SIU commencement held on May 13

The May commencement at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be Saturday, May 13.
The May commencement at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be Saturday, May 13.(Colin Baillie)
Published: May. 8, 2023 at 11:48 AM CDT|Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 5:15 PM CDT
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CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - The May commencement at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was held on Saturday, May 13.

The morning and afternoon ceremonies were at the Banterra Center, 1400 Arena Drive.

The 9 a.m. ceremony includes the following graduates:

  • College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences
  • College of Arts and Media
  • College of Liberal Arts
  • School of Education

The 1 p.m. ceremony includes the following graduates:

  • College of Business and Analytics
  • College of Engineering, Computing, Technology, and Mathematics
  • College of Health and Human Sciences
  • School of Medicine

You can live stream all the ceremonies here.

According to SIU, typical commencement ceremonies last between 2 and 2.5 hours.

Graduates are not required to sit in a particular order, but there are designated sections based on degree (doctorate, Masters and Bachelors) and college/school. After the processional, there will be remarks from the president, chancellor and possibly others. Following the remarks, the degrees will be conferred.