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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2027 Unit Convocation Schedule
Saturday, May 8
| Carle Illinois College of Medicine | |
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| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 8 |
| Contact | Scott Bartlett |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
Thursday, May 13
| Graduate College Doctoral Hooding Ceremony | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 6:00 p.m. Thursday, May 13 |
| Contact | Graduate College |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
Friday, May 14
| Gies Business (Graduate Programs/iDegree) | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 14 |
| Contact | Gies Business Convocation |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Economics | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 14 |
| Contact | Stefanie Freeman |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
Political Science and International Interdisciplinary Studies  |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 14 |
| Contact | Carlie Fieseler |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Gies Business (Undergraduate) | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 |
| Contact | Gies Business Convocation |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 |
| Contact | Stephanie Zoch |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Psychology | |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 14 |
| Contact | Billy Vermillion |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
Saturday, May 15
| College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | ACES |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Communication | |
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| Location | Virginia Theatre |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | Sarah Layne |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| School of Social Work | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | Janet Sickler |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Astronomy | |
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| Location | Illini Union Ballroom |
| Time | 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | Susan Zukosky |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| History and Philosophy | |
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| Location | Smith Memorial Hall |
| Time | 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | Anthony Frasca |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| 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 15 |
| Contact | Lana Holben |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Statistics | |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | Aaron Thompson |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Urban and Regional Planning | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Colwell Playhouse |
| Time | 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| 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 15 |
| Contact | Becky Barker |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| College of Law | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | Heather Ball |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| School of Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics | |
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| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | Mariselle Melendez |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Sociology, Anthropology, and Interdisciplinary Studies | |
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| Location | Virginia Theatre |
| Time | 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | Joyce Dowell Rebecca Riley |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| College of Applied Health Sciences Ceremony | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | AHS Academic Affairs |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| English and Creative Writing | |
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| Location | Smith Memorial Hall |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Saturday, May 15 |
| Contact | Anna Ivy |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
Sunday, May 16
| Education | |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Education Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Engineering I | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 9:00 a.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Engineering Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| 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 16 |
| Contact | MCB Convocation |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Architecture | |
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| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Anthony Maduzia |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| 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 16 |
| Contact | CHBE Undergrad Programs |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Mathematics | |
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| Location | Virginia Theatre |
| Time | 9:30 a.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Chase Driskell |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Theatre | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Colwell Playhouse |
| Time | 10:00 a.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Corey Campbell |
| Event Recording | No recording |
| Sustainable Design | |
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| Location | Siebel Center for Design |
| Time | 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Sustainable Design Contact |
| Event Recording | 2026 Recording |
| Art + Design | |
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| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Nate Mask |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Engineering II (2) | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Engineering Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Music | |
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| Location | Smith Memorial Hall |
| Time | 1:00 p.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Jennifer Phillips |
| Event Recording | No recording |
| Integrative Biology | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Tina Lamb |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Chemistry | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre |
| Time | 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Chemistry Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Landscape Architecture | |
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| Location | Plym Auditorium, Buell Hall |
| Time | 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Marti Gortner |
| Event Recording | No recording |
| Engineering III (3) | |
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| Location | State Farm Center |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Engineering Contact |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| Media | |
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| Location | Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall |
| Time | 5:00 p.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | Molly Cornyn |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
| School of Information Sciences | |
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| Location | Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) – Gym 1 |
| Time | 6:00 p.m. Sunday, May 16 |
| Contact | J.B. Bailey |
| Event Livestream | 2026 Recording |
Monday, May 17
| Tri-Service ROTC Commissioning Ceremony | |
|---|---|
| Location | Foellinger Auditorium |
| Time | 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 17 |
| Contact | |
| Event Recording | No recording |