Commencement - Faculty Information

Fall 2026 Commencement 

• Fall 2026 Ceremony information / ceremony specifics, and other important details are currently being updated.
• Summer Commencement will be held in the R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center.
• 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 NOVEMBER, 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:  November 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM CST. 

 

Faculty Marshal & Faculty Representative Rehearsal for SUMMER

Rehearsal / Walk Through @ COWAN Center. TBA, December ??, at 1pm. Enter through main doors of COWAN. This is OPTIONAL for students / faculty.  

 

Ceremony Location

R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center

 

Date & Times

Friday, December 11th, 2026

Ceremony 1–  School of Nursing

8:00AM – Faculty Marshals and Faculty Check-in & enjoy light refreshments at the Faculty Café (FAC #1029)
8:15AM – Faculty Marshals report to Student Check-In station
9:00AM – Ceremony Starts

Ceremony 2 – College of Engineering and School of Health Professions

12:00 PM – Faculty Marshals and Faculty Check-in & enjoy light refreshments at the Faculty Café (FAC #1029) 
12:15 PM – Faculty Marshals report to Student Check-In station
1:00 PM – Ceremony Starts

Saturday, December 12th, 2026

Ceremony 3–  College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education

• 8:00AM – Faculty Marshals and Faculty Check-in & enjoy light refreshments at the Faculty Café (FAC #1029)
• 8:15AM – Faculty Marshals report to Student Check-In station
• 9:00AM – Ceremony Starts
  

Ceremony 4 – Soules College of Business

• 12:00 PM – Faculty Marshals and Faculty Check-in & enjoy light refreshments at the Faculty Café (FAC #1029)
• 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 Thursday, October 15, 2026, deadline.
• Rentals: faculty need to contact the UT Tyler Bookstore to rent regalia. The deadline to order is Thursday, November 5, 2026, for delivery to the bookstore.

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