May 2025 Commencement

UCA will hold spring commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2. The university relies on the support of employees across campus to ensure that this event goes smoothly! With most of the ceremonies occurring during regular business hours, we encourage supervisors to allow employees to serve at commencement as their work assignment for the day. 

Student volunteers are also invited to join in the occasion for volunteer service hours! 

Location for Commencement: Farris Center

Commencement Ceremony Times:

• Thursday, May 1 at 5pm (Staff and volunteers arrive at 3:30pm)
• Friday, May 2 at 9am (Staff and volunteers arrive at 7:30am)
• Friday, May 2 at 12pm (Staff and volunteers arrive at 10:30am)
• Friday, May 2 at 3pm (Staff and volunteers arrive at 1:30pm)
• Friday, May 2 at 6pm (staff and volunteers arrive at 4:30pm)

More information about which graduates will attend each ceremony is available at https://uca.edu/commencement/.

Staff and Volunteer Information

• Attire for staff and volunteers is business casual (no jeans). Please wear your UCA name badge if you have one. If you do not have one, a commencement volunteer name tag will be provided for you.
• Duties include passing out programs, scanning tickets, welcoming visitors, assisting with accessible seating, and ushering visitors to seating areas.
• Staff and volunteers will need to report to the Farris Center Lobby to check in 1½ hours prior to the ceremony. Note that some shifts will be dismissed 30 minutes into the ceremony, while others will need to stay for the duration of the ceremony. Please pay attention to the shift length start and end times you are signing up for.
• UCA employees may receive Staff Senate volunteer time (up to 16 hours of earned leave per year) for any Commencement hours that occur outside of their typical work hours.

Thank you for assisting with this important campus celebration that is a momentous occasion in the lives of our students! We appreciate your help to ensure that we have a safe and enjoyable event!

For more information, contact Dr. Lesley Graybeal at lgraybeal@uca.edu or (501) 450-5148.