Graduates: Deadline to RSVP for commencement is April 5
March 26, 2021
The deadline for graduates to RSVP to participate in commencement events is Monday, April 5.Graduates have the option of participating in the May 1 in-person, drive-in celebration and graduate parade, the virtual ceremony, or both.
Graduates should have received an email prompting them to RSVP and record their name so the announcer will pronounce it correctly.
The drive-in celebration and graduate car parade will take place Saturday morning on May 1. Graduates will arrive at 9:30 a.m. They must be signed up and have a ticket to enter. We've arranged to have a festival stage and an LED screen for the kickoff celebration which will take place at approximately 11 a.m. followed by the graduate parade around campus.
Family and friends along with staff and faculty and non-graduating students are welcome to cheer graduates from the parade route. Graduates should refer to the FAQs or attend one of the following Q&A sessions for details.
Graduates will have until April 15 to customize their slides by submitting a photo, a personal quote and video via StageClip. The link to upload materials will be sent in a separate email.
Two commencement Q&A sessions will take place via Zoom.
- March 30 at 3 p.m. Register in advance.
- April 1 at 1 p.m. Register in advance.
Graduates who did not receive a prompt to RSVP by April 5, should email uaf-commencement-team@alaska.edu. For more information about commencement, including a graduate checklist and FAQ, visit the commencement website.