June 10, 2009
Grads advise freshmen about success at UC Davis — plus tips and news
Ceremony webcasts
We will webcast all commencements in two formats. During the ceremony, link to the live ceremony from the Commencement 2009 Webcast site. Later, you can watch on-demand webcasts on the same site.
Graduation how-to, facts and fun
Graduates, their families and friends are all focused on degrees, caps and gowns this time of year. For 7,445 undergraduates, professional and graduate students at UC Davis, this is an exciting celebration of hard work and achievement. To mark the occasion, UC Davis puts on 12 spring ceremonies, scheduled through June 14. You can learn more about times, dates, places, renting caps and gowns, and historical trivia by taking a look below.
General information and news
- Commencement 2009
Find general information for all degree candidates — map, contacts, links to the commencements at each school and college, on-demand videos of earlier 2008 graduation ceremonies.
- Getting to campus
- “UC Davis to award 7,400-plus degrees for 2008-09” (News Service, 6.1.09)
Services and graduation history
- UC Davis Bookstore services
(Almost) everything you ever wanted to ask about student cap and gown rental, accessories, sizes and announcements
- Factoids from the faculty cap and gown closet
Tips and advice
- “Commencement tips for a smooth celebration” (Aggie Family Pack, June 2006)
- “Why are commencement tickets limited?” (Aggie Family Pack FAQ)
- “Parent to parent: Graduation expectations” (Aggie Family Pack, June 2005)
- “Parent to parent: Financial independence” (Aggie Family Pack, March 2007)
- Aggie Family Pack’s Graduation and Beyond
How-to ideas on preparing for the big day and then some tools for transitioning into life after college
On the home page: (Left to right) Jonathan Tung, Lindsey Munzel, Emmanuel Alfaro, Tammy Leung and other graduating seniors share tips for incoming freshmen. Photos by Karin Higgins.