The Unified Commencement Ceremony honors the graduating students from all of the university's schools and colleges. Tickets are not required. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. For additional details visit the Student and Guest information pages. 

Tickets are required and are issued to graduating students in the weeks before the event via the Gibson student portal. Graduates are allotted seven tickets each, one of which the graduate will need to use to enter the party. Children 10 years and younger do not need tickets. Tickets must be printed before the start time of the event.  

STUDENTS: Arrive 1:30 p.m. for check-in/robing.

Reception to immediately follow in Diboll Gallery. 

This year will feature Rais Bhuiyan, an American Muslim from Bangladesh, who is an extraordinary individual with a powerful story as a victim of a post-9/11 shooting spree and renown peace activist.