FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Arkansas is expected to set a new record for the number of students graduating during spring commencement ceremonies this year. So far 4,149 students have registered to attend one of the eight ceremonies: 898 graduate students, 3,126 undergraduates, and 125 law students.

In all 4,311 students have applied for spring graduation. For this academic year, including the fall 2014, spring 2015, and summer 2015 semesters, over 6,300 students have graduated or applied to graduate.

The College of Education and Health Professions ceremony will be held on Friday, May 8. Six commencement ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 9. The School of Law ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 16.

Six of the commencement ceremonies will be streamed live online, a service offered primarily for family members and friends who cannot attend the campus ceremonies.

No tickets are required for any of the commencement ceremonies.

On May 8 and 9 the ceremonies will be held in Bud Walton Arena, Barnhill Arena, and the Arkansas Union.

Free parking is available in any unrestricted parking lot on campus. The campus parking map shows all available parking, as well as parking reserved for people with disabilities.

People with mobility impairments may be dropped off near the entrances to both Walton and Barnhill Arenas. Reserved seating is available for people with mobility impairments at all commencement locations.

Normal security precautions will be taken at each of the commencement locations. All guests attending a commencement ceremony will be required to pass through a security checkpoint. Cameras and personal items such as handbags will be inspected. Please allow extra time for this process. Please do not bring baggage, wrapped packages, backpacks, strollers or noise makers to the ceremony.

Friday, May 8

College of Education and Health Professions

• 3 p.m., in Bud Walton Arena, doors open at 1:30 p.m.  
• All guests must enter through the south entrance
• Steaming live video at http://livestream.com/uark/events/3858123
• Speaker: Anna Reed Phillips, an alumna and co-founder of the Bridge2Rwanda Scholars Program
• More information is available at http://coehp.uark.edu/12967.php.

Saturday, May 9

All-University Commencement for graduate students from all colleges

• 8:30 a.m., Bud Walton Arena, doors open at 7:15 a.m.
• All guests must enter through the south entrance and exit through the east or west doors
• Streaming live video at http://livestream.com/uark/events/3857965
• Speakers: Coach Frank Broyles and Dr. James Hildreth
• More information is available at http://registrar.uark.edu/2998.php

J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

• 1 p.m., Bud Walton Arena, doors open at approximately 11:30 a.m.
• All guests must enter through the south entrance and exit through the east or west doors.
• Streaming live video at http://livestream.com/uark/events/3858087
• Speaker: Padmavathy Manavazhahan, graduating senior a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and biochemistry, with minors in gender studies, classical studies, and medieval and Renaissance studies
• More information is available at http://fulbright.uark.edu/deans-office/news-and-events/spring-2015-commincement.php

Sam M. Walton College of Business

• 1 p.m., Barnhill Arena, doors open at 11 a.m.
• All guests may enter through the north and upper south entrances
• Streaming live video available at http://livestream.com/uark/events/3858080
• Speaker: Donnie Smith, president and CEO of Tyson Foods Inc.
• More information is available at http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/commencement-ceremony.asp

Fay Jones School of Architecture

• 1 p.m., Verizon Ballroom, 5th floor, Arkansas Union, doors open at 11:30 a.m.
• Streaming video will not be available
• Speaker: Trinity Simons, alumna, director of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design in Washington, D.C.
• Parking for people with disabilities is available on floors 3-5 of the Stadium Parking Garage.

College of Engineering

• 5 p.m., Barnhill Arena
• All guests must enter through the upper south entrance
• Streaming live video is available at http://new.livestream.com/uark/events/3858089
• Speaker: Irving Pressley McPhail, president and CEO of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
• More information is available at http://www.engr.uark.edu/home/4973.php

Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences

• 5 p.m., Bud Walton Arena, doors open at approximately 4 p.m.
• All guests must enter through the south entrance
• Streaming live video is available at http://livestream.com/uark/events/3858096
• Speakers: alumni Mark Waldrip, owner of Armor Seed LLC and East Arkansas Seeds Inc.; Allison Thomas, chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service
• More information is available at http://www.engr.uark.edu/home/4973.php

Saturday, May 16

School of Law

• 2 p.m., Fayetteville Town Center, doors open at 8 a.m.
• Streaming live video is available at http://livestream.com/uark/events/3858132
• Speaker: Amy Tu, alumna and chief counsel of aviation services and business development for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
• For additional information contact Mary Herrington at 479-575-7207 or  mherrin@uark.edu