Congratulations CALS Winter 2025 Graduates!
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Winter 2025 Graduation Celebration
CALS Graduation Celebration
Sunday, December 14 | 8:00–9:15 a.m.
Gordon Dining & Event Center, Symphony Room
770 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 53706
Join families, staff, and friends from the UW–Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences to celebrate our winter 2025 graduates on December 14th at the Gordon Dining & Event Center!
The celebration begins at 8:00 a.m. with a light breakfast and brief remarks at 8:30 a.m. by Dean Glenda Gillaspy. Bucky will be in attendance to take photos and graduates and guests are welcome to stay as long as they would like before leaving for the Kohl Center. Graduates must be seated for the campus-wide commencement in the Kohl Center by 9:40 am.
Please note, this celebration is not the official commencement ceremony, and degrees are officially conferred at the university-wide commencement events. Due to the high number of graduates in attendance and limited time available, graduate names will not be read at the CALS Graduation Celebration but they will be read at the campus-wide ceremony for winter graduates. Find more information on the campus-wide UW Commencement website.
Parking: Complimentary parking will be available in several campus parking lots.
Accommodations: CALS is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible event. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact academicaffairs@cals.wisc.edu. Requests should be made by November 28, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests. Please review this webpage for accessibility information for the campus-wide commencement events.
University Commencement Ceremony
Doctoral, Law, Medical Professional, Master’s, and Bachelor’s Degree Candidate Ceremony
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
The Kohl Center, 601 W. Dayton Street
Doors open at 8:00 a.m. Graduates are asked to be in their seats no later than 9:40 a.m. to check-in and pick up their name reader card.
Questions?
Graduates should consult the University’s Commencement website regularly for updates. You may also email commence@chancellor.wisc.edu with any questions regarding the University’s Commencement ceremony.
CALS Major-Specific Commencement Activities
Many of our majors and departments have their own recognition programming for graduating students, details for those will be provided below. Graduating students should contact their advisor with any questions about graduation activities for their major.