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Faculty at Commencement

Faculty Information

Commencement is an exciting time for our students and their loved ones to celebrate a milestone they will look back on fondly as they depart UHD to embark upon their future endeavors. Your participation as faculty makes this day truly memorable for our graduates. Your presence adds immeasurable value to the celebration.
 
Faculty Roles at Commencement
 

Grand Marshal – A recent awardee of a faculty award who carries the mace during the student processional and calls the commencement ceremonies to order. This faculty member is seated on the platform at commencement.

Associate Grand Marshal – A recent awardee of a faculty award who carries the UHD banner during the student processional. This faculty member is seated on the platform at commencement.

Banner Carriers – A faculty member who carries the college banner in the student processional. These faculty members are seated with the graduates in assigned seats during commencement.

Seating Marshals – A faculty who assists in seating students during the processional, and guides students to the stage for the awarding of degrees. These faculty members are seated with the graduates in assigned seats during commencement.

Faculty Attendees – Faculty who process in the processional and are seated in the faculty seating area during commencement. 

Regalia

Faculty wear their own regalia to commencement. Having the variety of colors and styles from your degree-granting institution adds to the vibrancy of the ceremony.

The university has a limited number of generic regalia offered to faculty to borrow. The borrowed regalia includes masters level black robes with a master’s hood of “drab” discipline color (felt) and UHD blue and red chevron (satin). Faculty request to borrow regalia during the commencement sign-up process.

Commencement Ceremonies

We look forward to your joining us for UHD’s 80th Commencement Ceremonies. Please review the information below to help prepare for the event.

University of Houston-Downtown’s 80th Commencement Ceremonies
Friday, May 8, 2026
UH’s Fertitta Center

First Ceremony
Ceremony Begins: 10 a.m.
(8:30am Faculty Arrival Time)

Colleges Represented:

  • College of Sciences and Technology
  • Marilyn Davies College of Business

Second Ceremony
Ceremony Begins: 3 p.m.
(1:30 p.m. Faculty Arrival Time)

Colleges Represented:

  • College of Public Service
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences

 

Faculty Sign-Up

Please sign up to attend commencement. This sign-up is also where faculty request parking passes and provide information for borrowed regalia. Check the dashboard to see if you signed up already.

Faculty Sign-Up Form

Parking

Parking will be available to faculty in the parking garage adjacent to the Fertitta Center (across Holman St). We are currently developing the procedures for parking passes.

Faculty Entrance and Check-In

TBD
 
Accessibility
TBD Accessible parking is available in the parking garage and limited spaces are available at the Athletic/Alumni Center. The accessible entrance for faculty is located TBD.
 
Borrowed Regalia
For those faculty who have arranged to borrow regalia, the regalia will be available in the faculty robing area at Commencement.