UT Martin will hold fall commencement during two in-person ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 10, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.
Commencement times are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and tickets are not required to attend either ceremony. Doors will open 45 minutes before each event begins.
UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver will deliver the commencement address for both ceremonies, and UT System President Randy Boyd will attend to confer degrees for those graduating both summer and fall terms. A sign-language interpreter will provide services for the hearing-impaired during both events.
The 10 a.m. ceremony will include both undergraduate and graduate-degree candidates from the colleges of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, and Business and Global Affairs. The 2 p.m. ceremony will also include both undergraduate and graduate-degree candidates and include the colleges of Education, Health and Behavioral Sciences; Engineering and Natural Sciences; and Humanities and Fine Arts.
Each ceremony will be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/utmartin and www.youtube.com/utmartin. The ceremonies will be archived for later viewing on YouTube.
Other commencement features and services include:
• Graduation regalia available in the Barnes & Noble Bookstore through the day of graduation. Also, graduates who are eligible to wear honors cords will receive an email and may pick up their cords at the bookstore.
• Professional commencement photography provided by Grad Images, which will offer graduation photos for sale to each participant. A link to order photos will be sent to participants following commencement.
• A special commemorative commencement T-shirt that includes the names of all summer and fall graduates will be available for $30 per shirt and on sale Dec. 10 at the Elam Center.
• Floral bouquets will be on sale Dec. 10 outside the Elam Center’s main entrance for graduates, their families and friends.
• Receptions for graduates, their families and friends will be held in the Skyhawk Fieldhouse following both ceremonies.
No commencement practice will be held for the fall ceremonies. For more information, call the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.
