Commencement

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UW-La Crosse's online celebration of graduates begins May 16, 2020!

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's online celebration for Spring 2020 graduates has been dubbed "Couch Commencement" by student leaders. Join us as we celebrate UWL students' achievements, virtually, beginning on May 16, 2020. 

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August 22, 2020 Commencement Ceremony

Spring Commencement has been tentatively rescheduled to Saturday, August 22, 2020. Two ceremonies are planned:

Location: Mitchell Hall, UW-La Crosse

10 a.m. Ceremony

  • College of Business Administration
  • College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities
  • School of Education including:
    • EC-MC
    • MC-EA
    • STEP (English, History, Social Studies)
    • World Language Education
    • Art Education
    • Music Education

2 p.m. Ceremony

  • College of Science and Health
  • School of Education including:
  • STEP (Math, Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
  • PETE
  • School Health Education

Order regalia, announcement, invitations, apparel:

Order regalia (caps and gowns)
Order alumni-specific apparel
Order announcements/invitations

Diplomas and diploma holders:

Commencement is a celebration of academic accomplishments. Regardless of your participation in the commencement celebration, if you have completed the requirements, you will earn your degree and a diploma will be mailed to you.

  • Diplomas will be mailed to students about six weeks after spring grades have been submitted.
  • Diploma holders are handed to students when they walk the stage during the commencement ceremony. If a student is unable to receive their diploma holder in August, they may request a diploma holder and it will be mailed to them. No diploma holders will be mailed before commencement; requests can be submitted after August 22.

UWL services:

  • UWL Email Address – due to COVID-19, your UWL email will stay valid through December 2020 so that we can continue to communicate with you all about commencement options.
  • Textbook Rental Services returns – all undergraduates will get full information in a week or so about the options for returning textbooks (including a pre-paid label from FedEx). Make sure to verify both your current mailing address and home address in WINGS.
  • Career services has created a resource for job searches during COVID  https://www.uwlax.edu/aaccs/studentsalumni/covid-19-job-search/
  • Have post commencement career and/or graduate school plans? We’d love to hear about them – please complete the 5 minute “first destination” survey - https://www.uwlax.edu/hired/ - we use the information to best help future students.

 

First Destination Survey

Take the survey!
Please tell us about your post-graduate career plans. Takes less than 5 minutes and is completely confidential.

Still looking?

Still in need of any job search/grad school?
Career services is available to help you as you navigate the process of job searching or applying to graduate school.