DeKALB – Student Involvement is partnering with the Alumni Association and President’s Office to host Class of 2024 Gradpalooza, an event intending to celebrate and connect soon-to-be graduates and inform students about the commencement ceremony on Dec. 15.
The event will take place from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the Holmes Student Center.
December graduates will be provided with snacks, cake and resources to help them make the transition from students to alums. Students will be joined by Mission III, Victor E. Huskie, NIU President Lisa Freeman and Executive Vice President and Provost Laurie Elish-Piper.
Students can share their gratitude with a professor or NIU staff member and leave notes of encouragement for incoming students at a notes table. There will also be a dedicated station for decorating graduation caps.
For more information about the commencement ceremony and logistics, among other things, attendees can visit the know-before-you-go information table on their way out of the event.
The undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies will take place at the NIU Convocation Center. For graduates, the ceremony will occur on Dec. 14, with doors opening at 1 p.m. and the ceremony beginning at 2 p.m.
For undergraduates in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, and the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the ceremony will take place on Dec. 15, with doors opening at 9 a.m. and the event beginning at 10 a.m.
For undergraduate students in the College of Education, the College of Business, and the College of Health and Human Sciences, the ceremony will take place on Dec. 15, with doors opening at 1 p.m. and the event beginning at 2 p.m.
