University at Buffalo (UB)
Class of 2024 Celebration
Department of History Graduation and Awards Ceremony
Please join the Department of History in person for a special ceremony to celebrate all our students have accomplished during their time here at the University at Buffalo. This smaller ceremony precedes the larger University Commencement the following day, and allows for each of our graduates, both undergraduates and Master's students, to be recognized individually for their achievements. The ceremony will include a special speaker and the presentation of awards. All attending graduates will receive a certificate after we say a few words about each individual student.
We hope you will be present to applaud each other’s accomplishments and give your professors the chance to wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
RSVP for the ceremony by May 5, 2024
Whether or not you plan to attend the ceremony, please fill out and return the History Graduation Survey. The completed survey will supply us with important information required by the university and help us to better serve the needs of our current and future students. Please complete the survey no later than May 5, 2024.
For questions contact UGHis@buffalo.edu.
Join Our Celebration!
Date: Saturday May 18, 2024
Time: 3 p.m.
Place: 190 Norton
Reception to follow
College of Arts and Sciences Commencement Ceremonies
Commencement ceremonies for all CAS departments:
Graduate
Friday, May 17, 2024
1 p.m.
Center for the Arts
Undergraduate
Sunday, May 19, 2024
1 p.m.
Alumni Arena
Frequently Asked Questions:
Yes, the Department of History ceremony is a different ceremony from the general College of Arts and Sciences ceremony. The department ceremony takes place the day before the CAS general ceremony, and is only for History students.
Yes! Master's students are encouraged to attend the cermony!
There is no charge for the ceremony or the reception.
Students are encouraged to wear their graduation regalia.
We do not limit the number of guests, but please provide us with an accurate number so we can properly prepare.
The ceremony will take place in the Student Union Theater. Please see the map of North Campus.
The Student Union is building #29. Interactive campus maps are available on the Visit UB page.
The ceremony lasts about an hour to an hour and a half. The ceremony is followed by a reception with light refreshments.
The departmental ceremony is a smaller, more intimate version of the larger UB Commencement that takes place the next day. Graduates and faculty will process into the ceremony, which will include a brief speech by a guest speaker and the presentation of awards and announcement of various honors and Phi Alpha Theta membership. Each student receives a graduation certificate.
No. Official diplomas are mailed during the summer once the degree audit is complete.
Yes! Just make sure you have RSVP'ed and submitted your survey form, so we know to expect you for the ceremony.
Yes! After the ceremony please join the faculty in light refreshments and conversation.
Information for the UB-wide ceremony can be found on the Countdown to Commencement site.
