Reminder to May Graduates: Register for the Commencement Ceremony

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 25, 2013) — Calling all May graduates! It's time to register for the 2013 May Commencement ceremonies; and there is still time to put together your application to be the undergraduate Commencement speaker.

Grad Salute is also this week! The UK Alumni Association invites all May 2013 graduates of the University of Kentucky to take part in Grad Salute, Feb. 26 to March 1, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at the King Alumni House on the corner of Rose St. and Euclid Ave.

Commencement ceremonies will be held Sunday, May 5, in Rupp Arena. The Graduate and Professional Commencement Ceremony will take place at 9 a.m., followed by the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremonies at 1 pm. and 6 p.m.

1 p.m. — Undergraduate Ceremony for the Colleges of: Agriculture, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering and Nursing.

6 p.m. — Undergraduate Ceremony for the Colleges of: Arts and Sciences; Communication and Information; Design; Fine Arts; Health Sciences; and Social Work.

Graduates are asked to register at www.uky.edu/Commencement.

Keeping with UK tradition, a student speaker will be selected for the undergraduate ceremonies. Graduates interested in speaking at Commencement can get more information and fill out an application online at http://www.uky.edu/Commencement/speakers.html.

The deadline to apply is Friday, March 1.

To view the 2012 December student Commencement address, click here. The speech begins at 0:56:45.

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: Sarah Geegan, (859) 257-5365; sarah.geegan@uky.edu