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Category: Featured Events

UF Commencement – Wertheim College of Engineering (Master’s)

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Excited to celebrate UF Commencement with these graduates as they take their next step in the Gator Nation!

Entrance: Gate 1- Doors open @ 7:30am
Processional: Begins at 8:30am

Participating Schools: Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

Additional Information

For more information on UF Commencements, please visit the Commencement website.

UF Commencement – Liberal Arts & Sciences #2

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Excited to celebrate UF Commencement with these graduates as they take their next step in the Gator Nation!

Entrance: Gate 1- Doors open @ 12:30pm
Processional: Begins at 1:30pm

Participating Degrees/Majors: Bachelor’s Degrees in: Economics; Geography; Geology; History; Interdisciplinary Studies; International Studies; Jewish Studies; Languages, Literatures & Cultures; Linguistics; Marine Sciences; Mathematics; Philosophy; Political Science; Religion; Spanish & Portuguese Studies.

Additional Information

For more information on UF Commencements, please visit the Commencement website.

UF Commencement – Liberal Arts & Sciences #3

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Excited to celebrate UF Commencement with these graduates as they take their next step in the Gator Nation!

Entrance: Gate 1- Doors open @ 5:30pm
Processional: Begins at 6:30pm

Participating Degrees/Majors: Bachelor’s Degrees in: Criminology; Physics; Psychology; Sociology; Statistics/Data Science; Sustainability Studies; Women’s Studies.

Additional Information

For more information on UF Commencements, please visit the Commencement website.

Commencement – Liberal Arts & Sciences #1

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Excited to celebrate UF Commencement with these graduates as they take their next step in the Gator Nation!

Entrance: Gate 1- Doors open @ 7:30am
Processional: Begins at 8:30am

Participating Degrees/Majors: All CLAS Master’s Degrees. Bachelor’s Degrees in: African American Studies; Anthropology; Astronomy/Astrophysics; Biology/Botany/Zoology; Chemistry; Classical Studies; Computer Science; English; Microbiology & Cell Science.

Additional Information

For more information on UF Commencements, please visit the Commencement website.

Commencement – Warrington College of Business #2

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Excited to celebrate UF Commencement with these graduates as they take their next step in the Gator Nation!

Entrance: Gate 1- Doors open @ 12:30pm
Processional: Begins at 1:30pm

Participating Schools: Heavener School of Business

Additional Information

For more information on UF Commencements, please visit the Commencement website.

Commencement – Warrington College of Business #1

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Excited to celebrate UF Commencement with these graduates as they take their next step in the Gator Nation!

Entrance: Gate 1- Doors open @ 7:30am
Processional: Begins at 8:30am

Participating Schools: Hough Graduate School of Business and Fisher School of Accounting

Additional Information

For more information on UF Commencements, please visit the Commencement website.

UF Commencement – Public Health and Health Professions

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Excited to celebrate UF Commencement with these graduates as they take their next step in the Gator Nation!

Entrance: Gate 1- Doors open @ 5:30pm
Processional: Begins at 6:30pm

Additional Information

For more information on UF Commencements, please visit the Commencement website.

UF Commencement – Health and Human Performance

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Excited to celebrate UF Commencement with these graduates as they take their next step in the Gator Nation!

Entrance: Gate 1- Doors open @ 12:30pm
Processional: Begins at 1:30pm

Additional Information

For more information on UF Commencements, please visit the Commencement website.

Commencement – Doctoral Degrees

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Excited to celebrate these University of Florida graduates as they take their next step in the Gator Nation!

Entrance: Gate 1- Doors open @ 7:30am for guests
Processional: Begins at 8:40am

Participating Degrees: PhD, EdD, AuD, DAT, DBA, DMA, DNP, DPM, DPT, OTD

Additional Information

For more information on UF Commencements, please visit the Commencement website.

Dance Marathon

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Dance Marathon at the University of Florida is a yearlong philanthropic effort benefiting the patients of UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. Each year, students stay awake and on their feet at our annual 26.2 hour event to raise funds and awareness for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals for the duration of the event. In the 29 years of Dance Marathon at UF’s existence, we have raised more than $30 million , making it the most successful student-run philanthropy in the Southeastern United States. In 2023, DM at UF raised a grand total of $2,007,079.05 for UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.

Event Information:

  • Security: Patrons will be asked to pass through metal detectors prior to entry in the building. Refer to our Metal Detector Screening page for more information on this policy.
  • Prohibited Items: Visit our Security Policies page for a list of prohibited items.
  • Camera Policy: Cameras of all types are permitted.
  • Video/Audio Recording Policy: Video and audio recording allowed for this event
  • Concession Information: Not available for this event.
  • Disabled Patron Services: Accessibility Information
  • Parking: Parking is available in the O’Connell Center parking lot and garage.
  • Directions: Map and Driving Directions »
  • More Info: For more information on the event, please refer to the Dance Marathon website.