University of Wisconsin - Stout
12/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/15/2025 08:05
Fall commencement scheduled Dec. 20 for more than 525 graduates
Fall commencement will be held for 527 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 20, at UW-Stout.
A total of 399 undergraduate and 128 graduate students will receive degrees. Two ceremonies will be held at Johnson Fieldhouse:
- 10 a.m., College of Arts & Human Sciencesand College of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Management
- 2 p.m., Graduate Studies
The ceremonies can also be seen via livestream on the UW-Stout commencement website and at the Memorial Student Center.
Provost Glendalí Rodríguez will host the ceremonies. Chancellor Katherine Frank will provide remarks to the graduates and confer degrees.
Three graduating students will speak:
- Sophia Moore, of Red Wing, Minnesota, applied social science, CAHS speaker.
- Grace Rucker, of Oronoco, Minnesota, real estate property managementand hotel, restaurant & tourism management, CSTEMM speaker.
- Hanahh Eggum, of Menomonie, M.S. training & talent development, Graduate Studies speaker.
Two alumni will also be guest speakers. Undergraduates will be addressed by Michael Leighton ('02), director of industrial design at Polaris Inc., B.F.A. in industrial designand business management. Graduate Studies will be addressed by Shannon Donnelly ('95, '05), associate dean and director of UW-Stout's School of Education, B.S. in vocational rehabilitationand M.S. in education.
The ceremonies will include music by the Ludington Guard Band, directed by James Woodford.
More information
Students and members of the UW-Stout community can share comments and photos on UW-Stout social media platforms using the hashtag #StoutGrad2025. Diplomas will be mailed to students four to six weeks after final grades are issued.
For more information, contact Commencement Coordinator Bethany Risler, 715-232-1279, or email [email protected].
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