UA Little Rock to Celebrate Fall Commencement Dec. 14
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate its fall 2024 graduates on Saturday, Dec. 14. Nearly 800 students are eligible to graduate from the summer and fall 2024 semesters.
The commencement ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Jack Stephens Center. Doors will open at 8 a.m. to the public, and graduates should arrive at Fisher Court by 8:30 a.m. A clear bag policy will be in effect for all attendees, and no outside food or beverages will be allowed in the Jack Stephens Center.
The ceremony will feature undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Business, Health, and Human Services, the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education, and the William H. Bowen School of Law.
Kiel Thorlton, assistant professor of mass communication and winner of the 2024 Faculty Excellence Award for Rising Faculty, will serve as the main speaker for the commencement ceremony.
The William H. Bowen School of Law will hold a hooding ceremony and reception to celebrate its graduating law students on Friday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. in the Friday Courtroom at Bowen. The address will be delivered by Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Barbara Womack Webb, a proud graduate of Bowen.
Additionally, UA Little Rock will hold a contest on the university’s Facebook page where the public can vote on the best-decorated graduation cap.
The UA Little Rock commencement ceremony will be live-streamed on the commencement website and the UA Little Rock YouTube Channel.
