Fall 2024 Commencement RSVP is Open!

The Commencement RSVP Portal is Open

Our records indicate that you have a summer or fall 2024 degree application on file and have not RSVP'd for commencement.

Planning on participating in a fall 2024 commencement ceremony? The RSVP portal in MyUI is now open!
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The RSVP process is an opt-in system. Only students who RSVP as "I plan to participate" by the deadline and attend the ceremony will have their names read and displayed during the ceremony broadcast.

The RSVP portal is located in MyUI within the Degrees/Graduation tile by clicking on commencement attendance. You will receive a confirmation email to your university email account once your RSVP has been finalized.

If you are not planning to attend your ceremony and no longer wish to receive RSVP reminders, please indicate "I do not plan to participate" in MyUI. We highly encourage all recipients of this email to RSVP in MyUI as attending or not attending to help allocate appropriate ceremony resources.

More RSVP information can be found on the commencement website. Please email the UI Commencement Team if you have any questions about the RSVP process.
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Commencement RSVP Deadline

Nov. 17

11:59 p.m.

Get Your Regalia Today

The Herff Jones online ordering portal is now open. Additionally, regalia is available at the Iowa Hawk Shop and University Bookstore located in the Iowa Memorial Union (limited availability).

  • Order online by Nov. 4 to have your regalia shipped to the Iowa Hawk Shop for pickup.
  • Order online by Nov. 20 to have your regalia shipped to your home. Shipping fees apply.

Additional information and the link to order the required regalia are available on the apparel page of the commencement website.

All graduates are expected to wear academic regalia and all regalia must be in hand prior to your commencement ceremony. Regalia will not be available to purchase or rent at the ceremonies.

Regalia Questions

If you have questions about the online ordering portal, please contact Herff Jones at gradmidwest@gmail.com or 952-447-4449.

If you have questions about in-store purchases and picking up regalia, please contact the Iowa Hawk Shop at gabrielle-mcilvanie@uiowa.edu or 319-335-3179.

Helpful Resources

Additional Deadlines/Reminders

  • If your name, address, or academic information are restricted from directory or public release, your name may not appear in the commencement program. Please check your restriction settings in MyUI before Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.
  • You can edit your RSVP attendance response in MyUI until the end of the day on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024.
  • You can add or edit a graduation slide photo until Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Slides are for personal use and are not used at the in-person ceremonies.

Commencement Program

The University of Iowa Commencement Program is a listing of degree candidates from each college, sorted by degree type. Publishing the names of degree candidates in the program is not a verification of completion of degree requirements. Inclusion in the commencement program is not tied to participation in a ceremony.

  • All graduates are listed in the program according to the time at which they earned or are expected to earn a degree.
    • Summer and fall graduate names appear in the fall program even if the student is participating in a spring ceremony.
  • Applying for a degree after the degree application deadline may result in the exclusion of the student's name from the commencement program, or, if your name, address, or academic information are restricted in MyUI from directory or public release.

If you have additional questions about the commencement program or would like to request that your name not be included, please contact us via your university email account.

Contact Us

Email the UI Commencement Team if you have any questions.

We look forward to celebrating your achievements this fall!
The University of Iowa

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the collegiate commencement coordinator of your ceremony in advance.