UTSA Commencement Ceremonies are Dec. 20-21 at Alamodome
(Dec. 16, 2013) -- More than 3,900 graduation candidates will be eligible to walk across the stage this week as UTSA celebrates two days of commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21. For the second time, UTSA will conduct graduation ceremonies at the Alamodome in downtown San Antonio. After Saturday, UTSA will have more than 99,000 alumni.
>> Read UTSA graduate profiles and learn more about the ceremonies at the UTSA Commencement website.
UTSA President Ricardo Romo will be the keynote speaker at the three ceremonies.
A total of 3,953 graduation candidates are eligible to participate including 3,065 bachelor's students, 801 master's students and 87 doctoral degree candidates.
The first ceremony will begin at 4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20, when graduation candidates from the College of Engineering and College of Liberal and Fine Arts will walk the stage.
Ceremonies will continue Saturday, Dec. 21 with two commencement exercises. At 10 a.m., graduation candidates from the College of Education and Human Development, College of Sciences and University College will participate in the ceremony. The second ceremony of the day is 4 p.m. with degree candidates from the College of Architecture, College of Business and College of Public Policy concluding the weekend events.
>> The UTSA Commencement ceremonies will be streamed live on the UTSA website.
>> Later, watch the UTSA Commencement ceremonies on the official UTSA YouTube channel.
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UTSA Fall 2013 Commencement preliminary statistics
(Number of students eligible to participate in ceremonies; statistics may change when finalized in January 2014.)
College |
Bachelor’s |
Master’s |
Doctorates |
Total |
Architecture |
147 |
16 |
0 |
163 |
Business |
683 |
136 |
19 |
838 |
Educ. and Human Dev. |
541 |
311 |
17 |
869 |
Engineering |
160 |
70 |
14 |
244 |
Liberal and Fine Arts |
906 |
79 |
7 |
992 |
Public Policy |
213 |
100 |
7 |
320 |
Sciences |
298 |
89 |
23 |
410 |
University College |
117 |
0 |
0 |
117 |
Total |
3,065 |
801 |
87 |
3,953 |
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About UTSA
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is an emerging Tier One research institution specializing in health, energy, security, sustainability, and human and social development. With nearly 29,000 students enrolled, it is the largest university in the San Antonio metropolitan region. UTSA advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. The university embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property -- for Texas, the nation and the world.
Events
This event will acknowledge graduating seniors from the McNair Scholars program at UTSA before inducting the new cohort of scholars into the program.
North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main CampusAt this memorable celebration, UTSA graduates will be introduced one-by-one to cross the stage and accept their doctoral degrees.
Arts Building Recital Hall, Main CampusRoadrunner Walk is an event for graduating students to have a memorable walk on campus to celebrate an important milestone and their achievements. Graduates will walk along the Paseo while being celebrated by the UTSA community, friends, and family members.
Student Union Paseo, Main CampusCelebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.Celebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.