Commencement

Friday, May 10, 2024 | Denver Coliseum (4600 Humboldt St. in Denver)

Morning Ceremony | 9:30 a.m. 
College of Business
College of Health and Human Sciences
College of Aerospace, Computing, Engineering and Design

Afternoon Ceremony | 2:30 p.m. 
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences 
School of Education 
School of Hospitality

*The Commencement livestream link is not currently available, but will be available here on the day of Commencement, Friday, May 10.

Traditionally, Commencement is the high point of the academic year and is the most dignified of academic ceremonies. The Commencement ceremony is reserved for recognition of students completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree, however you can check with individual programs to determine if they hold other recognition ceremonies for completion of certificates or other credentials.

To assure that candidates experience the recognition they deserve for the hard work required to complete their degree, the following Commencement Policies have been established by the University.

University Commencement Policies

• All candidates, their families and friends are expected to remain for the entire Commencement Ceremony. Any unnecessary movement may prevent families and friends of those persons crossing the stage from hearing the name of the graduate read. Graduates should not leave the ceremony grounds until the appropriate time during the recessional.
• No one but the graduates, faculty, and members of the platform party will be permitted in the stage area of the ceremony grounds.

To preserve the dignity of the Commencement ceremony, no alcoholic beverages are permitted. A Marshal will confiscate any alcoholic substance immediately. Further, should any Marshal deem an individual unable to safely participate in the Commencement ceremony as a result of the consumption of an alcoholic beverage, that individual will be removed from the line of march and not permitted to participate in the Commencement ceremony.

Denver Coliseum Event Policies

For your safety and the safety of others, guests and their possessions are subject to inspection prior to, and as a condition of, admittance. Please have your bags open and available for inspection. Intoxicated patrons may be denied admittance to the Venue. Coliseum Management reserves the final decision on items which may be brought into the Venue. 

The following items are prohibited;

• Outside food and/or beverages
• Glass bottles
• Weapons (e.g. toys, guns, knives, chains, studded jewelry) or objects that may be considered a weapon
• No signs
• Drugs and/or alcohol
• Laser pointers or noise makers
• Helium balloons, stickers, adhesive backed decals and chewing gum
• Audio/video recording equipment
• Pets of any kind. Qualified service animals permitted

Smoking of any kind is strictly prohibited (including e-cigarettes)

The primary ordering deadline to order regalia was March 15th at 9:59 p.m. MT. Herff Jones offered a secondary ordering window, which included a rush shipping fee, from March 16th until April 7 at 9:59 p.m. MT.

All home ship orders that were placed by this deadline, should have been received on or before April 23, 2024. All other orders should have been picked up at the Cap and Gown Pick-Up on Tuesday, April 23 or Wednesday, April 24 between 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at St. Cajetan’s.

If you have missed the above deadlines, regalia was also available for purchase at Cap & Gown Pick-Up or you can purchase regalia the day of the ceremony.

All information about regalia is posted here, and you can find more information about academic honors as well. 

You should have received an email from [email protected]. The RSVP deadline for the in-person ceremony was April 23 at 11:59 p.m. 

Once you RSVP’d, you should have received your digital name card, called GradPass. You will need to have your GradPass on your phone on the day of the ceremony in order to have your name read. GradPass changes needed to be submitted before the RSVP deadline (April 23).