Commencement Archive

  • Staff Volunteers Needed for Commencement

    Staff Volunteers Needed for Commencement

    Illinois Tech’s 156th Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Credit Union 1 Aren. There will be two separate, combined college-level ceremonies, and at each of these ceremonies, degrees will be conferred for three of the university’s colleges. Chicago-Kent’s Commencement will take place on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at UIC Forum. Please volunteer if you area available to help create a momentous day for our 2024–2025 graduates.

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  • Faculty RSVP for Commencement—Deadline: March 28, 2025

    Faculty RSVP for Commencement—Deadline: March 28, 2025

    Illinois Institute of Technology’s 156th Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Credit Union 1 Arena, located at 525 South Racine Avenue in Chicago. Please RSVP to reserve your regalia no later than Friday, March 28, 2025. Your response is requested even if you own your own regalia or do not plan to attend.

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  • You’re Invited to Register for Illinois Tech’s 156th Commencement Ceremony

    You’re Invited to Register for Illinois Tech’s 156th Commencement Ceremony

    To all students who are eligible to graduate in fall 2024, spring 2025, or summer 2025 (undergraduate, graduate, Coursera, and Ph.D.): we invite you to complete the Commencement Ceremony Response Form for our 156th Illinois Tech Commencement ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, May 17, at Credit Union 1 Arena.

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  • Commencement RSVP Will Open at End of February

    Commencement RSVP Will Open at End of February

    To all students who are eligible to graduate in fall 2024, spring 2025, or summer 2025 (undergraduate, graduate, Coursera, and Ph.D.): If you have applied to graduate this May, you will receive an email later this month to RSVP for the Commencement ceremony. Your RSVP will be due by Thursday, March 6 at 11 p.m. (CST).

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  • Apply to Be the 2024–2025 Student Commencement Speaker

    Apply to Be the 2024–2025 Student Commencement Speaker

    Don’t miss out on the opportunity to address your graduating class at our upcoming Commencement ceremony! To be considered, please submit your application, a copy of your resume and a draft of the speech you would like to present by Friday, March 7, 2025.

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  • Submit Your Nomination for an Honorary Degree Recipient

    Submit Your Nomination for an Honorary Degree Recipient

    The Office of the Provost is now accepting nominations for the recipients of honorary degrees that will be presented at Commencement in May 2025. The recipients of the honorary degrees will also speak at the Commencement ceremony.

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  • Important Commencement Day Instructions for Graduating Students

    Important Commencement Day Instructions for Graduating Students

    Commencement is almost here! Here are some final important instructions that you should follow in order to make your Commencement day run smoothly.

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  • Commencement Updates For Graduating Students

    Commencement Updates For Graduating Students

    Will you be participating in the Commencement Ceremonies on May 11? If so, please take note of some important reminders and updates.

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  • Staff Volunteers Needed for Commencement

    Staff Volunteers Needed for Commencement

    Illinois Tech’s 155th Commencement will take place on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Credit Union 1 Arena, located at 525 South Racine Avenue in Chicago. In order to successfully transition our current students into alumni, we need staff volunteers for the May 11 College Ceremonies from 7 a.m.–6 p.m.

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  • Faculty: RSVP for the 2024 Commencement Ceremony

    Faculty: RSVP for the 2024 Commencement Ceremony

    Faculty, please RSVP for Commencement and to reserve your regalia no later than Friday, March 29, 2024. Your response is requested even if you own your own regalia or do not plan to attend.

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