Colleges, departments, and affinity groups may host their own graduation celebrations. Several annual spring campus-wide traditions, including I Heart UT Week and Torch Night: A Farewell to Thee, typically take place at the end of the school year to celebrate graduating seniors.
Additional celebrations include the following:
- Grad Fair
- March 19 – 21, 2024, Student Union Ballroom A
- Hosted by the VolShop
- Torch Night: A Farewell to Thee
- May 15, 2024, 8 p.m., Ayres Lawn
- Hosted by the Office of the Chancellor and Student Government Association
- Lavender Graduation
- April 24, 2024, SU Ballroom A/B
- Hosted by the Pride Center
- Multicultural Graduation
- April 25, 2024, SU Auditorium
- Hosted by the Office of Multicultural Student Life
- I Heart UT Week
- April 29 – May 3, 2024
- Hosted by the Office of Alumni Affairs
- Honors & Scholars Commencement Banquet
- May 2, 2024
- Hosted by the Honors & Scholars Programs
For questions regarding these events, please contact the responsible department. If your department hosts a large commencement-related event that you would like to request to have added to this list, please contact commencement@utk.edu.