ISU Graduation Schedule (Afternoon)

 

ISU Spring Graduation

Spring 2022 (Afternoon) Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

 

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 2:30 p.m.

Location: Hilton Coliseum

**It is anticipated that the ceremony will last approximately 2.5 hours.**

 

 

Arrival Time:

• Doors to Hilton Coliseum will open at 12:30 p.m. for guests.

Guests:

• Guest seating is unlimited – please invite everyone who wishes to celebrate your significant achievement! 
• Tickets are NOT required.

Masks:

• Masks are not required.

Handshaking:

• On-stage handshakes with the President or Provost are optional. 
• If you prefer not to shake hands, please fold hands together to indicate you do not wish to be offered a handshake. 

Parking:

• Graduates and guests are encouraged to park in any of the parking lots around Hilton Coliseum with the exception of lots B1, C1, and the East Ramp, which are reserved.
• A parking map is available online here: https://www.fpm.iastate.edu/maps/

Special Accommodations/Accessibility:

Parking: 

• Handicap parking is available in the B2 parking lot which is located southwest of Hilton Coliseum. 

Elevators and Seating: 

• Special accommodation seating will be available on a first come, first served basis.  
• Guests needing a handicap accessible entrance and/or elevator should utilize Hilton Coliseum’s west entrance, located under the catwalk between Scheman and Hilton.

Additional Information: 

• A sign language interpreter will be available.  

• Captioning will be available.

Livestream:

• The commencement ceremony will be live streamed. Link to the live stream will be available closer to commencement

 

Information for Undergraduates

 

Arrival Time:

• You may begin arriving for check-in at 1:30 p.m., but plan to arrive by no later than 2:30 p.m.

Check-in/Line-up Information:

• Your primary college will determine your assigned check-in location:
  • College of Design
    • Information still to come.
  • College of Engineering
    • Information still to come.
  • College of Human Sciences
    • Information still to come.

Academic Attire (e.g., Caps, Tassels, and Gowns):

Bachelors:

• Graduates are required to wear a bachelor's gown, a black cap, and the appropriate color tassel. Students are encouraged to wear their academic adornments (e.g., cords, medallions, etc.)
• Graduates who are a member of the United States Armed Forces, are welcome to wear uniforms. Graduates who need to wear specific attire for religious or cultural purposes (e.g., hijab, etc.) are welcome to do so.
• Your cap should be worn level, not tilted. Your gown should hang freely from the shoulders. Appropriate business clothing should be worn under your gown.
• Academic attire can be purchased from the University Book Store in the Memorial Union or via their website (https://www.isubookstore.com/graduation/cap-gown-tassel/bachelor). 
  • Delivery options included shipping or pick-up in store.
    • If shipping domestically, it can take up to 4 days.
    • For graduates who would like their academic attire shipped to an international address, the University Book Store strongly encourages picking up at the store, instead, as there are currently significant delays when it comes to international shipping.

Special Accommodations/Accessibility:

• Graduates needing special assistance (e.g., wheelchair seating, sign language interpreter, captioning services, service animals, etc.) prior to, or during, the ceremony should contact Amber Tiarks, atiarks@iastate.edu, by May 11th.

Personal Belongings: 

• Leave purses, coats, and other valuables with family or friends since there will be no secure place to leave them.

Ceremony Process: 

• After check-in, graduates will proceed to the line-up area.
• Please complete the photography portion of the card you were given at check-in prior to the start of the ceremony. 
• During the ceremony, graduates will be led to the photography area and then led across the stage by a Faculty Marshal. Photographers will use a flash when taking photos. 
• Students will shake hands with either the President or Provost and receive a diploma cover. Handshakes with the President or Provost are optional. Please approach the stage with hands folded if you do not wish to be offered a handshake.
• After crossing the stage, graduates will be led back to their original seats. 

Photography:

• Students/candidates will have two pictures taken at the ceremony: 
  • A staged photo before walking across stage. 
  • A posed photo with the president or provost while on the stage. 
• Graduates will receive information via e-mail from Flash Photography as to how they can purchase their photographs. 
• Questions regarding photography should be directed at Flash Photography (http://www.flashphotography.com/docs/contactus.html). 

Flash Photography has been contracted to take your photograph at the ceremony. Photographers will use flash when taking photos, please reach out to us at graduation@iastate.edu or 515-294-1840, if you have any questions or concerns about the use of flash during your photograph.

Diploma Covers:

• The President and/or Provost will hand you a diploma cover on stage during the ceremony.

Distinction Cords:

• Students may start picking up their cords on Monday, April 25, 2022 from our office, located at 010 Enrollment Services Center between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Please be sure to bring a valid form of photo ID with you (student ID card, driver’s license, passport, etc.).
• Please be aware that the distinction listed on your diploma and transcript may be different than your distinction at graduation, as your final distinction will be based on your cumulative GPA after final grades are posted.

Spring 2022 Undergraduate Commencement Speaker, Honorary Degree Recipient (Afternoon Ceremony)

Professor Subra Suresh, 4th President and Distinguished University Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 

Professor Subra Suresh is the 4th President and Distinguished University Professor at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, since January 2018. 

Professor Suresh served as Director of the US National Science Foundation (NSF), a position to which he was nominated by the President of the United States, and unanimously confirmed by the US Senate (2010-2013). He has been the President of Carnegie Mellon University (2013 – 2017); Dean of Engineering (2007-2010) and Vannevar Bush Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); and Professor of Engineering at Brown University (1983-1993).  He graduated from high school at the age of 15 and received his engineering doctorate degree from MIT in two years.  He received his master’s degree from Iowa State in 1979.

Professor Suresh’s research has focused on the properties of engineered and biological materials and their implications for human diseases and technologies across a broad spectrum of industries and applications. He has authored three books, more than 300 research articles and 30 patent applications, and has co-founded two technology start-ups. The Innovation Corps (I-Corps) programme which he created while serving as NSF Director in 2011 is now regarded as one of the most impactful initiatives in translating scientific discoveries into commercial practice.

Professor Suresh is amongst a rare group of researchers elected to all three branches of the US National Academies: National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Academy of Medicine. He has also been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Inventors, and to leading science and/or engineering academies in China, France, Germany, India, Spain, Singapore, and Sweden.He has been awarded 18 honorary doctorate degrees from institutions around the world. His alma mater, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, awarded him an honorary doctorate degree during its Golden Jubilee Convocation in 2013 where he was the commencement speaker.

Professor Suresh is the recipient of some of the most prestigious honors for advancing science, technology, education, research, and innovation through his scholarship and leadership: the 2020 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Medal; an Honorary Fellowship of St. Hugh’s College at Oxford University in 2018; the 2015 Industrial Research Institute Medal; the 2013 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science; the 2012 Timoshenko Medal and the 2011 Nadai Medal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; the 2011 Padma Shri award, one of the highest civilian honors from the President of India on Republic Day; the 2007 Gold Medal of the Federation of European Materials Societies; and the 1995 Presidential Young Investigator Award from the White House. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Marston Medal from Iowa State University in 2011 and 2008, respectively.