Graduation
In the College of Media (formerly the College of Communications), graduation is the culmination of years of writing papers, creating advertising compositions, designing newspapers or Web sites and spending late nights in the basement of Gregory Hall.
The College recognizes its graduates each May with a Convocation ceremony in Foellinger Auditorium that follows the University's morning Commencement ceremony in the Assembly Hall. August and December graduates also are invited to participate in May ceremonies, and December graduates are honored with an end-of-semester reception in Gregory Hall.
Convocation 2008 — Sunday, May 11, 2 p.m.
The College welcomes its graduates into the Illinois family as Illinois alumni and College of Media alumni. Graduates are encouraged to attend alumni events and to keep in touch with the College by visiting the Alumni section.
The College of Media 2008 Convocation speeches are available as Word documents:
- Jack Klues '77 ADV, chairman of Publicis Media Groupe: Keynote speech
- Dominique V. Harrison '08 ADV: Student speech
Notice of intent to graduate
Once a student has registered for his or her final term, he or she must submit a Notification of Intent to Graduate on UI-Integrate. After logging into the system, students should click on "Graduation Information" and then "Notify Intent to Graduate this Term."
Students should submit a notification by the tenth day of class during the last semester of their enrollment. If the deadline to submit a graduation notification is missed (UI-Integrate will indicate if that happens), undergraduate students should contact the College's Student Services Center, and graduate students should contact their respective departments.
Likewise, students should contact the Student Services Center or department, as appropriate, if they already submitted a graduation notification but will not graduate at the end of that semester.
University Commencement
Commencement is the University-wide ceremony.
The University's Commencement Web site is updated annually and provides the date, times and location of Commencement, as well as information on ordering tickets for Commencement ceremony guests.
College Convocation
Convocation is the College of Media ceremony, which is held at 2 p.m. in Foellinger Auditorium, 709 Mathews Ave., Urbana, Ill.
Family and guests should use the quadrangle entrances. Tickets for all family and guests are required for admittance to the building. There are no reserved seats.
Overflow seating is available in 112 Gregory Hall, where the ceremony can be viewed onscreen as it occurs next door. Tickets are required for admittance to the overflow area.
Following the ceremony, graduates, faculty, family and friends are invited to a reception with refreshments on the Quad (weather permitting).
Foellinger Auditorium maps
Campus map
Building map
