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The University of Wyoming will hold modified commencement ceremonies on May 14th and 15th, including a hybrid option to recognize graduates virtually. The final schedule can be found below. Doors will open one hour before each ceremony. All ceremonies take place in the Arena-Auditorium (except the College of Law).
Please see Transit and Parking's Commencement page for more information about parking and shuttles this week.
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Friday |
11:00 AM |
College of Law (held at the UW Conference Center)
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12:30 PM |
Undergraduates from:
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5:30 PM |
Undergraduates from:
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Saturday |
9:00 AM |
All Graduate Students Undergraduates from: the College of Education |
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2:00 PM |
Undergraduates from: College of Arts & Sciences |
Graduates have always received diplomas by mail after their degree verification is complete. This process can take up to 3 months. We don’t anticipate any changes to this process.
Ceremonies will take place in the Arena-Auditorium and will be livestreamed on WyoCast. The livestream information is above under each ceremony.
Graduates will need opt-in for these packages. All students who have declared a Spring 2021 graduation date in WyoWeb will receive an email in March with a unique coupon code to redeem your keepsake package.
Students will not have to pay for our virtual ceremony package. Students can optionally purchase extra regalia components, like a robe, extra tassels, etc., if they would like. Students will need to purchase a robe for the. in-person ceremony.
Students do not need to do anything to notify us at this time. They should check the commencement website during our normal registration windows (October or March) for instructions on how to register. Questions can be directed to the commencement coordinator, Courtney Thomson-Lichty, at 307-766-5123
Students will gather in the Memorial Fieldhouse up to one hour before their specified ceremony. We will release a staggered arrival schedule as we get closer to the event.
Yes! We would love for our graduates to do both.
Graduates will receive four guest tickets. While we understand this may limiting for our graduates, it is what we can can accomodate with distancing requirements. We cannot grant any additional tickets, but we will be livestreaming the ceremomnies.
Graduating students were emailed a unique coupon code to redeem their virtual commencement care package which includes various celebration items such as mortar boards/tams, ceremony program, UW stickers and much more. If you have not received one, please contact studentaffairs@uwyo.edu.
This is a pivotal moment and we don’t want to miss it. That’s why we’ve asked graduates to submit a video, boomerang or photo of your tassel turning or hooding on our Padlet message board.
We invite all 2021 graduates, but especially those participating virtually, to share photos and videos of your celebration, so we can recognize you no matter where you may be this year.
We invite friends and families to share an encouraging video message for 2021 graduates so that we can all celebrate together no matter where you may be this year! You can also submit notes, photos and much more, and no login is required!
Please note: All messages are public and may be shown on our social media or on the graduation livestream.
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