Spring Convocation for Graduating Seniors
Congratulations graduating seniors! You and your guests are invited to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Spring Undergraduate Convocation. This ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate your accomplishments with your classmates, family, and friends.
Thursday, May 9th at 5 PM (AZ Time)
McKale Memorial Center, University of Arizona campus
Registration is closed.
The event will include individual recognition of each attending – in-person or via livestream – undergraduate degree recipient. If you are an Arizona Online and/or Micro-campus student and not attending the ceremony, we will celebrate you by reading your name (if you choose) during Convocation.
Graduates
• Registration is now closed.
• On May 9, check-in for students opens at 4:00 PM on the east side of McKale Memorial Center. You must check-in by 4:45 to be seated before the ceremony begins.
• Graduates must wear a cap and gown to participate in the ceremony. Caps, gowns, and tassels are available for purchase at UA BookStores.
• Convocation will be open seating. You can sit wherever you wish as long as you are in the student seating area, which will be clearly marked.
• The event usually lasts 2- 2.5 hours. Students and guests are expected to stay for the duration of the ceremony to fully honor every graduate.
• Students in need of special assistance can contact Isabel Contreras at sbs-convocation@arizona.edu
Guests
• Graduates may invite as many guests as they wish. The event is free, and tickets are not required to enter McKale Center. It is open seating.
• The ceremony begins at 5:00 PM on May 9, and doors open at 4:00 PM.
• McKale Center will enforce game-day rules at all guest entrances including enforcing the clear bag policy and using metal detectors for screening. No outside containers, large bags, backpacks, or parcels are allowed inside the McKale Center.
Livestream
Do you have guests that can’t make it to the ceremony? A livestream of the SBS Convocation will be available at sbs.arizona.edu/live.
Photography
Professional photography from the ceremony will be available to purchase through GradImages, who will email you after the ceremony.
Location and Parking
The McKale Center is located on the UA campus at 1 National Championship Drive. Free parking is available for students and guests attending the ceremony. Cherry Street garage is the closest parking garage to McKale Center. This garage will likely fill quickly so allow plenty of time to find parking. You can refer to the visitors parking map for other options near McKale.
Code of Conduct
Students who refuse to follow instructions from SBS staff or event security may be asked to leave the ceremony. Any infractions of student code of conduct will be reported to the Dean of Students.