Commencement celebration events

Nelson Institute Graduation Celebration

4-6 p.m.

Symphony Room, Gordon Dining and Event Center

Trailblazers of Tomorrow: First-Generation Student Celebration

1 p.m.

Varsity Hall, Union South

BBA Graduation Celebration

Join us for the Wisconsin School of Business Spring Undergraduate Graduation Celebration on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at the Kohl Center. Doors open at 4:00 pm, the program will run from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.

5:30-7:30 p.m.

The Kohl Center

School of Education Pre-Commencement Celebration for Graduate Students

Celebrating School of Education P.h.D, M.F.A, O.T.D, Educational Specialist and Master's Degrees

10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Alliant Energy Center’s Exhibition Hall

School of Nursing Hooding Ceremony & Reception

1-3:30 p.m.

Signe Skott Cooper Hall

School of Pharmacy Hooding Ceremony for Doctor of Pharmacy & Health System Pharmacy Administration Candidates

1:30 p.m.

Shannon Hall, Memorial Union

School of Education Pre-Commencement Celebration for Undergraduate Students

Celebrating School of Education Bachelor's Degrees

2-4 p.m.

Alliant Energy Center’s Exhibition Hall

Department of Geography Graduation Celebration

2-4 p.m.

180 Science Hall

Pharmacology and Toxicology BS Graduation Breakfast/Celebration

8:30-10:30 a.m.

Upper Gulley Program Room, Carson Gulley Center

CALS Spring Commencement Celebration

8:30 a.m.

Allen Centennial Garden

School of Human Ecology Undergraduate Graduation Reception

9-10:45 a.m.

Nancy Nicholas Hall

College of Letters & Science Pre-Commencement Celebration

9:30-10:30 a.m.

Field House

BSN Graduation Celebration & Reception

2-6 p.m.

Various Rooms, Memorial Union

College of Engineering Graduate Recognition Event

5-7:30 p.m.

The Kohl Center