combined ceremony with the Colleges of 'The Arts' and 'Design, Construction and Planning')
• Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 5:30pm.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 5:30pm.
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the number of guests-per-candidate.
• Regalia: Required. 
• Contact: COE Ceremony Planning Team, graduation@coe.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://education.ufl.edu/graduation/

 

 

HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE

• Date & Time: Thursday, May 1. Ceremony 2pm-4pm, Processional 2pm. 
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 12:30pm. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 12:30pm. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the number of guests-per-candidate.
• Contact: HHP Ceremony Coordination Team, graduation@hhp.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://hhp.ufl.edu/celebrate/spring-24/

HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING-BACHELOR’S

• Date & Time: Monday, May 5. 2pm-4pm, processional at 1:30pm. 
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 12:30pm. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 12:30pm. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this ceremony nor restrict the number of guests-per- candidate.
• Contact: Deborah Jones, djones@eng.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://www.eng.ufl.edu/commencement/

 

HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING-MASTER’S

• Date & Time: Monday, May 5. 9am-11am, processional at 8:30am. 
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 7:30am. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 7:30am. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the number of guests-per- candidate.
• Contact: Deborah Jones, djones@eng.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://www.eng.ufl.edu/commencement/

JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS

• Ceremony Date & Time: Sunday, May 4. 9am-11am 
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 7:30am. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 7:30am. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the number of guests-per-candidate.
• Contact: CJC Ceremony Coordination Team, graduation@jou.ufl.edu
• Website: https://www.jou.ufl.edu/spring-2024-graduation/

 

 

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES (#1)

*PARTICIPATING DEGREES/MAJORS: All CLAS Bachelor’s Degrees in African American Studies, Anthropology, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Biology/Botany/Zoology, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Classical Studies, Computer Science, English

• Date & Time: Saturday, May 3. Ceremony at 9am-11am, candidate processional at 8:30am. 
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 7:30am. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 7:30am. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the number of guests-per-candidate.
• Contact: CLAS Ceremony Planning Team, clas.ceremony@clas.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://recognition-ceremony.clas.ufl.edu/

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES (#2)

*PARTICIPATING DEGREES/MAJORS: All Master’s Degrees, Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics, Foreign Languages & Literatures, Geography, Geology/Meteorology, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, International Studies, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Marine Sciences, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Spanish and Portuguese Studies

• Date & Time: Saturday, May 3. Ceremony 2pm-4pm, candidate processional at 1:30pm. 
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 12:30pm. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 12:30pm. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the number of guests-per-candidate.
• Contact: CLAS Ceremony Coordination Team, clas.ceremony@clas.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://recognition-ceremony.clas.ufl.edu/

 

 

LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES ( #3)

*PARTICIPATING DEGREES/MAJORS: Bachelor’s Degrees in Criminology, Microbiology and Cell Science, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics/Data Science, Sustainability Studies, Women’s Studies

• Date & Time: Saturday, May 3. Ceremony 7pm-9pm, candidate processional at 6:30pm. 
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 5:30pm. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 5:30pm. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the number of guests-per-candidate.
• Contact: CLAS Ceremony Coordination Team, clas.ceremony@clas.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://recognition-ceremony.clas.ufl.edu/

 

MEDICINE- MS & PhD

• Medicine PhD Ceremony
• Date & Time: Thursday, May 1. 12:30pm-2pm.
• Location: Harrell Medical Education Building, Learning Studio 135.
• Tickets: This is not a ticketed event
• Contact: Kenneth Wynn, kanh26@ufl.edu 

 

• Medicine MS Ceremony
• Date & Time: Thursday, May 1. 5:30pm-6:30pm with Student check-in starting 5pm
• Location: UF IFAS Straughn Center
• RSVP: no later than April 1, 2024 RSVP Link
• Contact: com-grad-ceremony@medicine.ufl.edu

 

 

NURSING

• Ceremony and Pinning Date & Time: Friday, May 2. 10am-12pm.
• Location: Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
• Graduate Assembly: More information coming soon.
• Guest Admission: More information coming soon.
• Tickets: We will not ticket this ceremony nor restrict the per-candidate guest count.
• Regalia: Regalia is not appropriate for the pinning and recognition ceremony; white coats are encouraged.
• Contact: Yancy Lawrence, yancy@ufl.edu 
• Website: https://nursing.ufl.edu/students/commencement-and-pinning-ceremonies/pinning-ceremony/

PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS

• Date & Time: Thursday, May 1. 7pm-9pm.
• Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 5:30pm. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 5:30pm. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the per-candidate guest count. 
• Regalia: Required. 
• Contact: PHHP Ceremony Coordination Team, events@phhp.ufl.edu
• Website: https://phhp.ufl.edu/academics/phhp-spring-2023-recognition-ceremony/

 

 

VETERINARY MEDICINE- MS & PhD's

• Date & Time: Wednesday, April 30. 5pm-7pm.
• Location: Straughn Center.
• Event Information: This recognition event will be invitation-only. Invitations will be sent out to the candidates through the college.
• Regalia: Not required.
• Tickets: There will be an internal RSVP process through the college.
• Contact: Sara Rubinstein, s.rubinstein@ufl.edu 
• Website: https://research.vetmed.ufl.edu/studies/graduate-student-events/graduate-student-recognition-ceremony/

 

WARRINGTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (Hough & Fisher)

*PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Hough Graduate School of Business and Fisher School of Accounting. Full-Time MBA students will also participate in this ceremony.
(Executive, Weekend Professional, and Online MBA students should visit here)

• Date & Time: Friday, May 2. 9am-11am, processional at 8:30am. 
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 7:30am. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 7:30am. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the per-candidate guest count.
• Contact: WCB Ceremony Coordination Team, graduation@warrington.ufl.edu 
• Website: https://warrington.ufl.edu/about/commencement/

 

 

 

WARRINGTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS (Heavener)

*PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS: Heavener School of Business

• Date & Time: Friday, May 2. 2pm-4pm, processional at 1:30pm.
• Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
• Candidate Assembly: Gate 4 will open for candidates at 12:30pm. Candidates are required to wear regalia.
• Guest Admission: Gates 1 & 3 will open for guests at 12:30pm. 
• Tickets: We will not ticket this recognition ceremony nor restrict the per-candidate guest count.
• Contact: WCB Ceremony Coordination Team, graduation@warrington.ufl.edu
• Website: https://warrington.ufl.edu/about/commencement/