Graduates, this is your day! Welcome to the 2024 Commencement exercises of the University of Illinois Springfield.

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! Commencement marks a transformative moment as graduates embark on new journeys made possible by their degrees. A college education has the power to transform individual lives, producing the leaders that our world needs.

UIS Commencement Live Stream

UIS Commencement Program

View or download the UIS Commencement program to hear remarks, see event details, and see the 2024 graduates!

UIS Commencement - 53rd Annual

Commencement Photos

  • two male students in regalia by the UIS colonnade
  • a female graduate hugging family
  • line of faculty walking to the stage at the start of the ceremony
  • overhead view of the stage at commencement
  • graduates switching the side of their tassels
  • graduate receiving regalia
  • point of view of graduate receiving degree from the chancellor on stage
  • graduate posing with chancellor for photo
  • graduate receiving degree from chancellor
  • graduation cap with text Pink Freud: Dark Side of the Brain and a black and white brain with a rainbow of flowers coming out of it like a prism
  • a visibly excited graduate receiving her degree from the chancellor
  • line of graduate shaking hands with professors on stage
  • an excited graduate on stage giving a shout to the audience to hype them up
  • a graduate proudly waving the Indian flag on stag as he gets his degree
  • a packed house of graduates and their families in Sangamon Auditorium
  • a graduate and their family silhouetted by the sun
  • the chancellor outside talking to a graduate and their family by the colonnade
  • a graduate and their family posing for a group photo
  • birds eye view of the colonnade with graduates and their families hanging out before the ceremony
  • bird's eye view of a graduate in their regalia hanging out by the pond in front of HSB

Commencement Video Playlist

University of Illinois Springfield Alumnihood

You are joining a worldwide network of more than 44,000 UIS alumni that spans professions and the globe. The benefits of being a UIS alumni are immeasurable, and welcoming you to this impressive constellation of change-makers and go-getters makes us shine even brighter. Learn more about UIS Alumni Relations.

I hope you know that you will always be a part of our UIS team. Your future success as alumni is just as important to us as your success as a student. Please stay connected to us and continue to be proud to be a Prairie Star! You have earned every ounce of praise you receive today, and we have all the faith in the world in your ability to lead yourself and others with integrity as you move forward.

- Chancellor Janet Gooch

Virtual Gifts for the Class of 2024

To help you virtually celebrate, UIS has created multiple AR effects available on TikTok, Instagram and Facebook. Take your photo in front of the colonnade or try on a graduation cap, UIS baseball cap, or UIS beanie and share your photos or videos with #UISedu. Check out all of the UIS Augmented Reality (AR) Effects.

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Join the #UISedu Commencement Celebration

Use #UISedu when posting photos or congratulatory messages on social media and remember to follow on your favorite social channel TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook!

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