Commencement 2012

Join the Celebration!

137th Annual Commencement Exercises
Saturday, June 9, 2012
CenturyLink Field

On June 9, 2012, the University of Washington community will gather to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2012.  With banners flying and colorfully decorated mortarboards atop their heads, the graduates will take the field at CenturyLink Stadium, surrounded by 40,000 cheering family members and friends.   All graduates will take the traditional walk across the huge commencement stage, where President Young, members of the Board of Regents, the deans of the University's 16 schools and colleges, and members of the faculty will be present to officially confer degrees.  Students will receive diploma covers embossed with the University seal as they shake hands with President Young or another member of the University administration (provost, dean, or regent), and have their photographs taken.

It will truly be a day to remember.  See you there!

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to be Commencement Speaker

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will be the featured speaker at this year's Commencement Ceremony. Read more about this amazing woman - and why her selection as Commencement speaker is particularly opportune for the Class of 2012 - at UW Today.

Meet the gonfalonieres!

Each year the various schools and colleges select a graduate or graduates to lead their candidates into the stadium at the University of Washington Commencement Ceremony. They carry special banners called gonfalons. Read more about these outstanding graduates.

Photo Gallery: Commencement 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos by Mary Levin and Kathy Sauber, UW Photography - uphoto@uw.edu