2023 Taubman College Commencement Ceremony

Be present as the Dean, Program Chairs, and Faculty confer all Taubman College Bachelors, Masters, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS
10:00 am – Graduates should arrive to the steps of Hill Auditorium for a class photo.
10:15 am – Guests requiring accessible seating may arrive early (please email Chelsea Hamm at chamm@umich.edu if this applies to you or any of your guests).
10:30 am – Doors open for guest seating.
11:00 am – Graduate procession begins.
1:00 pm – Dean’s Reception in Ingalls Mall.

The ceremony will be live-streamed for those who are unable to attend in person.

ACADEMIC ATTIRE
Academic attire is required for all students participating in the commencement ceremonies listed above. Academic attire can be purchased at the local Ann Arbor locations listed below.

Barnes and Noble @ University of Michigan
530 South State Street
(734) 995-8877

Barnes and Noble @ North Campus
2101 Bonisteel Boulevard
(734) 668-6022

Michiganensian Yearbook
420 Maynard Street
(734) 418-4115 x1247

If Ph.D. candidates would like to order custom attire, visit umich.shopoakhalli.com.

TICKETS
Tickets are not required for the Taubman College ceremony.

PARKING
The gates to all structures on Central Campus will be open on Sunday, May 1. Parking enforcement to these structures will be suspended through Sunday evening. In addition, all University parking areas/surface lots on Central, North, and South Campuses will have suspended parking enforcement on Sunday, and guests will be welcome to park in any available unrestricted blue, orange, and yellow parking spaces.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Our photographer will take a class photograph of all graduates on the steps of Hill Auditorium at 10:00 am. Graduation Foto will also take a photograph of each student as they cross the stage and as they leave the stage. They will provide color proofs to you if you provide your address (there is no charge and no obligation to purchase).

DEAN’S RECEPTION
Our graduating students and their families are invited to join us for a reception hosted by Dean Jonathan Massey, which will immediately follow the ceremony under a tent in the grove area on Ingalls Mall behind Hill Auditorium.

LIBERTY RESEARCH ANNEX AND GALLERY PUBLIC HOURS
Public viewing hours for all graduating students and their families will be available at the Liberty Research Annex from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm on Saturday, April 29, 2023. U-M’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning Liberty Research Annex and Gallery is located at 305 W. Liberty Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48103.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions regarding the Taubman College Commencement activities, please email Chelsea Hamm at chamm@umich.edu.

For questions regarding the U-M Commencement Ceremony, please visit https://commencement.umich.edu/.