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College of Education Graduation

Commencement is the ceremony that acknowledges publicly the awarding of a degree. The College of Education has two commencement ceremonies:

  • one at the end of the Fall semester

  • one at the end of the Spring semester

Students graduating in the Summer may participate in the Fall ceremony following their summer completion.  The commencement ceremony usually lasts about 3 hours.
Dean Wimpelberg

Dean’s Letter to Students

Dear Future Graduate,

Congratulations on your approaching graduation!  What an exciting time!  You will soon join nearly 200,000 UH alumni. Your family and friends share in the joy of your achievement, and your family at UH is also happy for you.  The UH faculty and staff know that you will touch lives and bring excellence to whatever you pursue.  As Dean of the College of Education, I want to say how proud I am of the accomplishments of the Spring 2013 graduating class. It has been an honor to serve you.

It is my hope that the University of Houston remains an integral part of your life once you are, like me, a UH College of Education alum.  Please keep in touch by sharing your accolades and victories at coedean@uh.edu.  Consider becoming an active member of the College of Education’s alumni association. 

Let me also say thank you for entrusting the UH College of Education with the task of teaching, training, molding and mentoring you in preparation for your future success.  We hope that you celebrate your graduation milestone with us at our commencement ceremony. You will find important details about the commencement ceremony on this page.  We look forward to seeing you there. 

Our best wishes are with you as you change the world.  You are the pride.

Go Coogs,

Robert H. McPherson, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Chair

Arrival

Graduating students should arrive at the Athletics and Alumni Center – enter doors on Cullen Blvd. The processional will form on the Basketball court in Yeoman Field House.  Your family and friends should proceed directly to Hofheinz Pavilion.

RSVP

It will help us a great deal if you tell us if you're participating in the Commencement ceremony. Please R.S.V.P online using our Commencement RSVP Form.  *It is very important that you include phonetic or other type of assistance with the correct pronunciation of your name.

Guests

You can invite as many guests as you like.  Given the limited number of seats in Hofheinz Pavilion seating will be on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS. Please advise all guests that wish to attend your ceremony to arrive ON-TIME.  Doors will open one hour prior to start of ceremony.  Security will enforce release of saved seats 15 minutes prior to ceremony start.  There will be overflow seating with a large screen in a nearby building.

Cap and Gown, Printed Announcements

You should make arrangements with the Bookstore in the University Center for your cap and gown and printed commencement announcements and invitations.

Students may order caps, gowns, hoods, announcements and invitations online at

http://colleges.herffjones.com/college/uh/

If you have any questions regarding these items, please call the Bookstore directly at (713) 748-0923 or visit their website at http://bncollege.com. Remember, you are responsible for picking up and dropping off your rented cap and gown. The bookstore will have drop off stations for rentals on the concourse of Hofheinz Pavilion and in Yeoman Field House after our ceremony.

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