University of Minnesota Duluth's 2025 Commencement Ceremonies

UMD’s 2025 commencement ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at AMSOIL Arena, 350 Harbor Drive. UMD students have been working toward this achievement for years. The pomp and circumstance around this event is to acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice required to earn a degree and to celebrate this milestone achievement.

There are two ceremonies:

10 a.m.    The College of Education and Human Service Professions and the Labovitz School of Business and Economics
3 p.m.      The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Swenson College of Science and Engineering, and the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth Campus (Master’s Degrees)

Meet the grads and student speakers

More than 1,600 Bulldogs will be participating in this year’s commencement exercise, in recognition of their earning bachelor’s degrees, doctoral degrees, or master’s degrees. The morning student speaker is Sydney Tomes from the College of Education and Human Service Professions, and the afternoon speaker is Grace Lynch from the Swenson College of Science and Engineering. You can learn more about them below.

See this video from the 2024 Commencement for a taste of the festivities.

Student Speakers

Sydney Tomes -  College of Education and Human Services Professions 
 

Sydney Tomes (she/her) graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree with a double major in exercise and rehabilitation sciences and public health, with a minor in health and wellness coaching. 

Read more about Sydney here.

Grace Lynch - Swenson College of Science and Engineering
 

Grace Lynch (she/her) graduated with a Bachelor of Science in both biology and chemical engineering, with minors in biochemical engineering and quality science.

Read more about Grace here.