Registration for December 2015 Commencement Now Open

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 13, 2015) — Registration for the December 2015 Commencement Ceremonies is now open to all students graduating this December. Commencement will be held Friday, Dec. 18 at Rupp Arena.  This is the first time December Commencment will be held in Rupp Arena, and the start times are changing as well. The Graduate and Professional Ceremony will take place at 10 a.m., with the Undergraduate Ceremony taking place at 3 p.m.

Graduates are strongly encouraged to register at http://www.uky.edu/Commencement by 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7. Graduates who register after this deadline will not be guaranteed that their names will appear on the screen during the ceremonies.

Keeping with UK tradition, a student speaker will be selected for the 3 p.m. undergraduate ceremony. December graduates interested in being the student speaker can get more information and apply online at http://www.uky.edu/Commencement/speakers.html. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 30.

Information regarding caps and gowns, parking and travel and college receptions is also available on the Commencement website.

For questions regarding Commencement, visit the Commencement FAQs page.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jenny Wells, 859-257-5343; jenny.wells@uky.edu