This page is your destination for what you need to know about participating in the 2024 Allen School Graduation Celebration. Check back as the date approaches for the latest updates — we will add more details as we have them.
Eligibility
Anyone who earned or will earn their B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. between Summer 2023 and Summer 2024 is eligible to walk in the Allen School celebration and/or participate in the UW General Commencement.
Participant Registration Timeline
Allen School Graduation Celebration and Open House
Step 1: Register To Participate by May 19
Allen School Graduation & Open House Registration
Please register by May 19 (late registrations for Allen event allowed). Graduates can register for both the Allen School Open House & Graduation Celebration using the same form. No tickets for you or your guests will be required for entry to either event.
[Optional] Program name requests are due by May 3. If you wish to either opt out of appearing in the printed graduation program or wish to use a name in the program other than your legal name, complete registration by May 3. Requests made after this date cannot be honored. If no request is made, we will use your Student Record Name as listed in the university system. (This may not be the same as an updated preferred name.)
Step 2: Order Your Allen School Graduation Stole by May 19
Password to enter the site: UWCSE2024!
Order by May 19, if you need it delivered to your home. If you are planning to pick up at the Allen School, order by June 5.
Step 3: Order Regalia & Parking Permits, May 1-19
Regalia for the Allen School Graduation is optional. Use the 2024 UW Graduation Registration/Order Form to order regalia and parking permits for all graduation events, if you or your family plan to drive. This is also where you will order tickets and parking permits for the big UW Commencement on Saturday if you are participating in it.
Be prepared to pay online with Visa, MasterCard, or debit card. Those living in the Seattle area will pick up the items they ordered at the University Book Store, May 28 – June 1, during regular store hours. You will select your pickup date when ordering online. Students who are no longer in the Seattle area will be directed to specific pick-up times closer to the date of the ceremony.
If you have concerns about your ability to purchase or rent regalia, and inability to do so may cause you to consider missing the commencement ceremony, please contact grad-advising@cs.washington.edu.
Step 4: Contribute to the Allen School Graduation Kudoboard
Families, friends and classmates of the graduating classes are invited to post photos and messages to graduates on the Allen School's graduation Kudoboard, which will be displayed publicly during both celebration events.
Step 5: Attend the Allen School Events on June 7!
- Allen School Events: Open House and Graduation Celebration; see below for details
Allen School Open House Details
- Friday, June 7, 2024
- 12:00 – 2:00 pm
- Both CSE buildings: Gates Center & Allen Center
- Open house format — come at any point during the open hours.
- Light refreshments will be served in various locations in both buildings.
- Regalia is not necessary for this event, though there will be several photo booths and other photo ops throughout the buildings.
- Stole pick-up and swag sale for those who have not picked up their stoles already or had them delivered to their homes, and who want some branded merch commemorating their time at the Allen School.
Allen School Graduation Celebration Details
- Friday, June 7, 2024
- 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (end time tentative) PDT
- Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion
- Doors open at 5:00 pm; all graduates must be on the arena floor by 5:30 pm.
- Regalia is encouraged but not required; otherwise business casual. Just about all of the Ph.D. grads will wear regalia. (Otherwise, how else do you get "hooded"?). Usually the majority (but not all) of our undergrad and master’s graduates wear regalia. Order UW regalia via the UW Graduation Registration/Order Form May 1 – 19.
- Parking: You can purchase a parking permit via the UW Graduation Registration/Order Form if you plan to park on campus for the Allen School event. You can purchase them at the same time as buying your regalia, etc. Parking will also be available to purchase day-of when you arrive to campus.
UW Commencement Details & Timeline
May 1 – May 19
- Register for UW Commencement, if you are planning on attending.
- Use the 2024 UW Graduation Registration/Order Form to order regalia and parking permits, if you or your family plan to drive.
June 8
Questions about the Allen School Events?
- For disability accommodations, please contact Amber Cochran at amberlco@cs.washington.edu as soon as possible and no later than Friday, May 24.
- For all other questions, email graduation-celebration@cs.washington.edu.