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CIS Graduate Student Finds Personal, Professional Growth at UCM
While at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), graduate student Andrew Eyo has found a balance between working hard in the classroom and having fun with friends on campus.
May 08, 2025
Leadership Roles and Faculty Support Help UCM Senior Earn Criminal Justice Degree
After capping off her senior year with a national championship win, Criminal Justice and Criminology major Lauren Gruber is heading into her next chapter with plenty of confidence, skills and accolades.
May 07, 2025
UCM Chemistry Seniors Pursue Degree Dreams Through Research, Involvement & Hard Work
They may not have started as Chemistry majors when enrolling at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), but seniors Reagan Shippy and Paige Schneller will be headed to doctoral programs after walking across the commencement stage this spring.
May 06, 2025
Still Learning, Still Leading: A Veteran Educator's Journey to a Master's Degree at UCM
Meet Debra “Deb” Demel — a veteran secondary school educator with over 30 years of classroom experience, and now a proud member of UCM’s Class of 2025. At an age when many are thinking about retirement, Deb is earning her master’s degree in Human Development and Family Science — not for a promotion or a title, but for the joy of learning and the example it sets for her students. “I’ve always wanted to get my master’s,” she said. “It wasn’t about anyone else — it was unfinished business.”
May 05, 2025
UCM to Celebrate 2025 Spring Commencement May 9-10
The University of Central Missouri (UCM) will welcome thousands of visitors as it hosts the 2025 Spring Commencement exercises Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10 in the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.
May 01, 2025
Honorary Degree Recipient Hoffmann's Remarks Highlight Spring Graduation Festivities at UCM
While stressing the value of a strong Midwest work ethic and learning how to turn adversity in opportunities, University of Central Missouri alumnus David Hoffmann, ’74, encouraged the spring 2023 graduating class to be prepared for the challenges that come at a time of technological advancement unlike anything the world has ever experienced.
May 11, 2023
Spring 2023 Commencement Includes Four Ceremonies, Five Individual Awards
The presentation of five individual awards honoring the achievements of exceptional faculty members, students and alumni and the conferring of degrees on hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students will highlight 2023 Spring Commencement exercises at the University of Central Missouri. While all students who have completed their degree requirements are not expected to participate, more than 2,000 new graduates are eligible to walk in one of four ceremonies planned the weekend of May 5-6 in the Multipurpose Building.
May 03, 2023
UCM Celebrates 2022 Spring Commencement May 6-7
More than 1,860 University of Central Missouri graduate and undergraduate students who will meet their degree requirements this spring or during the summer are eligible to walk in Spring 2022 Commencement exercises planned for Friday and Saturday, May 6-7 in the Multipurpose Building Arena. Five ceremonies will be conducted throughout the weekend.
April 28, 20222016 Spring Commencement Includes Five Separate Ceremonies
To accommodate an increasing number of new graduates and to provide a quality celebration experience, the University of Central Missouri will utilize the same commencement format for spring 2016 that was initiated for the first time in spring 2015. It will feature two ceremonies on Friday, May 6, followed by three ceremonies Saturday, May 7 in the Multipurpose Building.
March 16, 2016
CIS Graduate Student Finds Personal, Professional Growth at UCM
While at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), graduate student Andrew Eyo has found a balance between working hard in the classroom and having fun with friends on campus.
May 08, 2025
Leadership Roles and Faculty Support Help UCM Senior Earn Criminal Justice Degree
After capping off her senior year with a national championship win, Criminal Justice and Criminology major Lauren Gruber is heading into her next chapter with plenty of confidence, skills and accolades.
May 07, 2025
UCM Chemistry Seniors Pursue Degree Dreams Through Research, Involvement & Hard Work
They may not have started as Chemistry majors when enrolling at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), but seniors Reagan Shippy and Paige Schneller will be headed to doctoral programs after walking across the commencement stage this spring.
May 06, 2025
Still Learning, Still Leading: A Veteran Educator's Journey to a Master's Degree at UCM
Meet Debra “Deb” Demel — a veteran secondary school educator with over 30 years of classroom experience, and now a proud member of UCM’s Class of 2025. At an age when many are thinking about retirement, Deb is earning her master’s degree in Human Development and Family Science — not for a promotion or a title, but for the joy of learning and the example it sets for her students. “I’ve always wanted to get my master’s,” she said. “It wasn’t about anyone else — it was unfinished business.”
May 05, 2025
UCM to Celebrate 2025 Spring Commencement May 9-10
The University of Central Missouri (UCM) will welcome thousands of visitors as it hosts the 2025 Spring Commencement exercises Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10 in the Jerry M. Hughes Athletics Center.
May 01, 2025
Honorary Degree Recipient Hoffmann's Remarks Highlight Spring Graduation Festivities at UCM
While stressing the value of a strong Midwest work ethic and learning how to turn adversity in opportunities, University of Central Missouri alumnus David Hoffmann, ’74, encouraged the spring 2023 graduating class to be prepared for the challenges that come at a time of technological advancement unlike anything the world has ever experienced.
May 11, 2023
Spring 2023 Commencement Includes Four Ceremonies, Five Individual Awards
The presentation of five individual awards honoring the achievements of exceptional faculty members, students and alumni and the conferring of degrees on hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students will highlight 2023 Spring Commencement exercises at the University of Central Missouri. While all students who have completed their degree requirements are not expected to participate, more than 2,000 new graduates are eligible to walk in one of four ceremonies planned the weekend of May 5-6 in the Multipurpose Building.
May 03, 2023
UCM Celebrates 2022 Spring Commencement May 6-7
More than 1,860 University of Central Missouri graduate and undergraduate students who will meet their degree requirements this spring or during the summer are eligible to walk in Spring 2022 Commencement exercises planned for Friday and Saturday, May 6-7 in the Multipurpose Building Arena. Five ceremonies will be conducted throughout the weekend.
April 28, 20222016 Spring Commencement Includes Five Separate Ceremonies
To accommodate an increasing number of new graduates and to provide a quality celebration experience, the University of Central Missouri will utilize the same commencement format for spring 2016 that was initiated for the first time in spring 2015. It will feature two ceremonies on Friday, May 6, followed by three ceremonies Saturday, May 7 in the Multipurpose Building.
March 16, 2016
