May 2024

May 2024

Spring Ceremonies

Convocations are ceremonies in which students are acknowledged in a smaller setting. These are designed and coordinated by each individual school or college.

Commencement is the university-wide celebration held in Arizona Stadium. Convocations are ceremonies in which students are acknowledged in a smaller setting, often by name.

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Convocations are ceremonies in which students are acknowledged in a smaller setting. These are coordinated by each individual school or college and are separate from Commencement.

Graduation celebrations are events to honor students in special interest groups and their achievements. They occur before or after a student’s convocation and are an additional way to celebrate.

Please note, these are separate from the University of Arizona's Commencement Ceremony and are not managed by our central office.

For specific questions regarding these ceremonies, please use the information below to find the appropriate college contact.

For venue-specific disability access information, please visit the Disability Resource Center's website.

DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Arvind Raman	ramana@email.arizona.edu	(520) 621-2235

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, LIFE & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/11/24, 2:00 pm	McKale Center	Leslie Grignon	lgrignon@arizona.edu	(520) 621-3091

COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/8/24, 2:00 pm	Centennial Hall	Kaili Parsons	CASTGraduation@arizona.edu	(520) 621-8219

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 2:00 pm	Centennial Hall	Simmons Buntin	sbuntin@arizona.edu	(520) 626-9935

DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 9:00 am	Crowder Hall	Diana Wilson	dwilson@arizona.edu	(520) 621-5420

DEPARTMENT OF BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING (UNDERGRADUATE)

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Aaron Tevik	atevik@arizona.edu	(520) 621-3691

DEPARTMENT OF BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING (GRADUATE)

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Aaron Tevik	atevik@arizona.edu	(520) 621-3691

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/11/24, 9:00 am	SUMC Grand Ballroom	Darla Chessmore	darla1120@arizona.edu	(520) 621-6044

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 9:00 am	SUMC Grand Ballroom	Olivia Mendoza	omendoza@arizona.edu	(520) 621-3868

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING & MECHANICS

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Cylan Shaffer	cshaffer@arizona.edu	(520) 621-6554

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 2:00 pm	SUMC Bear Down Gym	Martin Marquez	admin@cs.arizona.edu	(520) 621-7686

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 9:00 am	McKale Center	Sara Knepper	sme@arizona.edu	(520) 621-2972

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 2:00 pm	Fox Theatre	Alexis Vasquez	alexisvasquez@arizona.edu	(520) 621-6171

ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT (GRADUATE)

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 7:00 pm	Centennial Hall	Pamela Jorden	pjorden@arizona.edu	(520) 621-2281

ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT (UNDERGRADUATE)

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/11/24, 9:00 am	McKale Center	Meghan Welsh	meghanwelsh@arizona.edu	(520) 621-2505

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/12/24, 2:00 pm	Centennial Hall	Lindsay Chekleton-Clark	linds@arizona.edu	(520) 621-9430

SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC POLICY (GRADUATE)

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/11/24, 7:00 pm	SUMC South Ballroom	Elizabeth Santander	santander@arizona.edu	(520) 621-8048

COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/11/24, 7:00 pm	Centennial Hall	TJ Hill	tjhill@arizona.edu	(520) 621-3139

ARIZONA iSCHOOL

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Jana Phillips	jana42@arizona.edu	(520) 621-8288

JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/11/24, 2:00 pm	Centennial Hall	Chris Gast	cgast@arizona.edu	(520) 626-7139

DEPARTMENT OF MATERIAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Elsa Morales	elsam@arizona.edu	(520) 626-6762

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - PHOENIX

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Beth Smith	bhsmith1@arizona.edu	(602) 827 - 2676

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE - TUCSON

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 2:00 pm	Centennial Hall	Ross Dubois	duboisr@arizona.edu	(520) 626-9037

DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 11:00 am	Gallagher Theater	Thelma Magallanes	tgabbs18@arizona.edu	(520) 621-6093

DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Kara Dyson	kdyson@arizona.edu	(520) 621 - 1073

COLLEGE OF NURSING

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 9:00 am	Centennial Hall	Office of Student & Academic Affairs	con-osaa@arizona.edu	(520) 626-3808

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

CONTACT	TIME	LOCATION	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 9:00 am	Centennial Hall	LuzMaria Hernandez	lhernandez@pharmacy.arizona.edu	(520) 626-4311

PHYSIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 9:00 am	SUMC Grand Ballroom	Victor Sinohui	sinohui2509@arizona.edu	(520) 621-6501

COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/11/24, 9:00 am	Centennial Hall	Monica G. Muñoz	mgmunoz@arizona.edu	(520) 626-3200

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 2:00 pm	McKale Center	Dina Schwartz	uascigraduates@arizona.edu	(520) 621-4047

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (GRADUATE)

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/13/24, 2:00 pm	Centennial Hall	Isabel Contreras	SBS-Convocation@arizona.edu	(520) 621-8402

COLLEGE OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (UNDERGRADUATE)

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 5:00 pm	McKale Center	Isabel Contreras	SBS-Convocation@arizona.edu	(520) 621-8402

DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENCES

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/8/24, 2:00 pm	SUMC Grand Ballroom	Kim Sasser	ksasser@arizona.edu	(520) 621-1644

DEPARTMENT OF SYSTEMS AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

CONTACT	TIME	LOCATION	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 6:00 pm	Fox Theatre	Mia Schnaible	mias@arizona.edu	(520) 401-4328

W.A. FRANKE HONORS COLLEGE

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 1:00 pm	McKale Center	Megan Marcello Noli	mmarcello@arizona.edu	(520) 591-6940

WYANT COLLEGE OF OPTICAL SCIENCES

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 2:00 pm	SUMC South Ballroom	Channel Lemon	channel@arizona.edu	(520) 621-4111

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA YUMA

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/17/24, TBD	Veterans Memorial Stadium	Julia Sanchez	jls10@arizona.edu	(928) 782 - 1914

For venue-specific disability access information, please visit the Disability Resource Center's website.

AASA - BLACK BACCALAUREATE AND AWARDS DINNER

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/3/24, 7:00 pm	SUMC Grand Ballroom	Jamaica Del Mar	jdelmar@arizona.edu	TBD

ADALBERTO & ANA GUERRERO STUDENT CENTER - HISPANIC/LATINX GRADUATION

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/8/24, 7:00 pm	Centennial Hall	Dominique Calza	calzad@arizona.edu	(520) 621-5627

ARIZONA ATHLETICS STUDENT ATHLETE CONVOCATION

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 9:00 am	McKale Center	Rachael Hambacher	rhambacher@arizona.edu	(520) 626-2613

ARIZONA ONLINE

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 5:30 pm	ENR2	Autumn Cleveland	acleveland@arizona.edu	(520) 621-3500

ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN STUDENT AFFAIRS (LOTUS LAUREATE)

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Kenny Importante	kimportante@arizona.edu	(520) 621-3481

ELLER MIS RECEPTION

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/7/24, 3:30 pm	SUMC Bear Down Gym	Erin Dietsche	erindietsche@arizona.edu	(520) 626-8330

FRENCH & ITALIAN GRADUATION AND AWARDS CEREMONY

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/2/24, 1:00 pm	SUMC Kachina Lounge	Grace Cottrell	gcottrell@arizona.edu	(520) 621-7349

INTERDISCIPLINARY & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES CEREMONY

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/8/24, 7:00 pm	HSIB Forum	Polly Haffner	phaffner@arizona.edu	(520) 626-0710

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GRADUATION CELEBRATION

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/8/24, 4:00 pm	Arizona History Museum	Erin Chadd	echadd@arizona.edu	(520) 626-3075

DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RECEPTION

CONTACT	TIME	LOCATION	EMAIL	PHONE
Elsa Morales	5/11/23, 2:00 pm	Viscount Suite Hotel	elsam@arizona.edu	(520) 626- 6762

NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT AFFAIRS (NASA)

DATE &TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Julian Juan	julianjuan@arizona.edu	(520) 621-3835

NEUROSCIENCE & COGNITIVE SCIENCE GRADUATION CELEBRATION

DATE &TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/8/24, 1:00 pm	SUMC Bear Down Gym	Maria Rodriguez	mmrodriguez@arizona.edu	(520) 621-6643

RAINBOW GRADUATION

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
TBD	TBD	Kristen Godfrey	godfreyk@arizona.edu	(520) 626-1996

SALT CENTER RECEPTION

DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT	EMAIL	PHONE
5/10/24, 11:00 am	SUMC Bear Down Gym	Emily Pendleton	ependleton@arizona.edu	520-621-1242

VETS CENTER GRADUATION CEREMONY

CONTACT	TIME	LOCATION	EMAIL	PHONE
5/9/24, 7:00 pm	SUMC South Ballroom	Lauryn Dougherty	lauryn1987@arizona.edu	(520) 621-8046

For questions related to Commencement or Convocations in May 2024, reach our team via email or at (520) 621-3644.

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Frequently Asked

Find useful answers to your frequently asked questions. Please be aware convocations are organized by each individual college. For additional questions or concerns not addressed here, feel free to reach out to the ceremony’s contact as listed above.

Convocations are small-setting ceremonies designed and organized by individual colleges. For questions related to your specific ceremony, please contact the ceremony coordinator for your college or department listed above.

Yes! Students are invited to attend as many ceremonies as eligible. Commencement is an annual event taking place every May. Fall and winter graduates are invited to attend the Commencement either prior to or following their graduation.

Students do not receive diplomas at their convocation or celebration ceremonies. Official diplomas are mailed 2 to 3 weeks after your degree is posted.

Convocations are small-setting ceremonies designed and organized by individual colleges. As such, questions related to your specific ceremony should be addressed to the coordinator for your college or department as listed above.

For all questions and requests for accommodations, please visit the University of Arizona's Disability Resource Center (DRC) at drc.arizona.edu or contact them at drc-info@arizona.edu or (520) 621-3268.

Yes! All guests will be required to follow campus health and safety protocols in place at the time of this event as well as adhere to any existing state and local guidelines. In addition, this event may be cancelled or changed on short notice due to public health circumstances. For updates and information, please visit covid19.arizona.edu/updates.