December Ceremonies
Based on the Academic Calendar, undergraduate ceremonies will be held the weekend of December 20-22, with the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony and other convocations and celebrations that are not impacted by the final exams schedule held the weekend of December 14-15.
2024 Convocation Ceremonies
Saturday, December 14
| Ceremony | Location | Time | Contact | Ceremony Recordings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate College Doctoral Hooding Ceremony | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall | 10:00 a.m. | gradsuccess@illinois.edu | Watch Doctoral Hooding Ceremony Recording |
| School of Labor and Employment Relations | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall | 2:30 p.m. | Becky Barker |
Sunday, December 15
| Ceremony | Location | Time | Contact | Livestream Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Media Reception Only | Campus Instructional Facility | 12:00 p.m. | Lisa Gibson | |
| School of Social Work | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall | 1:00 p.m. | Janet Sickler |
Thursday, December 19
| Ceremony | Location | Time | Contact | Livestream Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Science in Financial Engineering Banquet and Certificate Presentation | I Hotel | 5:00 p.m. | Amy Lamb |
Friday, December 20
| Ceremony | Location | Time | Contact | Livestream Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gies College of Business | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall | 1:00 p.m. | Gies Convocation | |
| College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall | 5:00 p.m. | ACES Convocation | |
| MS Finance Dinner | 5:30 p.m. | Karla Lucht |
Saturday, December 21
| Ceremony | Location | Time | Contact | Livestream Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grainger College of Engineering I | Virginia Theatre | 10:00 a.m. | Grainger Engineering Convocation | |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Lincoln Hall Theatre | 10:00 a.m. | CHBE Undergrad Programs | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall | 1:30 p.m. | Allison Myles | |
| Grainger College of Engineering II | Virginia Theatre | 2:00 p.m. | Grainger Engineering Convocation |
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