UCM to Celebrate 2025 Fall Commencement Dec. 12-13

 

The University of Central Missouri (UCM) will welcome thousands of visitors as it hosts the 2025 Fall Commencement exercises Friday, Dec. 12, and Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.

The celebration will bring families, friends and students together for five ceremonies honoring approximately 1,500 individuals who have met undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. 

Anyone who cannot attend but would like to view the ceremonies can do so virtually by visiting the UCM Commencement livestream page.

Commencement exercises begin Friday, Dec. 12, with two graduate ceremonies. Graduates who have previously been awarded a master's degree from the Department of Computer Science and Cybersecurity will be honored at 2 p.m. The 6 p.m. ceremony will include master’s degree students from the College of Health, Science, and Technology (CHST). During the graduate ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, master’s degrees will be conferred upon students from the College of Education (COE), the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) and the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies (HCBPS).

Undergraduate ceremonies are planned for Saturday afternoon and begin at 2 p.m. with the recognition of bachelor’s degree students from CHST and COE. During the final ceremony of the weekend at 6 p.m., degrees will be conferred upon students who completed degree requirements in CAHSS and HCBPS, as well as the General Studies program.

UCM President Roger Best will confer degrees upon graduates in each ceremony. In addition to his comments, there will be remarks at each graduation event from a member of the Board of Governors, a member of the UCM Alumni Foundation, an academic leader and a graduating student. UCM Music faculty and students will engage in the weekend’s five ceremonies as members of the Brass Ensemble, Wind Ensemble and UCM Concert Choir.

Other events planned during commencement weekend include the Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday in the Elliott Student Union Auditorium and a Graduate Student Reception from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday in the Elliott Student Union Ballroom. On Saturday, the School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. in Hendricks Hall, along with a Graduate Student Reception from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Union Ballroom.

For more information, visit the 2025 Fall Commencement website.