The University of Illinois Springfield will hold its 54th annual commencement during three ceremonies in the UIS Performing Arts Center’s Sangamon Auditorium on Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10. A total of 1,071 students will participate in the ceremony out of the 1,587 students who are eligible to graduate.
Dear Faculty and Staff:
The communication below was just sent to all graduates participating in the upcoming commencement ceremonies.
A participation confirmation was sent earlier today via email to all those who have taken the necessary steps to participate in this year’s UIS Commencement. If a confirmation email was not sent to your official University of Illinois email address, it means that you are not registered as participating in this year’s commencement. Only those students who received a participation confirmation will be allowed to participate. Therefore, if you feel that you should have received a confirmation and did not, you must contact us immediately (
Eligible students who have not already submitted the onlineIntent to Participate form MUST do so no later than MONDAY, March 24 (see email below for more information). Without your participation confirmation, we will not know of your intent to participate. Therefore, you MUST submit your online intent by the deadline date.
Please direct any questions to commencement@uis.edu.
Students planning to participate MUST complete the following steps:
Step #1 – Confirm Participation:
REMINDER for all Graduating Students Who Plan To Participate in Commencement 2025!
Those who wish to apply (and subsequently audition) to be this year’s student commencement speaker must submit the online Student Speaker Application form by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 21, 2025. If you have any questions, please email commencement@uis.edu.
For UIS faculty and staff awareness:
The following message was emailed to all UIS students regarding information about completing an Intent to Participate form to be able to participate in the 2025 Commencement Ceremonies:
Students planning to participate MUST complete the following steps:
Attention all Graduating Students Who Plan To Participate in Commencement 2025!
Dear students,
Planning is underway for the 2025 Commencement Ceremonies! All critical commencement information will arrive via your uis.edu email, so check your inbox frequently. You can also check the Commencement website for updates: uis.edu/commencement.
Commencement Ceremonies
This year, three commencement ceremonies (divided by college) will be held in Sangamon Auditorium in the UIS Performing Arts Center on the UIS Campus as noted below:
Students graduating in Spring 2025 or Summer 2025 must submit an online Graduation Application via Student Self-Service (https://apps.uillinois.edu/ - “Graduation” tab) by the deadlines listed below: