Engineering Recognition Ceremonies
Overview
KU Engineering hosts two graduate recognition ceremonies each year. If you intend to participate or “walk,” please make appropriate arrangements for your regalia as it is required in all graduation ceremonies. During the ceremony, engineering administration, engineering department leadership, and faculty will be present to congratulate students.
Special seating is available for guests with limited mobility. For the spring ceremony, to ensure all guests with mobility concerns are accommodated, we ask that parties limit their use of reserved seating to those who need it and one additional companion.
The recognition ceremony is also a time to honor outstanding master's and doctoral students, seniors in each major, as well as the Locke Award for Outstanding Senior, which is selected from that group. The School recognizes several faculty award winners, including the Gould Award winners for Outstanding Faculty Adviser and Outstanding Faculty Educator. Engineering students are encouraged to nominate faculty for the two Gould awards.
Each ceremony is livestreamed with a link available on the School of Engineering homepage, posted the day of the ceremony.
Fall 2025 School of Engineering Recognition Ceremony
9 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2025
Crafton-Preyer Theater
1530 Naismith Drive
Lawrence, KS 66045
The Fall Engineering Recognition Ceremony is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, December 6, 2025 in Crafton-Preyer Theater in Murphy Hall. A reception will follow in the Engineering Complex. A livestream link will be posted on the Engineering homepage the day of the ceremony.
Parking is available in Lot 54, adjacent from Murphy Hall and the Engineering Complex. Additional parking is reserved around the Engineering Complex. View a KU parking map. Parking for the ceremony is reserved until 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Student RSVP information forthcoming.
University Commencement
The University of Kansas holds one university-wide Commencement ceremony each spring and several school-level recognition events that same weekend. All students who have graduated in that academic year (includes summer, fall, and spring graduates) are invited to attend the university’s official ceremony, which takes place the Sunday after finals in the spring semester. The "walk down the Hill" is a fun tradition where students often bring balloons or decorate caps and gowns.
When a student applies for graduation in Enroll & Pay, this indicates to university officials of your potential participation in University Commencement. There is not a separate RSVP form for University Commencement.
Doctoral students are also invited to attend the annual Doctoral Hooding Ceremony hosted by the KU Office of Graduate Studies in the spring.