The University of Arkansas' commencement ceremonies will take place May 6-8. | Pixabay
The University of Arkansas' commencement ceremonies will take place May 6-8. | Pixabay
The University of Arkansas has announced that in-person commencement ceremonies will take place later this year from May 6-8 in accordance with COVID-19 health and safety guidelines.
The ceremonies will be held in a similar fashion to the fall commencement ceremonies that limited attendance and shortened the program's overall length.
Students that apply for graduation will receive an email by Monday, April 5 with instructions for registering on the commencement ceremony's website, Marching Order. There, students will be assigned a time for ceremony attendance and given six tickets to give family and friends; the tickets will be available on the Marching Order website on Friday, April 16 for students to print out and use. Students can also request an additional set of tickets by contacting or emailing the registrar's office.
The current schedule for the commencement ceremony begins Thursday, May 6 for university graduate students at 2 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
On Friday ceremonies will continue for students from the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences in the Bud Walton Arena at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The commencement ceremonies will finish on Saturday, May 8 with the College of Education and Health Professions in the Bud Walton Arena at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m; Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design in the Faulkner Performing Arts Center at 10 a.m.; School of Law in the Barnhill Arena at 10 a.m.; Walton College of Business in the Bud Walton Arena at 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Ceremonies will be also streamed live on the University of Arkansas' YouTube channel.
Additionally, the total number of ceremonies for colleges may be subject to change depending on the total number of students that decide to attend.
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