Commencement – Saturday, May 17, 2025
Event Livestream
Minnesota Law's 137th Commencement Exercises will begin at 10 a.m. (CT) on Saturday, May 17, 2025. If you are experiencing any technical difficulties in viewing the livestream, please visit z.umn.edu/lawcommencement.
F.A.Q.
Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony Details
Date
Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 10 am to 12 pm (CT)
Location
Northrop (located on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus)
84 Church Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
University Avenue and I-94 Projects Impacting Campus Commutes:
Hennepin County will begin phase 2 of the University Avenue and Fourth Street Improvement Project during the week of March 31, 2025. This phase will close two lanes of University Avenue between 10th Avenue SE and 14th Avenue SE through the end of May. Plan extra time for your commute if you use University Avenue to enter campus. Campus bus routes 122 and 125 will be detoured to 5th Street SE during construction.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) will begin work on overpasses on I-94 in Minneapolis. I-94 will be fully closed in both directions between I-35W and Huron Boulevard the weekend of April 4. Following the full closure, both directions will be reduced to 2 lanes through at least August. The entrance to I-94 from Huron Boulevard on the East Bank will be closed through mid-June, at which point the closure will switch to the I-94 exit ramps to Huron Boulevard. Drivers should follow signed detours.
View additional details and updates on the Parking & Transportation Services website.
Start Time
The ceremony begins promptly at 10 am (CT) and lasts approximately two hours. Doors open at 9 am (CT) and graduates are asked to arrive by 8:30 am (CT). The graduate's processional will begin promptly at 9:50 am (CT). The ceremony will be livestreamed at z.umn.edu/lawcommencement.
Reception
On Friday, May 16, Dean William McGeveran invites the University of Minnesota Law School Class of 2025 and their guests to a graduate reception on the Plaza level of Mondale Hall from 3 to 5 pm (CT). Graduates are requested to RSVP online for their guests (registration link provided late spring).
Speaker
Order of Exercises
- Prelude and Processional
- Welcome
- Stanley V. Kinyon Teaching Awards
- Presentation of the Class of 2025 Student Awards and Class Gift
- William B. Lockhart Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Leadership, and Service
- Minnesota Law Equity & Diversity Awards
- LL.M. Class Graduation Address
- J.D. Class Graduation Address
- Commencement Address
- Presentation of the Class of 2025
- Hail! Minnesota
- Recessional
Questions
Please contact the Law School Event Manager with any questions regarding the Commencement ceremony at [email protected].