Graduation ceremonies
Below is a guide to the winter and spring ceremonies that will recognize you for your academic accomplishments. This page is updated as information becomes available, so check back for updates.
Spring Convocation
May 2021 Commencement and convocations
May 15-16, 2021
2020 and 2021 graduates are invited to participate in the in-person Stage Crossing experience and the Online Commencement Celebration.
Academic Regalia is encouraged but not required to participate in the Stage Crossing experience. Please visit the commencement website for Information about ordering your cap and gown.
In addition, many LAS departments will be celebrating graduates with virtual events. Please contact your department for more information about these celebrations.
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Chemistry
- Communication
- Earth, Society, and Environment, School of
- Economics
- English and Creative Writing
- History and Philosophy
- Integrative Biology, School of
- Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, School of
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of
- Physics and Astronomy
- Political Science and International Interdisciplinary Studies
- Psychology
- Sociology, Anthropology, & Interdisciplinary Studies
Doctoral hooding ceremonies
Please see the Grad College's website for information.
Winter Convocation
LAS hosts a collegewide ceremony in December to recognize students earning a bachelor's or master's degree in August or December of that year. Students have the option of participating in the LAS Winter Convocation ceremony or in the university-wide commencement and LAS departmental ceremonies held in May. There is no university-wide commencement ceremony in December.
2020 LAS Winter Convocation
Congratulations on your graduation! Although we cannot celebrate in person at this time, our pride in you and your accomplishments knows no bounds. The LAS community is thinking about and celebrating you from afar.
Please join us for a virtual celebration. You may view the event on demand with your family and friends or at your convenience. Hear from Dean Gene Robinson and a distinguished alumna, enjoy student memories and a performance by the Marching Illini, and see your name listed as a member of the graduating class.
View a pdf of the 2020 Winter Convocation program.
Please note: The videos below are separated by department. Please locate your major to view your specific video. If you cannot access YouTube, each video is also available for viewing on Media Space—please view "Details about Media Space" below.
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