GRADUATION
Graduation 2022 Information
The S.J. Quinney College of Law Convocation Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 13th 2022.
Congratulations Class of 2022 Graduates
You deserve a celebration! The S.J. Quinney College of Law will hold a hybrid Convocation Ceremony on Friday, May 13 at Kingsbury Hall at 10 a.m. followed by a reception at the SJ Quinney College of Law.
Each graduate will be allowed to invite family and friends, though due to ongoing public health considerations, attendance may need to be limited to graduates and a small gathering of their family and friends. We will update graduates as guidelines are released by the university. The ceremony will be streamed and recorded for family and friends that are unable to attend.
Live Streaming
The commencement ceremony will be streamed live.
Commencement Programs
Virtual programs will be available for guests. A link to the program will be available on this webpage and at the ceremony. Graduates will be provided a commemorative printed program at the Convocation Ceremony.
Regalia – For the 2022 Convocation Ceremony, the purchase or rental of regalia is required. Online preorders can be made now through March 20. Online preorders of regalia may be picked up as early as the Grad Fair at the Campus Bookstore on March 24-26th 2022, or will be held for pickup at the Campus Bookstore until May 8, 2022.
For those who do not preorder their regalia, new orders will be on a first come, first served basis from the inventory that the Campus Bookstore has on hand. Not all sizes and colors are guaranteed.
Juris Doctorate Regalia:
- Robe: Doctorate – black with red velvet trim
- Hood: Doctorate – purple with red and white trim
- Tassel: purple
- Graduation cap: black mortar board or tam (students preference)
Masters Regalia
- Robe: Masters
- Hood: Masters – purple with red and white trim
- Tassel: purple
- Graduation cap: black mortar board
*PILO will be offering limited quantities of rental regalia donated from previous law graduates. Please watch for emails from PILO with additional information.
Venue Access Tickets –
To enter Kingsbury Hall, ALL GUESTS MUST HAVE A TICKET INCLUDING CHILDREN. Tickets will be available for pick up at the S.J. Quinney College of Law in April. Graduating students can pick up tickets for the Convocation Ceremony:
- Beginning Thursday, April 7th, each graduating JD and MLS student can pick up their College of Law Convocation tickets.
- Tickets will be available to pick up at the 2nd Floor information desk. The desk is staffed Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- You need a photo ID when picking up tickets. Your UCard is just fine for this.
- All guests must be ticketed – this includes children and babes in arms (venue rules, not ours). Graduating students do NOT need a ticket to attend.
- Each student may get up to 10 tickets. Tickets must be picked up by 7:00 pm on Monday, April 18th (the last day of JD classes). Starting at 7:00 am on Tuesday, April 19th all remaining tickets will be released. At that time, students may get up to 10 additional tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Don’t misplace these tickets; they cannot be reprinted.
- When picking up your tickets, please indicate whether any of your guests need ADA accommodations.
- Finally, graduates will be asked to provide an RSVP count for those attending the reception at the Law Building following Convocation. The reception will run from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.
The 2022 Convocation Ceremony is being held on Friday, May 13, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
KINGSBURY HALL
1395 E. PRESIDENTS CIRCLE
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112
The 2022 Convocation Reception will be held immediately following at:
S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW
383 S. UNIVERSITY STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112
More info coming soon!
Anyone requiring an interpreter (ASL or foreign language) or reserved ADA seating, please contact Kris Monty at Kris.Monty@law.utah.edu by Friday, April 29, 2022 for proper accommodations.
Students with disabilities may also give reasonable prior notice and request accommodations through the Center for Disability Services at (801) 581-5020 (voice/TDD).
To enter Kingsbury Hall, ALL GUESTS MUST HAVE A TICKET INCLUDING CHILDREN. Tickets will be available for pick up at the S.J. Quinney College of Law in April. Graduating students can pick up tickets for the Convocation Ceremony:
- Beginning Thursday, April 7th, each graduating JD and MLS student can pick up their College of Law Convocation tickets.
- Tickets will be available to pick up at the 2nd Floor information desk. The desk is staffed Monday through Friday from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- You need a photo ID when picking up tickets. Your UCard is just fine for this.
- All guests must be ticketed – this includes children and babes in arms (venue rules, not ours). Graduating students do NOT need a ticket to attend.
- Each student may get up to 10 tickets. Tickets must be picked up by 7:00 pm on Monday, April 18th (the last day of JD classes). Starting at 7:00 am on Tuesday, April 19th all remaining tickets will be released. At that time, students may get up to 10 additional tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- Don’t misplace these tickets; they cannot be reprinted.
- When picking up your tickets, please indicate whether any of your guests need ADA accommodations.
- Finally, graduates will be asked to provide an RSVP count for those attending the reception at the Law Building following Convocation. The reception will run from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.
Anyone requiring an interpreter (ASL or foreign language) or reserved ADA seating, please contact Kris Monty at Kris.Monty@law.utah.edu by Friday, April 29, 2022 for proper accommodations.
Parking and Shuttle Service will be available at the Rice-Eccles Stadium parking lot. This parking lot may be used at no charge during convocation. The shuttle will be in operation beginning at 9:00 a.m. and will transport guests from the Rice-Eccles Stadium parking lot to Kingsbury Hall. The return shuttle will be from Kingsbury Hall to the SJ Quinney College of Law east entrance for the reception. Shuttle service will end at 1:00 p.m.
Families/guests are encouraged to drop graduates off at Kingsbury Hall by 9:30 a.m. to prevent late arrivals for the processional line-up.
New for 2022 – Students will not be lined up alphabetically. Instead, students are welcome to line up by their degree and with their cohort (friends) as they want. Master’s candidates will process first, then Juris Doctorate candidates, followed by LLM candidates.
Upon arrival at Kingsbury Hall, all students should check in at the west entrance to Kingsbury Hall:
Master’s Candidates should be ready in cap, gown, and hood by 9:30 a.m. for the processional behind the dean and faculty.
Doctoral Candidates (JD) should be ready in cap and gown at by 9:30 a.m. for the processional, behind the master’s candidates. Your hood should be folded and carried over an arm onto the stage where you will be hooded as part of the ceremony.
Professional photographers have been authorized to photograph all graduates and will send a color proof to each graduate. Photos will be taken as the graduate is crossing the stage and a photo in front of a backdrop backstage. You are not obligated to purchase these photographs. Please note that guests may take photographs, but will not be allowed on the stage, in the aisles during the processional, or in the areas marked for graduate reseating during the Convocation ceremony.
Diplomas are mailed to student graduates within three months of graduation. Please use the online Campus Information System (CIS) to make any corrections to your mailing address to ensure proper delivery of your diploma. The diploma covers handed out during the commencement ceremony will be collected as you exit the Kingsbury Hall stage. Law diplomas will not fit in the standard University diploma covers.
To have a change made to the Diploma Name, students must notify the Graduation Office (graduation@utah.edu) [and cc the Law Registrar registrar@law.utah.edu] in writing by the last day of classes for the semester the student is expecting to graduate.
Official Name (Primary Name)
A student’s "name of record" at the University of Utah is defined as the legal name under which the student was admitted to the University of Utah. Legal name is defined as that name verified by the approved documentation listed on the Change of Personal Information form. A student’s Primary Name is the name that is used on a transcript.
Diploma Name
By default, the Diploma Name is a student’s Primary Name unless the student requests a change.
A Diploma Name may not have a prefix, however, a suffix can be added upon written request without it being listed on the Primary Name.
- Example: John Smith Jr.
Below are the guidelines through which a Diploma Name may be adjusted.
Preferred Name
A preferred name may be listed on a diploma as long as the student has designated that Preferred Name in their profile using the Student Homepage. The Preferred Name may include a preferred middle name.
First Name
If a student has not designated a Preferred Name, a first name may be shortened in instances in which there is a commonly used short-version of the name that is recognizable as a part of the Primary Name.
- Examples are Daniel/Dan, Frederick/Fred, Suzanne/Suzy, or Kathryn/Katie/Kate.
Middle Name
If a student has not designated a middle name as part of their Preferred Name, a middle name may be adjusted per a student’s written request to the Graduation Division without requiring an official change to the student’s Primary Name in these circumstances:
- Middle names can be shortened to an initial. Example: Elizabeth -> E or E.
- Middle names can be lengthened as long as the full middle name was listed as part of the student’s Primary Name at some point in the student’s history at the University of Utah.
If a student would like to add a middle name to their Primary Name, a Change of Personal Information form should be sent to Registration and Records with the necessary documentation.
Last Name
The last name that is used on a diploma must coincide with a student’s Primary Name. If a last name needs to be changed, a Change of Personal Information form should be sent to Registration and Records with the necessary documentation.
Accented Characters
The Diploma Name may be adjusted to have accented characters. The Notification of Graduation Change Form should be submitted to identify the characters that the student is wishing to accent on the Diploma Name.
Should you encounter any situations that are unique or if you have questions, please reach out to the Graduation Division of the Office of the Registrar (graduation@utah.edu).