What is a Unit Convocation?
In addition to the Commencement ceremony, another activity you may choose to participate in is the Convocation sponsored by your college, school or department.
At most Convocations, undergraduate and graduate students are individually recognized, which is not possible due to the size of the larger universitywide Commencement ceremony. However, degrees are not conferred at a Convocation, and usually the dean or department head presides. Convocations are designed to complement the universitywide Commencement ceremony and are scheduled to not conflict with it.
If you plan to participate in your Convocation, please follow the instructions sent from your unit.
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2026 Unit Convocation Schedule
Saturday, May 9
| Carle Illinois College of Medicine | |
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| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 9 |
| Contact | Scott Bartlett |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
Thursday, May 14
| Graduate College Doctoral Hooding Ceremony | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 6:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14 |
| Contact | Graduate College |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
Friday, May 15
| Gies Business(iDegrees) | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 15 |
| Contact | Gies Business Convocation |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Economics | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 15 |
| Contact | Stefanie Freeman |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Gies Business | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 15 |
| Contact | Gies Business Convocation |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
Political Science and International Interdisciplinary Studies  |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 15 |
| Contact | Carlie Fieseler |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| College of Applied Health Sciences Graduate Ceremony | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre |
| Time | 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 15 |
| Contact | Robbin King |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 3:00 p.m. Friday, May 15 |
| Contact | Stephanie Zoch |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
Saturday, May 16
| College of Applied Health Sciences Undergraduate Ceremony | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | AHS Academic Affairs |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| College of Law | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Heather Ball |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Communication | |
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| Location | Virginia Theatre |
| Time | 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Neil Baer |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| History and Philosophy | |
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| Location | Smith Memorial Hall |
| Time | 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Anthony Frasca |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Earth, Society and Environment | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre |
| Time | 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Lana Holben |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Psychology | |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Gary Wszalek |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Urban and Regional Planning | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Colwell Playhouse |
| Time | 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Jennifer Kowalski |
| Event Recording | No recording |
| Labor and Employment Relations |
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| Location | Lincoln Hall, Theater |
| Time | 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Becky Barker |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics | |
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| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Valeria Sobol |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| School of Social Work | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Janet Sickler |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | ACES |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| English and Creative Writing | |
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| Location | Smith Memorial Hall |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Anna Ivy |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Sociology, Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies | |
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| Location | Virginia Theatre |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16 |
| Contact | Joyce Dowell Rebecca Riley |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
Sunday, May 17
| Education | |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 9:00 a.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Education Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Engineering I | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 9:00 a.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Engineering Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| School of Molecular and Cellular Biology | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 9:00 a.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | MCB Convocation |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Architecture | |
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| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | LaTanya Cobb; Anthony Maduzia |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre |
| Time | 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | CHBE Undergrad Programs |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Mathematics | |
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| Location | Virginia Theatre |
| Time | 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Chase Driskell |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Theatre | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Colwell Playhouse |
| Time | 10:00 a.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Cindy Kocher |
| Event Recording | No recording |
| Sustainable Design | |
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| Location | Siebel Center for Design |
| Time | 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Sustainable Design Contact |
| Event Recording | 2025 Recording |
| Art + Design | |
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| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Audra Weinstein |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Engineering II (2) | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Engineering Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Integrative Biology | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Tina Lamb |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Music | |
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| Location | Smith Memorial Hall |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Jennifer Phillips |
| Event Recording | No recording |
| School of Information Sciences | |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Christine Hopper |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Chemistry | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre |
| Time | 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Chemistry Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Landscape Architecture | |
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| Location | Plym Auditorium, Buell Hall |
| Time | 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Marti Gortner |
| Event Recording | No recording |
| Astronomy | |
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| Location | Illini Rooms A, B, and C, Illini Union |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Susan Zukosky |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Engineering III (3) | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Engineering Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Media | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Molly Cornyn |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
| Statistics | |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 17 |
| Contact | Aaron Thompson |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Livestream |
Monday, May 18
| Tri-Service ROTC Commissioning Ceremony | |
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| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 18 |
| Contact | |
| Event Recording | No recording |
Families can pre-order flowers for their graduate with convenient onsite pick-up the day of the ceremony. Onsite sales and pick-up will also be available at various locations on campus and at the Virginia Theatre during Commencement Weekend.