Commencement

Event Details and Schedules

Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony (May 16) 

Illinois Tech’s Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony will take place on Friday, May 16, in Hermann Hall’s McCormick Auditorium beginning at 10 a.m. (CDT). 

YouTube Livestream

Illinois Tech Commencement (May 17)

There will be two separate, combined college-level ceremonies. The first ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. (CDT). The second main ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. (CDT).

May 17 Commencement Schedule

Commencement ceremony one (Institute of Design, Lewis College of Science and Letters, and College of Computing)
7 a.m. — Student and faculty check-in begins
8 a.m. — Doors open (all guests must arrive prior to 8:45 a.m. and will need a ticket to enter)
9 a.m. — Commencement ceremony one begins

YouTube livestream for ceremony one

Commencement ceremony two (College of Architecture, Stuart School of Business, and Armour College of Engineering)
Noon — Student and faculty check-in begins
1 p.m. — Doors open (all guests must arrive prior to 1:45 p.m. and will need a ticket to enter)
2 p.m. — Commencement ceremony two begins

YouTube livestream for ceremony two

All May 17 Commencement ceremonies will be held at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Credit Union 1 Arena.

Below are some helpful details and resources for visitors to Credit Union 1 Arena:

Know Before You Go 

Parking and Directions

Chicago-Kent Commencement (May 18)

The Chicago-Kent College of Law Commencement ceremony will take place on Sunday, May 18 at The Isadore & Sadie Dorin Forum (UIC Forum). For more information, please visit the Chicago-Kent Commencement website.

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