Commencement Deadlines + More

Icon of a undergraduate student in commencement apparel.

Thank you for attending the spring 2023 commencement kick-off meeting last week.

Our next meeting will take place on Monday, March 20 at 3 p.m. on Zoom.

As always, please let us know if you have any questions by emailing ui-commencement@uiowa.edu.

RSVP and Ceremony Data

After a successful pilot of the RSVP extension last fall, we will be trying it again for the spring ceremonies. Communications leading up to the original deadline will include a deadline of April 9. Additional communications will follow on April 10 when the RSVP reopens for the extension.

Deadline Task
2/1 RSVP open
2/24 Degree application deadline
4/9 at 11:59 p.m. RSVP close
4/10 to 4/13 RSVP extension (TBD for Grad College)
4/14 Special population data provided to colleges
4/18 at noon Graduate lists due to registrar's office
4/26 Student slide photo deadline
4/30 Deadline to approve all slide photos
5/1 Slide photos published
5/8 Name cards delivered to all colleges

Reminders and Updates for Spring 2023

  • We will not be adding any late RSVPs in MAUI after the deadline. Emails from students (except for CLAS) will be forwarded to coordinators for response. You can allow students to attend without an RSVP, this is up to the discretion of the college.
  • If students applied for degree by 4/19, you will have their name card. If they did not, they will fill out a card at the ceremony.
  • Cards will be sorted by the order you provide to us with attending in one grouping and degree applicants in another.
  • We understand for some ceremonies information that is not collected within the RSVP needs to be collected. Please ensure students understand the RSVP is required.

Resources

Commencement Communications

Below is a list of the communications the commencement team will send this spring.

Date Content
Feb. 27 RSVP reminder #1 to degree applicants who have not submitted an RSVP
March 3 RSVP reminder #1 to subscription list
March 21 RSVP reminder #2 to degree applicants who have not submitted an RSVP
March 24 RSVP reminder #2 to subscription list
April 6 RSVP final reminder to degree applicants who have not submitted an RSVP
April 7 RSVP final reminder to subscription list
April 10 RSVP extension to degree applicants who have not submitted an RSVP
April 11 RSVP extension to subscription list
April 18 Apparel, livestream, and other details to RSVP list
April 21 Apparel, livestream, and other details to subscription list
May 8 Ceremony info to RSVP list
May 9 CLAS ceremony info to CLAS RSVP list
May 9 Ceremony info to subscription list

Program Deadlines

Collegiate blurbs were sent to all colleges for review. Please review and send any updates to ui-commencement@uiowa.edu no later than Thursday, Feb. 23.

We will pull information from MAUI at the end of the day on Wednesday, March 29 for the commencement program.

Faculty Regalia Order Deadline

The order deadline for faculty regalia will be Thursday, March 23. Questions regarding faculty regalia may be directed to Janelle Polley at the Iowa Hawk Shop and University Bookstore at janelle-polley@uiowa.edu.

Meeting Recording