Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees will be conferred during the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ’s Fall 2015 Commencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 18, at the Cajundome and Convention Center.
The General Assembly will be held at 11 a.m. at the Cajundome. Doctoral candidates will be hooded at this session. All graduating seniors and faculty members will attend, wearing full academic regalia.
Alum Jake Delhomme, a former National Football League Pro Bowl quarterback, will give the Commencement speech. He led the Carolina Panthers to the Super Bowl in 2004.
The General Assembly will be broadcast on the Internet via a livestream.
Master’s and bachelor’s degrees will be conferred at ceremonies for each academic college. A schedule and locations are below.
Cajundome
- 8 a.m. College of Education
- 1:30 p.m. B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
- 4 p.m. College of Liberal Arts
Cajundome Convention Center - Festival Ballroom (2nd floor)
- 8 a.m. College of the Arts
- 1:30 p.m. Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Cajundome Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B (1st floor)
- 8 a.m. College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions
- 1:30 p.m. University College
- 4 p.m. College of Engineering
Parking for the general public will be available at Cajun Field; motorists are encouraged to enter through Gate 4 on West Congress Street.
Security measures will be in place at the Cajundome and Convention Center. University Police officers will examine the contents of purses, bags, and packages of attendees. Extremely large bags or oversized packages won’t be permitted inside the Commencement venues.
Social media posts tagged with the #RaginGrads15 hashtag will be displayed on screens throughout the Cajundome between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Find the University’s page dedicated to the hashtag on the .
To learn more about Fall 2015 Commencement, visit .