John and Marcia Price College of EngineeringConvocation Ceremony
Spring 2025
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025Location: Jon Huntsman Event CenterCeremony Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pmLive feed: commencement.utah.edu/watchlive.php
Student Check-in: 9:30amProcession begins: 10:45amRecessional concludes: 1:00pm
University of Utah Commencement is Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00pm at the Jon Huntsman Event Center
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We are incredibly proud of our resilient students who have worked diligently to achieve their goals.
Each department will have a graduation webpage where recognition will be given to their 2025 graduating students. Photographs of students who submit a photo will be displayed along with a description of themselves, their accomplishments, and any words of appreciation they would like to provide. These pages will allow classmates, family members, friends, and loved ones to browse through and see your accomplishments.
Information and photos you submit will be on the graduation webpage and be displayed on the video wall for friends and family as they are seated during convocation. This will also run on the Graduate Recognition display in the Catmull Gallery.
What to do Before Convocation
Make sure to apply before March 1 to ensure you are listed in the program!
- Undergraduate students apply here.
- Graduate students apply here.
- Review the Graduation Checklist to ensure your graduation application process goes smoothly, please verify that your graduation requirements are fulfilled and that your diploma mailing information is up to date.
- If you desire to use your Preferred Name on your diploma and in the convocation program, please notify the Graduation Division in writing by March 1st.
Student regalia will be available to purchase through the Campus Store website soon, please check back for exact dates. Pre-ordering regalia online is the best way to guarantee you receive your graduation essentials on time. The Campus Store will send graduation pre-order information early Spring Semester. If you are unable to attend the Grad Fair, students can ship their regalia directly to their home when they order online through the month of May. Regalia will be available to pick up in-store the week of Grad Fair.
The Grad Fair will be March 27th – 29th, 2025.
The regalia worn at commencement and Convocation are to celebrate academic achievement. Only cords distributed through the College Dean’s Office may be worn by those who have received them; no other cords are allowed. Ribbons or pins or sashes may be attached to the robe to denote membership in an officially recognized academic organization or honor society by nomination and/or election. They must be designed by the organization and must be consistent for all members.
Other embellishments to the academic robe or cap are not permitted.
We are incredibly proud of our resilient students who have worked diligently to achieve their goals.
Each department will have a graduation webpage where recognition will be given to their 2025 graduating students. Photographs of students who submit a photo will be displayed along with a description of themselves, their accomplishments, and any words of appreciation they would like to provide. These pages will allow classmates, family members, friends, and loved ones to browse through and see your accomplishments.
Please read what to expect on the day of Convocation carefully. It is essential to graduating students, friends, and family who will be attending the ceremony; it includes convocation procedures, instructions, and tips that will be helpful.
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What to expect on the day of convocation
Early Arrival
We cannot overemphasize the importance of your early arrival to line up. Late arrivals cause unnecessary confusion, and once the march begins, it is impossible to pick up your card or find your proper place in line.
Graduation is a time to celebrate student success with family, friends, and classmates. Attending the duration of Convocation is highly encouraged to show support to each student receiving their diploma. Convocation is expected to conclude at 1:00pm, so please plan your celebration events and travel according to this schedule – It is not permissible to leave early.
For the safety of all attendees, graduates and guests are required to pass through a metal detector and security check before entering the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Clear bags, diaper bags and medical bags are allowed. All will be searched and tagged prior to entering the arena. Backpacks, strollers, etc. will have to be stored in the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) West second-floor entrance northeast of the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Please review a list of prohibited items.
All graduating students should plan to arrive at the northwest entrance of the Central Garage beginning at 9:30am. Once you are through security, departments will have a table, and candidates should line up behind their appropriate table. Department representatives will give you a reader card with your name printed on it. Please check the card carefully for its accuracy. If your name is often mispronounced, make sure it is phonetically spelled out on the card to help the reader pronounce it correctly.
After receiving the reader card, candidates should remain behind their department table. Department and PCE staff will be lining you up for the processional. There will be markers indicating the specific degrees; candidates should line up behind the appropriate marker. If you are not in the correct line, you may not be seated appropriately, and your name will not be read under the proper degree. Faculty and students will proceed from the Central Garage to the event center tunnels starting at 10:30am so the processional into the event center can begin promptly at 10:45am.
Any late arrivals must proceed through security, and once the processional march begins, it is very difficult to pick up your reader card and find your proper place in line. Please be on time!
It is the practice of the Price College of Engineering to have faculty hood their Ph.D. candidates during the diploma presentation of the convocation ceremony. To ensure that this process proceeds smoothly, please read these instructions carefully:
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- Step 1: After the Ph.D. candidate’s name has been read, s/he proceeds to the Dean’s reception line to receive the diploma. The hood should be draped over the left arm. Please be sure that the hood is unbuttoned to fit over the graduation cap.
- Step 2: As the candidate approaches the Dean, the faculty advisor or department chair (if the advisor is not present) will step forward and stand on the candidate’s left side. The Dean will be on the candidate’s right side. The Dean will give the diploma cover to the candidate, and the candidate should hand the hood to the Dean.
- Step 3: The Dean and the faculty/chair will each take one side of the hood and lower the hood over the candidate’s head from the rear.
- Step 4: The candidate shakes hands with the faculty/chair and the Dean and smiles for the photo.
- Step 5: The candidate proceeds forward to the center aisle, where the faculty will be standing to offer their congratulations.
If you are an international student and need an invitation letter to invite relatives to visit the University of Utah to attend your commencement and/or convocation, please submit your request.
Click on the instructions and it will guide you through the request process and who to contact if you have any questions.
Because there is ample seating in Huntsman, we encourage you to invite family and friends. Family members are advised to arrive at 9:45am. Entrance into the Jon Huntsman Event Center will not be allowed until the prior Convocation concludes and exits the arena.
The best seats will be in Sections D through J, A, Z, M, and N. Sections C, B, K, L, Y, X, P, and Q will be reserved for the undergraduates. Guests should plan to be seated by 10:00am and may take seats of their choice in any area of the Huntsman Center except those reserved for graduates.
Walkers are not allowed into the arena seating areas, nor are they allowed in any wheelchair cutouts. They may be stored at the ticket counter near Portal 23.
Strollers must be stored during the graduation ceremonies in the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) West second floor entrance northeast of the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Signage will direct guests to the storage area and security will be present at this location during the event. Guests have the option to temporarily store other personal items (backpacks, purses, etc) there as well.
Students and guests may not bring prohibited items into the Jon M. Huntsman Center for graduation events. Please review a list of items prohibited in the Jon M. Huntsman Center for the University Commencement and College Convocation ceremonies.
Guests needing ADA access to the Huntsman Center may have someone drop them off directly in front of the Huntsman center on the circle. All the shuttles will be lift-equipped. No passes or permits are needed during Convocation.
Guest Seating: Guests will enter the Huntsman Center on the second level. As guests enter each portal, wheelchair cutouts are located in each section of the arena in row 31, which is level with the concourse. They are available on a first-come basis. There is NO accessible seating at floor level.
Strollers and walkers are not allowed into the arena seating areas, nor are they allowed in any wheelchair cutouts. They may be stored at the ticket counter near Portal 23.
All are discouraged from bringing bags or personal items to the event. Clear bags, diaper bags and medical bags are allowed. All will be searched and tagged prior to entering the arena.
Students and guests may not bring prohibited items into the Jon M. Huntsman Center for graduation events. Please review the list of items prohibited in the Jon M. Huntsman Center for the University Commencement and College Convocation ceremonies.
Guests have the option to temporarily store personal items (strollers, backpacks, etc.) during the graduation ceremonies in the Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) West second floor entrance northeast of the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Camera bags are NOT allowed and can also be stored in HPER. Signage will direct guests to the storage area and security will be present at this location during the event.
Graduate students (including BS/MS) will line up on the lower level nearby the west tunnel entrance. Undergraduates will line up on the upper level, north of the Huntsman Center, in the arena concourse between portals 17-21 (Next to HPER West).
Convocation is a special time for you and your family. We offer our congratulations and best wishes and will do everything we can to make your day a memorable one. Contact the Dean’s Office if you have any questions or have special needs.
Diploma covers will be distributed during the in-person convocation event as each student is recognized. If you cannot attend Convocation, you may purchase a diploma cover from the Campus Store. If purchased, diplomas are mailed to your current mailing address in CIS. Please make sure that your address is up to date no later than March 1. You can update your address by visiting your CIS Profile.
The Office of the Registrar has carefully ordered enough diploma covers for graduates to receive one diploma cover each. If students want supplemental diploma covers, they may be purchased at the Campus Store. If a student is not able to attend their convocation ceremony, they can come to the Office of the Registrar to pick up their diploma cover.
A professional photographer from Island Photography will be taking photographs of each graduate as they are recognized during the ceremony. Within 48 hours of commencement, you will be emailed a secure link and a PIN to view and order your photos. You can also register the email addresses of your friends and relatives so that they will receive a direct link to your proofs!
Posing for personal photos is not allowed on the floor.
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If you have any questions, please contact Island Photography customer service at 1-800-869-0908.
University leaders encourage friends, family members, and graduates who cannot attend the in-person Convocation to tune in virtually at https://commencement.utah.edu/watchlive.php
Graduation is only the beginning! Stay connected and engaged with the College of Engineering at the University of Utah through your free Engineering Alumni Association membership. Join here.
This page will continue to be updated as we discover new information. Please check back for further updates.