UC Merced is holding its fall commencement this weekend. Here’s what to know
Nearly 400 undergraduate students and 40 graduate students will celebrate their achievements at UC Merced’s fall commencement ceremonies this weekend.
There will be three ceremonies honoring graduates at the Art Kamangar Center at the Merced Theatre downtown:
- The Graduate Division, Friday, 6 p.m.
- School of Engineering and School of Natural Sciences, Saturday, 9 a.m.
- School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Saturday, Noon
Omar DeGuchy, a scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, will address graduates at Friday’s ceremony, UC Merced said in a news release. DeGuchy earned his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from UC Merced in 2020.
Saturday’s commencement speaker will be Dale Johns, president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center, the university said.
Information about tickets, parking, graduate gear and prohibited items (no balloons, air horns) is available on the UC Merced website at commencement.ucmerced.edu.
UC Merced says guests are encouraged to arrive early and allow at least 30 minutes for parking, walking to the venue and ticketing.
Those unable to attend can watch the ceremonies live on UC Merced’s commencement website or on the university’s YouTube page.
