Southern Utah University Commencement
Thursday, April 27, 2023
7:00 p.m. - Hooding Ceremony for Master's Degree Graduates, America First Event Center
Friday, April 28, 2023
7:30 a.m. Commencement Lineup on Upper Campus
8:00 a.m. Commencement Procession
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. University Commencement Ceremony, America First Event Center
10:30 a.m. College Degree Convocations Begin
Each graduate is individually recognized, called to walk and accept their diploma in their respective academic college ceremony.
- 10:30 a.m. - Noon College of Humanities & Social Sciences, including associate's of science degrees in criminal justice, general studies, legal studies, and paralegal studies, America First Event Center
- 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. College of Performing & Visual Arts, America First Event Center
- 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Beverley Taylor Sorenson College of Education & Human Development, America First Event Center
- 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. College of Health Sciences, America First Event Center
- 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Walter Maxwell Gibson College of Sciences, including SUCCESS Academy, America First Event Center
- 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. College of Engineering & Computational Sciences, including associate's of applied science in aviation, associate's of applied science degrees CAD/CAM, construction technology, and information technology, America First Event Center
- 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business, America First Event Center
News
- Represent the Class of 2023 as this year's student commencement speaker during the University Commencement Ceremony on Friday, April 28. To apply, please submit your original and complete speech (5-6 minutes in length) to Jen Burt at burt@suu.edu no later than February 24, 2023. Selection is based on content of the speech (relevance of topic, resonant perspective, etc.) and public speaking skills. The student selected to speak at the April 28th University Commencement Ceremony will receive a $500 cash award.
- Video recap of the Commencement Address given to the Class of 2022 by Dr. Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. Secretary of State.
- SUU Graduates Over 2,300 Students During Annual Commencement
- 2022 Commencement Program
Class of 2022 Stats
Size of Graduating Class:
- 2,309 graduates
- 601 master's degrees
- 1,504 bachelor's degrees
- 204 associate degrees
Average GPA:
- 3.53
Age of Graduates:
- 27 (average)
- 16-67 (range)
Gender Breakdown:
- 1,309 Females
- 940 Males
- Class includes 75 married couples
Graduates come from:
- 39 Countries
- 42 U.S. States
- 1 U.S. Territory
Most Popular Degrees:
- Master's of Business Administration
- Psychology
- Nursing
- Communication
- Accounting
- Biology
- Master of Education
- General Studies
- Exercise Science
- Master of Accountancy