Celebration Guide & Program Book
Your Cardinal Family looks forward to honoring you in person when it’s safe to do so. We’re currently planning to hold a separate spring commencement ceremony in December.
In the meantime, for those who would like to commemorate this moment of earning their degree, following is a guide for viewing the content on our Virtual Graduation Celebration site to create your own virtual ceremony and watch party.
Introductions
- Pomp & Circumstance – Louisville Brass
- Introduction – Michael Mardis, Dean of Students
- Presidential address – Neeli Bendapudi, UofL President
- Representative remarks – Congressman John Yarmuth
- Gubernatorial remarks – Governor Andy Beshear
- Mayoral remarks and proclamation – Mayor Greg Fischer
- Message from Kentucky Attorney General - Daniel Cameron
- Message from Kentucky Secretary of State - Michael Adams
- Provost remarks, recognition of first generation students and commissioned officers – Beth Boehm, Provost
- Message from the Student Government Association president – Jasper Noble
Messages from Schools & Colleges
- College of Arts & Sciences – David Owen, Interim Dean
- College of Business – Todd Mooradian, Dean
- School of Dentistry – Gerard Bradley, Dean
- College of Education & Human Development – Amy Lingo, Interim Dean
- Graduate School – Paul DeMarco, Acting Dean
- Kent School of Social Work – David Jenkins, Dean
- Brandeis School of Law - Colin Crawford, Dean
- School of Medicine – Toni Ganzel, Dean
- School of Music – Teresa Reed, Dean
- School of Nursing – Sonya Hardin, Dean
- School of Public Health & Information Sciences – Craig Blakely, Dean
- Speed School of Engineering – Emmanuel Collins, Dean
- Induction intthe Alumni Association - Tommy Nolan, Louisville Alumni Board Chairman
- Alma mater – The Cardinal Singers & Cardinal Marching Band
- Fight song – Cardinal Marching Band
Congratulations, graduates! Be sure to let us know how you’re celebrating by using #UofLGrads2020 when you share photos and thoughts to social media. Also, don’t miss our interactive graduation celebration features to add to the festivities.
Spring 2020 Virtual graduation celebration program book [PDF]
Previous Commencement program books
An online and printable version of the Commencement program book will be available on this page before and after Commencement. Students will receive a copy of the program on their seat in the arena. Program books will also be available at the arena in the main lobby.