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Department of Economics Commencement

Saturday, May 10, 2025 | 9:00-11:00am  | Gregory Gym | Speaker- Suzy Monford
Live Stream: TBA | Recording: TBA
Program: Single Page | Booklet | COLA Program

Please contact Kate Hardin at 512-475-8505 if you have any questions. 

CEREMONY DETAILS

Economics Ceremony: Details will be available in early spring.
University-Wide Ceremony: Commencement Site

  • No ticket is required.  
  • Undergraduate students will earn Bachelor of Arts degree or Bachelor of Science in Economics degree.
  • Students will be individually recognized as they walk across the stage.
  • All Liberal Arts majors are read for each student.
  • Graduate students will participate in the Economics’ commencement ceremony instead of the Graduate School Ceremony.
  • A professional photographer will take pictures of students as they cross the stage.
  • Please mute phones during the procession and ceremony.

ECONOMICS CEREMONY

University-Wide Ceremony: For details about the university-wide ceremony, please go to their UT commencement site.

  • No ticket is required.  
  • Please arrive at Gregory Gym at 8am using the entrance on the ground floor of Speedway to check in for line-up.
  • Undergraduate students will earn Bachelor of Arts degrees.
  • Students will be individually recognized as they walk across the stage.
  • All Liberal Arts majors are read for each student.
  • A professional photographer will take pictures of students as they cross the stage.
  • Do not bring valuable personal belongings, such as purses and backpacks, to the ceremony.
  • Please mute phones during the procession and ceremony.

More details will be available in early spring. 

 

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Suzy Monford

Keynote Speaker: Suzy Monford

Commencement Speech: PDF

Suzy Monford currently serves as Chairman & CEO for Heritage Grocers Group. She is an internally recognized retailer, with a proven track record of transformational leadership with industry-leading food retailers.

Prior to joining Heritage Grocers Group, Suzy spent more than 25 years in leadership roles in the US, the UK and Australia, where she was twice recruited to lead innovation for the largest retailers in Asia Pacific. Her roles include: CEO of PCC Community Markets, the nation’s largest chain of co-op grocers, Group Vice President and President for the Kroger Company, CEO of Andronico’s Community Markets, and CEO of Cheers Inc., Head of Innovation for Coles Supermarkets, AU, and Head of Innovation and New Concepts for Woolworths Supermarkets.  She has twice been awarded the Top Woman in Grocery in U.S., as well as Top Woman in Retail Tech, and as Top Industry Disruptor.  

Across her career, she has pioneered innovation in digital retailing, ecommerce, concept design and go-to-market strategies and has worked to advance the roles of women, and top performing leaders. 

Suzy holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Texas at Austin. She serves on the boards of directors for the Heritage Grocers Foundation/Cardenas Markets Foundation, FMI- The Food Industry Association, California Grocers Association and Clean Harvest Farms. She is a certified health coach and group exercise instructor and works to create healthy living education for her teams and foundation work.

 

  • Regalia

    Regalia FAQs

    Graduating students are required to wear Academic Regalia. 

    • Undergraduates: Please order your regalia at the University Co-Op by April 18. The tassel and stole color is white.
    • Masters: Regalia is available for loan. Please contact Kristen Hotopp for additional information.
    • Doctorates: Please order your regalia at the University Co-Op. Rental orders must be placed by March 26.

     

  • Students
    • Please arrive at Gregory Gym at 8am using the entrance on the ground floor of Speedway to check in for line-up.
    • Undergraduate students will earn Bachelor of Arts degrees.
    • Students will be individually recognized as they walk across the stage.
    • All Liberal Arts majors are read for each student.
    • A professional photographer will take pictures of students as they cross the stage.
    • Do not bring valuable personal belongings, such as purses and backpacks, to the ceremony

     

    UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
    To participate in Spring Commencement, current semester graduates must apply to graduate, fall 24 and summer 25 graduates must apply to “walk”. See details here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/undergraduate-students/graduation/.

    If you have already applied to graduate/walk, you can check your “walk list” status here: walk list status.

    For questions about your eligibility to participate in the Economics ceremony, reach out to Jana Cole at jana@austin.utexas.edu.

    GRADUATE STUDENTS
    Economics graduate students will participate in the Department of Economics’ commencement ceremony instead of the Graduate School Ceremony. For questions, please contact your program coordinator:

  • Family & Guests

    Gregory Gym doors will open at 8:30am for family, friends, and guests. No ticket is required.  

    Live Stream: The ceremony will also stream live online, starting at approximately 9am on May 10. A streaming link will be made available at a later date.

    Please do not bring valuable personal belongings, such as purses and backpacks, to the ceremony. Please note: Only clear bags will be allowed into the ceremony.  

    PARKING

    Please see map. 

    MOBILITY IMPAIRED GUESTS

    Seating: There will be an ADA area in the Gregory Auditorium.  Seating is first come, first serve.  Visitors, who need accomodations, are able to sit with one guest.

    Parking: There are ADA parking spaces in Brazos Garage. Please check back for additional details. 

    RECEPTION

    A reception will take place immediately following the ceremony outside of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Building.  You and your guests are invited to attend.

  • University Ceremony

    Saturday, May 10,  2025 | 7:30pm | Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

    After individual recognition in college and school convocations, degree candidates from all disciplines come together at the Tower for the university-wide commencement ceremony.

    EVENT DETAILS
    Coming Soon-Please check the Commencement Homepage for more details. 

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
To participate in Spring Commencement, current semester graduates must apply to graduate, fall 22 and summer 23 graduates must apply to “walk”. See details here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/undergraduate-students/graduation/.

If you have already applied to graduate/walk, you can check your “walk list” status here: walk list status.

For questions about your eligibility to participate in the Economics ceremony, reach out to Jana Cole at jana@austin.utexas.edu.

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Economics graduate students will participate in the Department of Economics’ commencement ceremony instead of the Graduate School Ceremony. For questions, please contact your program coordinator:

REGALIA

Graduating students are required to wear Academic Regalia. 

  • Undergraduates: Please order your regalia at the University Co-Op by April 14. The tassel and stole color is white.
  • Masters: Regalia is available for loan. Please contact Kristen Hotopp for additional information.
  • Doctorates: Please order your regalia at the University Co-Op. Rental orders must be placed by March 31.

Regalia FAQs

CEREMONY

  • Please arrive at Gregory Gym at 8am using the entrance on the ground floor of Speedway to check in for line-up.
  • Undergraduate students will earn Bachelor of Arts degrees.
  • Students will be individually recognized as they walk across the stage.
  • All Liberal Arts majors are read for each student.
  • A professional photographer will take pictures of students as they cross the stage.
  • Do not bring valuable personal belongings, such as purses and backpacks, to the ceremony.
  • Please mute phones during the procession and ceremony.

Gregory Gym doors will open at 8:30am for family, friends, and guests. No ticket is required.  

Live Stream: The ceremony will also stream live online, starting at approximately 9am on May 6. A streaming link will be made available at a later date.

Please do not bring valuable personal belongings, such as purses and backpacks, to the ceremony. Please note: Only clear bags will be allowed into the ceremony.  

PARKING

Parking at the San Jacinto Garage at 2401 San Jacinto Blvd. is generally recommended. Getting out of Brazos Garage after the ceremony ends can be incredibly difficult due to heavy traffic on MLK Blvd. Please also refer to UT's Visitor parking information. Additional parking information will be available at a later date.

MOBILITY IMPAIRED GUESTS

Seating: There will be an ADA area in the Gregory Auditorium.  Seating is first come, first serve.  Visitors, who need accomodations, are able to sit with one guest.

Parking: There are ADA parking spaces in Brazos Garage.  However, guests can be dropped of near the Gregory Auditorium.  Please refer to the map for the drop-off location. 

RECEPTION

A reception will take place immediately following the ceremony outside of the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Building.  You and your guests are invited to attend.

Saturday, May 6, 2023 | 7:30pm | Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

After individual recognition in college and school convocations, degree candidates from all disciplines come together at the Tower for the university-wide commencement ceremony.

EVENT DETAILS

Tickets are required for graduating students and guests attending the University-Wide Commencement Ceremony. Graduates require a specific graduate ticket in order to participate in the procession and be seated on the field. Ticket information will be sent out to graduation students around April 24. 

GUEST TICKETS

  1. To reserve your tickets, please go the event link. Please note: Tickets will not be available until after April 24th.  
  2. Select "Find Tickets".
  3. Scroll to the bottom.  Select the desired number of tickets.  Add the tickets to the cart and check out. 
  4. You can reserve up to 15 tickets per visit 

Reminders

  • Graduating students are required to wear Academic Regalia.
  • Graduating students will not be individually recognized at this ceremony.
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Tickets are required for graduating students and guests attending the University-Wide Commencement Ceremony. Graduates require a specific graduate ticket in order to participate in the procession and be seated on the field. Ticket information will be sent out to graduation students in April. 

STUDENT TICKETS
Students must present a ticket to access the graduate seating area. Tickets are free of charge. 

Instructions

  1. The student must selcet the appropriate program link.  
  2. On the event page, the student needs to enter their EID in the “Enter Promotional Code”.

Program links: Undergraduate | Masters | Doctoral

For more instructions and details about student tickets, please go to the UT-Wide Commencement ticket page. 

GUEST TICKETS
Tickets are not required for guests. Seating is first come, first serve. 

Reminders

  • Graduating students are required to wear Academic Regalia.
  • Graduating students will not be individually recognized at this ceremony.


Archive

2024

Speaker: Tony C. Budet: Bio | Speech | Video Download
Program: Single Page | Booklet | COLA Program

2023

Speaker: Traci Lovitt:  Bio | Speech | Video Download
Program: Single Page | Booklet | COLA Program

2022

Speaker Dr. Julia Coronado:  Bio | Speech | Video Download
Program: Booklet 

2021-No Ceremony