April 29, 2022 Dante Lauretta, leader of NASA's history-making OSIRIS-REx mission, will address graduates at Commencement Lauretta is principal investigator of the UArizona-led OSIRIS-REx mission, NASA's premier mission to visit a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid and bring back a sample.
May 5, 2021 UArizona Gears Up for 9 Days of In-Person Graduation Ceremonies The 18 scaled-back ceremonies are organized by program and will have a limited number of guests. Several COVID-19 precautions, including a mask requirement, will be in place.
May 5, 2021 Outstanding Graduates Will Be Honored for Service, Academics and Perseverance Seven undergraduates will be recognized during this year's graduation ceremonies for their service to the community, academic accomplishments and perseverance.
May 15, 2020 Graduates Urged to Use Lessons From the Climb to Look Beyond the Summit History-making mountaineer and alumna Alison Levine shares with the "fiercest Wildcat class" lessons from climbing Mount Everest during the university's first-ever virtual Commencement.
May 12, 2020 UArizona Prepares for First-Ever Virtual Commencement President Robert C. Robbins will confer more than 11,000 bachelor's, master's, doctoral and professional degrees during the university's first-ever virtual Commencement ceremony.
May 4, 2020 Outstanding Seniors to be Honored During Virtual Commencement Seven UArizona graduating seniors will receive awards recognizing their integrity, notable achievements and positive contributions to their families and communities.
May 10, 2019 UA Graduates Urged to 'Live Deeply and Look Up' Commencement speaker Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first woman of color to travel to outer space, emphasized the importance of recognizing how connected we all are, and looking at the bigger picture.
May 8, 2019 UA to Confer About 6,700 Degrees About 4,500 graduates and 40,000 guests are expected to attend Commencement. Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the first woman of color to travel into outer space, will be the keynote speaker.
April 24, 2019 Creating Cultural Understanding, One Word at a Time After working to mend U.S.-Afghan relations through language and compassion, UA student Felisa Hervey had a stroke that inhibited her ability to speak before finishing her dissertation.
April 17, 2019 Peace Corps Prep Program Leads to Service for Two UA Seniors Gina Aniano and Ruth Byrnes took advantage of a new undergraduate program and were rewarded with invitations to serve in the Peace Corps.