Regardless of whether you plan to participate in a graduation ceremony, you must apply to graduate via Buff Portal. This will ensure that you are on track to officially graduate, as long as you have fulfilled all graduation requirements.
We’re excited to celebrate this milestone achievement with you and your family and friends! All students who participate in CMCI’s ceremony will have their name read, walk across the stage and receive their diploma cover (actual diplomas will be sent to your home later).
We ask that all graduates arrive at the CU Events Center at 8 a.m. Friday, May 6. Before then, please review the information below on how to best prepare for the ceremony!
Family and guests will follow signage to enter through the front doors of the CU Events Center.
Graduation programs will be handed out throughout the CU Events Center Concourse as you enter through the doors.
Family and friends should be seated by 8:45 a.m. All family and friends are allowed to sit anywhere that is not marked reserved, VIP, ADA/Disability, or graduate seating. All seats are first come, first serve. The earlier they arrive, the better seats they can secure!
Guests with disabilities or accommodation needs who require accommodations at a recognition ceremony event (wheelchair seating, interpreters, assisted listening devices, etc.) should contact the ADA Compliance office at (303) 492-9725 or via email ASAP so that the appropriate arrangements can be made.
CU Events Center Concessions will be open for guests to purchase snacks and drinks.
Flowers are available for purchase on the upper level of the concourse behind sections 7 and 8 and sections 23 and 24.
Graduates have a separate entrance in order to sign in and line up.
Please follow signage to the north loading dock entrance of the CU Events Center and enter the double doors to the far right.
Once you arrive at 8 a.m., pick up your printed registration card at your department table. You will later hand the card to the person announcing your name as you walk across the stage.
Our staff will direct you to line up by your degree program at 8:30 a.m. In the meantime, hydrate and take a break if you need to.
Note: There will not be storage spaces for graduates to keep items during the ceremony. Graduates are responsible for carrying any personal items they bring and all belongings are subject to the clear bag policy.
Our reception will immediately follow at the large event tent on the Business Field!
All graduates and their families are invited. Light refreshments (pastries and fruit) will be served.
Plan ahead and get your graduation regalia.
Master’s and PhD students: the deadline to order your regalia online has passed and any regalia ordered via this method will not arrive to you in time for our ceremonies. However, Jostens will be on-site with a limited supply of regalia available for purchase the week of commencement in Balch Fieldhouse.
Undergraduate students can purchase their regalia from the CU Book Store.
CMCI's tassel and stole are red.
The University of Colorado Boulder will host the Spring 2022 University Commencement Ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 5, in Folsom Field Stadium.
The commencement is for CU Boulder students graduating across the university.
Stadium gates open at 7 a.m. No tickets are required for people to attend.
CU Boulder colleges, schools, departments and programs also celebrate the class of 2022 with individual recognition ceremonies.
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