Campus North Residential Commons

2026 Ceremony Information

The 540th Convocation | University-wide Ceremony

Main Quadrangle, 5801 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
9:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Lunch Distribution and Diploma Ceremony

Campus South Athletic Field, 6034 South Kimbark Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  • Lunch distribution begins at 11:30 a.m.

  • All graduates line up for processions at 12:45 p.m.

  • All guests are requested to be in their seats at 1:00 p.m.

  • Diploma ceremony to begin at 1:30 p.m. Celebration giveaway distribution to follow.

House Communities:
East: Behar, Boyer, Dougan-Niklason, and Yuen
West: Rogers, Strongin, Thangaraj, and Trott

Presided over by James and Jeannie Evans, Resident Deans (East); and by Steven Rings and Jennifer Iverson, Resident Deans (West).