Spring 2024 Information
Students who have applied for graduation in either May or August of 2024, their family, and guests are cordially invited to a ceremony honoring the May and August 2024 graduates of the Department of Economics. This department recognition ceremony will be held in the Macky Auditorium on Thursday, May 9 at 12:30 p.m. (Information on the CU university-wide ceremony)
Please read this carefully for all relevant information any future updates for the department commencement ceremony will also appear here. You may wish to bookmark this page for easy access.
Tickets are not required for this event.
No balloons allowed in Macky Auditorium.
Graduates: please do not arrive any later than 12:10 p.m. Because this is an academic ceremony, academic regalia is required and can be purchased in the University Book Store in the weeks leading up to the event. The tassel is worn on the RIGHT side of your cap prior to walking across the stage. You will be instructed to move the tassel to the left during the ceremony.
Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for guests.
Graduates should arrive between 11:30 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. Staff will assist during this time to help graduates be seated in the correct area of the auditorium. Please note: there are stairs leading up to the stage. If you are unable to climb stairs, please contact Lily Welch so that an alternate stage entrance can be arranged.
The ceremony will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. The ceremony will last approximately 1.5 hours and it is expected that graduates remain for the duration and that family stay seated when possible.
Honors graduates: for those of you who completed an honors thesis, you will be recognized as part of the ceremony.
Professional photographs will be taken by GradImages before and after you walk across the stage. There is a discount coupon for photographs for preregistration.
If you have any questions please contact Lily Welch: lily.welch@colorado.edu (preferred) or 303-492-5168.
What to expect when you arrive at Macky:
1. Please arrive 11:30 a.m.–12:10 p.m.
2. There is no area to keep purses or valuables, so please leave those with your guests prior to entering the auditorium.
3. A table with staff members will be located on the grass directly across from the main entrance to Macky. Please stop at the table to pick up and fill out a Reader Card prior to entering Macky. This card is what you will hand to the faculty card readers just before you walk across the stage. Be careful to write legibly. If you have a difficult name to pronounce, please phonetically spell your name exactly how it sounds to assist the faculty card reader. Here is an example of how to phonetically spell your name:
Leslie Costanzo: cō stan zō
Raul Gonzalez: rah-OOL gon-SAH-les
Ngoc Nguyen: nahk nuhWEN or sounds like “knock” “WIN”
ASL and captioning can be made available to guests with hearing impairments upon request. To ensure we can arrange for and effectively implement services, Macky requires a minimum of 7 day advanced notice prior to the event, which can be sent to Lily Welch. We will make all reasonable efforts to secure requests submitted after this deadline, but cannot guarantee we will be able to do so.
If you have any questions, please contact: Lily Welch (preferred) or 303-492-5168.
We hope to see you there!
Finally, CONGRATULATIONS!