SIU’s 2025 Spring commencement will be held in the Banterra Center on Saturday, May 10 with ceremonies at both 9 a.m and 1 p.m. 

The 9 a.m. ceremony will include the College of Agricultural, Life and Physical Sciences; College of Engineering, Computing, Technology and Math; College of Arts and Media and the School of Education. The 1 p.m. ceremony will include the College of Health and Human Sciences; College of Business and Analytics; College of Liberal Arts and the School of Medicine. 

Advertisement

The SIU Simmons Law School commencement ceremony will be held on Friday, May 9 at 1 p.m. at Shryock Auditorium.

Tickets are not required and general seating is limited on a first-come-first-serve basis. The doors will open 90 minutes before the start of the ceremony. 

Graduates and guests will be directed to park in lots 18 and 56 south of the Banterra Center. Designated parking for guests with disability plates or placards will be available in Lot 18 at the Banterra Center and Lot 52 off Douglas Drive. 

Advertisement*

Flowers, SIU-themed memorabilia and commencement gifts will be available for purchase inside the arena. Balloons, signs, noisemakers and other objects that will obstruct view are not permitted into the ceremony. 

Editor-in-Chief Lylee Gibbs can be reached at [email protected] or on Instagram @lyleegibbsphoto

Advertisement