Faculty Participation
Be a Part of the Celebration!
UCR's ladder-rank faculty, adjunct professors, visiting faculty, lecturers, supervisors of teacher education, librarians, and academics all play a critical role in the education and growth of our students and contribute to their success both inside and outside the classroom. Your participation at Commencement is very meaningful to your students, and we encourage you to attend and join them and their families in celebrating this important milestone!
If you have a Ph.D. or M.F.A. candidate who is graduating this year, it is especially important that you attend to hood them. Ph.D. and M.F.A. hooding for students in all colleges will take place at the Graduate Division Hooding ceremony on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Student Recreation Center North, main gymnasium.
If you are not hooding a Ph.D. or M.F.A. candidate this year, we encourage you to attend your college/school ceremony. Please refer to the Commencement schedule for the complete list of ceremony dates, times and locations.
If you would like to participate in the School of Medicine (June 5) and Graduate Division (June 6) Hooding ceremonies taking place at SRC, please register and order complimentary regalia below. All orders must be completed for School of Medicine & Grad. Division by Monday, April 20, 2026.
If you would like to participate in the Toyota Arena ceremonies taking place June 15 and June 16, please register and order complimentary regalia below. All orders must be completed for Toyota Arena Ceremonies by Monday, April 27, 2026.
If you have any questions, please contact the respective Faculty Participation College Coordinator for the ceremony you would like to participate in below:
- College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Coordinator: Julie Salgado julie.salgado@ucr.edu
- College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences Coordinator: Kodi Carter kodi.carter@ucr.edu
- Graduate Division Hooding Coordinator: Kara Oswood kara.oswood@ucr.edu
- Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering Coordinator: Jaime Tran jaimetr@ucr.edu
- School of Business Coordinator: Mackenzie Dawes mackenzie.dawes@ucr.edu
- School of Education Coordinator: Brittney Morales brittney.morales@ucr.edu
- School of Medicine Coordinator: Kate Dorff kate.dorff@medsch.ucr.edu
- School of Public Policy Coordinator: Taylor Thompson taylor.thompson@ucr.edu