Spring 2025 Commencement Information 

Jason Degen, Director of Commencements

Ceremonies

The Spring 2025 commencement will feature two university-wide ceremonies coordinated by the Provost’s Office:  

Doctoral Degrees Ceremony

   – Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025  
 – Time: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (Processional begins at 8:40 AM)  
   – Location: Stephen C. O’Connell Center  

University-Wide Ceremony 

   – Date: Friday, May 2, 2025  
   – Time: 7:00 PM (Processional begins at 6:30 PM)  
   – Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium  

In addition to these ceremonies, each college (except for the Colleges of Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Levin College of Law) will host a recognition ceremony during the same weekend. For specific dates, times, and locations, please visit:  https://commencement.ufl.edu/spring/event-schedule/college-recognition-ceremonies/

Ordering Regalia

Faculty members participating in the university-wide or doctoral commencement ceremonies as platform party members, escorts, or hooding faculty are required to wear formal academic regalia.  

– Deadline: Orders must be placed by March 21, 2025.  
– Order Link: https://facultydirect.herffjones.com  
– Payment: Payment (personal or pcard) is required at the time of ordering.  

For college recognition ceremonies, regalia requirements will be determined by individual colleges.  

Faculty Serving as Escorts and/or Hooders

Doctoral Candidates (Ph.D., Ed.D., and Doctor of Plant Medicine):

   – Candidates will invite a faculty member to serve as their escort, who will also hood them during the ceremony.  

Other Doctoral Candidates (Au.D., D.B.A., D.N.P., O.T.D., D.P.T., D.M.A., and Doctor of Athletic Training):

   – Candidates will be hooded by designated faculty members from their respective programs.  
   – Deadline for Coordinators: Please provide your candidate list to Jason Degen, Director of Commencements, by March 6, 2025.  

Faculty designated as escorts and/or hooders are encouraged to review preliminary hooding instructions at:  https://commencement.ufl.edu/spring/doctoral-escorts/

An email with detailed instructions will be sent closer to the commencement date. However, if you are aware that you will be serving as an escort or hooder, please ensure your regalia is ordered by the March 21, 2025, deadline.  

Marshal Robes

Faculty members serving as marshals at the university-wide ceremonies do **not** need to order academic regalia. Marshal robes will be provided free of charge for use during the university-wide commencement ceremonies.  

Thank you for your participation in making the University of Florida Spring 2025 commencement a memorable occasion for our graduates. Should you have any questions, please contact the Commencements Office: jdegen@ufl.edu