Commencement - Faculty Information

Summer 2026 Commencement 

• Summer 2026 Ceremony information / ceremony specifics, and other important details are currently being updated.
• Summer Commencement will be held in the HERRINGTON PATRIOT CENTER (HPC).
• Details and logistics are still being worked out.
• Please continue to check back soon for additional information. Updates will be posted as they become available. 

Commencement Registration (Qualtrics Survey)

Register through Faculty Commencement Survey starting END of June, date TBD 2026, at 10:00am CST

• If you do not plan to participate, you must indicate this on the Commencement Registration through the Survey.
• Please complete the  QUALTRICS Survey at your earliest convenience, regardless of your attendance. To ensure that we are adequately prepared, for Commencement, please submit your responses no later than  DATE:  TBD, 2026 at 11:59pm CST. 

 

Faculty Marshal & Faculty Representative Rehearsal for SUMMER

TBD depending on schedule of HPC. If there is rehearsal it will be OPTIONAL for students / faculty.  

 

Ceremony Location

Herrington Patriot Center

 

Date & Times

Saturday, August 15th, 2026

Ceremony 1–  College of Engineering, School of Health Professions & School of Nursing

• 8:00AM – Faculty Marshals and Faculty Check-in & enjoy light refreshments at the Faculty Café (TBD)
• 8:15AM – Faculty Marshals report to Student Check-In station.
• 9:00AM – Ceremony Starts
  

Ceremony 2 – College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Psychology, and Soules College of Business

• 12:00 PM – Faculty Marshals and Faculty Check-in & enjoy light refreshments at the Faculty Café (TBD)
• 12:15 PM – Faculty Marshals report to Student Check-In station.
• 1:00 PM – Ceremony Starts
  

Regalia (cap & gown)

Doctoral, Professional, & Masters

• Purchases: faculty may purchase regalia online at herff.ly/regalia before the Monday, June 22, 2026, deadline.
• Rentals: faculty need to contact the UT Tyler Bookstore to rent regalia. The deadline to order is Friday, July 3, 2026, for delivery to the bookstore.

If you have any questions, please contact graduation@uttyler.edu.