For Students
Receptions & Events
DU hosts several pre- and post-Commencement events—from breakfasts for graduates and their families to outdoor celebrations hosted by individual departments.
We'll host a University-wide reception immediately after each Commencement ceremony. Check this website as each ceremony nears for information about where this reception will be held.
EVENT |
TIME & DATE |
LOCATION |
GUEST LIST |
RSVP |
| Center for Multicultural Excellence graduation celebration | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5 | Cable Center | graduating undergraduate and graduate students, their friends, families and the DU community | RSVP online |
| Morgridge College of Education doctoral hooding ceremony | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6 | Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall | all MCE doctoral graduates and their guests | Nora McPherson: nora.mcpherson@du.edu |
| Department of Geography and the Environment awards barbecue and graduation celebration | 3 - 5 p.m. Thursday, June 6 | Boettcher Center Courtyard | all 2013 Department of Geography and Environment graduates | Kelly Raeburn: kelly.raeburn@du.edu |
| Graduate School of Social Work recognition ceremony | 3:30 - 5 p.m. Thursday, June 6 | Gates Auditorium, inside the Newman Center for the Performing Arts | all 2013 GSSW graduates, and their families and friends | Tickets are required for this ceremony. Contact Karen Bensen to RSVP. |
| School of Engineering and Computer Sciences graduation luncheon and awards ceremony | 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 7 | Joy Burns Center | all 2013 SECS graduates | N/A |
| University College graduation ceremony | 1 - 3 p.m. Friday, June 7 | Sturm Hall | all 2013 University College graduates | Tina Miller: cmiller@du.edu |
| Morgridge College of Education graduation reception | 1:30 - 3 p.m. Friday, June 7 | Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall | all 2013 Morgridge College of Education graduates and their guests | Nora McPherson: nora.mcpherson@du.edu |
| AHSS Dean's Office breakfast | 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 8 | east patio of Sturm Hall | all 2013 AHSS graduates | TBD |
| Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics reception | noon Saturday, June 8 (or immediately following the spring Commencement ceremony) | lobby of John Green Hall | all 2013 NSM graduates and their guests | Liane Beights: lbeights@du.edu |