The 539th Convocation, during which degrees are officially conferred to all graduates, will be held on the Main Quadrangle on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 9:15 a.m. CDT. This is a University-wide ceremony involving degree candidates from all divisions and schools. It will include the presentation of honorary degrees and an address from the Convocation speaker. Convocation Addresses consistently focus on the pursuit of knowledge and the power of ideas. The University president, A. Paul Alivisatos, will verbally confer degrees on candidates by division and school. Each division and school will host a separate ceremony where degree candidates will be honored individually through the presentation of diplomas or hoods.
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