COMMENCEMENT - FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026. 2PM Credit Union 1 Arena

Check in time is 1:00pm

• All students should check in at the parking garage located on Harrison just east of the arena

• Arena Doors open at 1pm for guests

• There is complimentary parking in the Harrison Street Parking Structure, located at 1100 West Harrison Street or in Lot 1 A, located 1109 West Harrison Street and in Lot 1B, located 1139 West Harrison Street. Due to construction parking is limited in the Harrison Street Parking Structure. If necessary, guests will be directed to park in the Halsted/Taylor Street Parking Structure located at 760 West Taylor Street. Complimentary UIC shuttle busses and directional signage will be posted. 

• Tickets are required for all guests over the age of 1 year. You can access your guest tickets by logging into you Tassel account. To request extra tickets, please email commencement@uic.edu

• ADA seats are located at the top of each section. They are marked with a white ADA Seat sign. Wheelchair users are allowed one companion seat next to them. Wheelchairs are available to get guests to and from their seat, and they will be given a folding chair to sit in during the ceremony.

• All guests will enter through Evolv Security System

• Only bags 14”x14”x6” are allowed inside the venue. 

• The following items are prohibited:

Tripods

Strollers

Helium Balloons

Noisemakers or air horns

Pyrotechnic devices

Outside food or beverages

Weapons of any kind including knives, spikes, sticks, or anything else deemed unsafe

Laser pointers

Graphic boards/Posters

Bottles or cans

Mace

Aerosol cans

Confetti

The event will be livestreamed for anyone not able to attend in person

 AOA/GHHS Induction Ceremony - Thursday, May 7
10am - Guest Arrival
10:30am - Ceremony
Thompson Room, Student Center West
This ceremony inducts students into AOA and GHHS