Ceremony 2 | Grainger Engineering Convocation
- Event Type
- Ceremony/Service
- Sponsor
- Grainger College of Engineering
- Location
- State Farm Center
- Date
- May 17, 2026 1:00 pm
- Contact
- Engineering Convocation
- engineering-convocation@illinois.edu
- Originating Calendar
- Grainger Engineering: Special Events Calendar
The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will host its May 2026 Convocation Ceremony on Sunday, May 17, recognizing the academic achievements of graduating undergraduate and graduate students. The ceremony will feature remarks from college leadership, the formal conferral of degrees, and individual recognition of graduates from select engineering disciplines.
Sunday May 17, 2026
Ceremony 2 | 1pm | State Farm Center
Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Science and Engineering
PhysicsCONVOCATION CHECKLIST
- Registration for convocation will go live late January. *Students with less than 13 credit hours to complete by August 2026 may participate in our May 2026 ceremonies.
- Order your cap & gown. Academic attire may be ordered online at https://herff.ly/illinois.
- Complete the IlliniSuccess survey!
If you have questions, feel free to contact the Engineering Graduation Convocation Coordinator at:
engineering-convocation@illinois.edu.STUDENTS
If you will need accessibility-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact our office at engineering-convocation@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your accessibility needs.
GUESTS
If you will need accessibility-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please call the State Farm Center at 866-ILLINI-1, or visit their Guest Service window (during events) located next to the West Grand Lobby.
For additional information regarding services available for guests needing accommodations, please visit the State Farm Center's ADA/Accessibility web page.For information regarding the campus commencement ceremony, please visit this link:
Go to university-wide Commencement Website