We're proud of you and excited to celebrate your achievement. With great disappointment, however, we must express our pride from a distance. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's graduation ceremony will be in the form of a pre-recorded video.
We encourage you to celebrate your achievement with your family and friends. Your Graduate Recognition Ceremony video will include heartfelt and inspiring addresses. Speakers will include:
We wish you the best as you move forward with the knowledge gained from your time with Executive Degree Programs.
If you have any questions regarding graduation, please contact us at EDP@indiana.edu.
As a graduate of Executive Degree Programs, you can participate in two ceremonies in May—both the Indiana University Graduate Commencement Ceremony and the Kelley School of Business Online Programs Graduate Recognition Ceremony. Executive Degree Programs also hosts a recognition dinner to celebrate the achievements of graduates in the beautiful Indiana University Memorial Union just before the Kelley Online Programs Graduate Recognition Ceremony.
Approximately 7,000 students graduate over the course of this weekend. The IU Graduate Commencement Ceremony celebrates all IU Bloomington graduate students by school at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. You do not need tickets, and there are no reserved seats. You may invite as many guests as you wish.
May 8, 20202020 IU Graduate
Commencement Ceremony
This special ceremony recognizes the graduating class of the Kelley Online Program at the IU Auditorium, complete with caps, gowns, and all the pomp and circumstance our graduates have earned. Names are called individually. You do not need tickets, and there are no reserved seats. You may invite as many guests as you wish.
May 9, 20202020 Kelley Online Programs
Graduate Recognition Ceremony
Complete the application for your MBA & MS degree conferral.
MBA & MS graduate attending the Spring 2020 Graduation Ceremony are invited to participate in any of the IU and Kelley School of Business events listed below. Follow this link to RSVP for any or all of the events. Deadline to RSVP is April 1, 2020.
IU Spring Graduate Commencement Ceremony is Friday, May 8, 2020 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Students line up at 1 p.m. ET, ceremony begins at 3 p.m. ET. Find more information here. Graduates are announced as a group, not individually. Please RSVP at the link above.
Executive Degree Programs Recognition Dinner is Saturday, May 9, 2020. Doors open at 4:15 p.m. ET with the dinner at 4:50 p.m. ET in the Frangipani Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. This is a catered event, and an RSVP is required. There is no charge to attend, but there is a limit of 3 guests per graduate.
Kelley Online Recognition Ceremony is Saturday, May 9, 2020, at the Indiana University Auditorium. Students arrive at the auditorium at 6:30 p.m. ET, ceremony runs 7 through 9 p.m. ET. A reception in the lobby follows until 10 p.m. ET. There is no charge for this event and no limit on the number of guests. Please RSVP at the link above.
A cap & gown are required for both the IU Spring Commencement Ceremony and Kelley Online Recognition Ceremony. Visit the IU Herff Jones web page to order your cap & gown. Make sure you have your IU student ID number when placing your order.
When prompted select:
Note: Disregard all instructions on the Herff Jones site as to when and where you will pick up your cap & gown. See Kelley Cap & Gown Distribution Site below.
Required: Once your order is completed you need to confirm your order by submitting your Herff Jones confirmation number, so Kelley Staff can have your cap & gown waiting for you at the Kelley distribution site. You will need your IU student ID number.
Ordering Timeline
Kelley Cap & Gown Distribution Site
Indiana Memorial Union
Hoosier Room-Mezzanine Level
900 E 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47403
Friday, May 8, 2020: 8:00am-2:00pm
Saturday, May 9, 2020: 10:00am-6pm
Cap & Gown Returns
Please book early. Approximately 7,000 IU students will participate in graduation events the weekend of May 8 and 9th, 2020. Some hotels book up a year in advance. A list of area hotels can be found at this link.
We wish you the best as you move forward with the knowledge gained from your time with Executive Degree Programs.
If you have any questions regarding graduation, please contact us at EDP@indiana.edu.
