Opening reception in the Main Jury Room.

The UTSoA Ceremony will be held on Hogg Memorial Auditorium (see link below).

Ceremony | The public is invited. Tickets are required. Please see the commencement website. The information you provide on the online RSVP form will be read to the audience as you walk across the stage during our ceremony. Please complete this form by Friday, May 4. If you will require special assistance to access the stage or have a visitor with disabilities attending convocation, please let us know by May 11 so we may coordinate details in advance.

Regalia | All degree candidates wear caps and gowns. You may purchase these items at the University Co-Op. The School of Architecture stole color is lilac.

Check-in | All degree candidates must check-in no later than 2:00 pm in the Goldsmith Hall Lobby for group pictures and to assemble for procession. Please do not be late, as the procession begins promptly at 3:00 pm. Please leave your belongings with your family or friends; do not bring your belongings with you to Goldsmith Hall. There is no place to store them and the building is not secure. 

Will-call for tickets | The will-call window at Hogg Memorial Auditorium will be open at 1:45pm.

Pictures | The University uses Flash Photography for group and individual pictures. We will ask for an email address for the order forms on the online RSVP form, linked above.

Reception | A reception honoring graduates, their families, and friends will follow in the Tejas Room of the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. All graduates will be admitted without charge. Guests will be $20 each. Please RSVP and submit payment online by May 4. We encourage you and your family to come for the School of Architecture Commencement, to join us at the reception following the ceremony and also to attend the University-wide evening Commencement at 8:00 pm.

Evening Commencement | Please join Dean Steiner at the 129th Spring University-wide Commencement for the ceremony and fireworks celebration. To participate, degree candidates may pick up a ticket beginning May 7. No tickets are required for guests.

The Great Texas Exit | You, your family and friends are invited to take part on Friday or Saturday morning in The Great Texas Exit at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center. 

Parking | The closest parking options are the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center parking and the San Antonio Garage.