Here is a listing of spring commencement events for Iowa colleges and universities:
FRIDAY
MERCY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, Des Moines
2:30 p.m., Iowa Events Center, Hy-Vee Hall.
SATURDAY
GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY, Des Moines
2 p.m., Iowa Events Center, Hy-Vee Hall — speaker: Dr. Brad Buck, director of the Iowa Department of Education.
MAY 3
SIMPSON COLLEGE, Indianola
10 a.m., Cowles Gymnasium.
IOWA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, Mount Pleasant
1:30 p.m., Campus Lawn.
WALDORF COLLEGE, Forest City
2 p.m., Hanson Fieldhouse.
MAY 9
DORDT COLLEGE, Sioux Center
10 a.m., B.J. Haan Auditorium.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA, Cedar Falls
• 10 a.m., McLeod Center — undergraduates in College of Business Administration, College of Education, and Continuing Education and Special Programs.
• 2 p.m., McLeod Center — undergraduates in the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences, and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
FAITH BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE, Ankeny
11 a.m., Nettleton Center — speaker: Pastor Patrick Odle of First Baptist Church in Elyria, Ohio.
ALLEN COLLEGE, Cedar Falls
3 p.m., Nazareth Lutheran Church.
MAY 10
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE, Orange City
10 a.m., Rowenhorst Student Center gymnasium.
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY, Fayette
• 10 a.m., Harms-Eischeid Stadium — MBA and School of Business.
• 2 p.m., Harms-Eischeid Stadium — MPA, School of Liberal Arts, Public Administration majors, Med, MHEA, Andres School of Education, school of Science and Mathematics.
WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY, Oskaloosa
10 a.m., Penn Activity Center.
EMMAUS BIBLE COLLEGE, Dubuque
10:30 a.m., Emmaus Marble Chapel.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, Ames
• Noon, Stephens Auditorium — Veterinary Medicine ceremony.
• 1:30 p.m., Hilton Coliseum — speaker: Brig. Gen. Patrick J. Doherty, director of Air Force Services.
ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY, Davenport
1 p.m., iWireless Center, Moline, Ill.
CLARKE COLLEGE, Dubuque
2 p.m., Robert and Ruth Kehl Center — speaker: Elizabeth “Betsy” Niemyer, recently retired rear admiral in the Navy and chief program officer for United Healthcare, Military and Veterans
MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE, Sioux City
2 p.m., Campus lawn in front of Hickman-Johnson-Furrow Learning Center.
MAY 11
COE COLLEGE, Cedar Rapids
10 a.m., Stewart Memorial Library Quad.
CORNELL COLLEGE, Mount Vernon
10 a.m., College Hall Lawn.
MAY 15
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City
10 a.m., Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville — College of Pharmacy.
MAY 16
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City
• 10 a.m., Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville — School of Management.
• 1 p.m., Iowa Memorial Union, Main Lounge — College of Law.
• 6:30 p.m., Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville — Carver College of Medicine.
• 7 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena — Graduate College.
MAY 17
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City
• 9 a.m., Carver-Hawkeye Arena — College of Liberal Arts Sciences (selected majors).
• 10 a.m., Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville — College of Engineering.
• 10 a.m., Iowa Memorial Union, Main Lounge — College of Nursing.
• 1 p.m., Carver-Hawkeye Arena — College of Liberal Arts Sciences (selected majors).
• 5 p.m., Carver-Hawkeye Arena — Tippie College of Business.
BRIAR CLIFF UNIVERSITY, Sioux City
10 a.m., Sioux City Orpheum Theatre.
UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE, Dubuque
1 p.m., Chlapaty Recreation and Wellness Center.
CENTRAL COLLEGE, Pella
2 p.m., Kuyper Athletic Complex — speaker: Larry Braskamp, 1963 Central alumnus.
DRAKE UNIVERSITY, Des Moines
• 4 p.m., Pharmacy Hooding.
• 7 p.m., Knapp Center — Law School.
MAY 18
DRAKE UNIVERSITY, Des Moines
• 10 a.m., Knapp Center — undergraduate degrees.
• 2 p.m., Knapp Center — graduate and doctoral degrees.
GRACELAND UNIVERSITY, Lamoni
10 a.m., Eugene E. and Julia Travis Closson Physical Education Center.
MOUNT MERCY UNIVERSITY, Cedar Rapids
1 p.m., U.S. Cellular Center.
MAY 19
GRINNELL COLLEGE, Grinnell
10 a.m., Central Campus Stage.
MAY 24
DES MOINES UNIVERSITY, Des Moines
10 a.m., Hy-Vee Hall.
MAHARISHI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT, Fairfield
1 p.m., Maharishi Patanjali Golden Dome.
LORAS COLLEGE, Dubuque
1:30 p.m., Rock Bowl Stadium.
BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY, Storm Lake
2:30 p.m., Siebens Fieldhouse.
MAY 25
LUTHER COLLEGE, Decorah
10 a.m., Carlson Stadium.
WARTBURG COLLEGE, Waverly
1:30 p.m., Hoover Field House and Track.
JUNE 7
AIB COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, Des Moines
To be announced.