Congratulations UMBC Class of 2024!
Our entire community is excited to celebrate the culmination of your hard work and dedication.
****Note for Winter Graduates****
All students cleared to graduate will receive an email in mid-October with information on how to register for the ceremony and order regalia. Make sure to keep checking your UMBC email.
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All ceremonies will take place on UMBC’s campus at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. Each ceremony will be live streamed and available at the top of this page on the day of the event.
Commencement Ceremony Schedule
Graduate School Ceremony
Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
Graduates should arrive by 9:00 a.m. Doors will open for guests at this time as well.
The ceremony will likely conclude by 11:30 a.m.
Undergraduate School Ceremony – 10 a.m.
Thursday, December 19, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
Graduates should arrive by 9:00 a.m. Doors will open for guests at this time as well.
The ceremony will likely conclude by 12:00 p.m.
Undergraduate Ceremony Speaker
Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman ’95
Dr. Khadijah Ali-Coleman is the 2023 – 2026 Poet Laureate of Prince George’s County, Maryland. She is the author of the poetry collections For the Girls Who Do Too Much and The Summoning of Black Joy, the children’s book Mariah’s Maracas, and co-editor of the book Homeschooling Black Children in the U.S. More than a dozen of her plays have been presented publicly in venues throughout the country.
As a student, Dr. Ali-Coleman was a McNair Scholar and served as a resident assistant, writer for The Retriever Weekly and the Black Student Union’s VOICES Literary Magazine, a member of the Black Student Recruitment Team, and a summer student peer advisor with the Advisement Center. She credits her experience at UMBC as a student leader with building her skills in creating and implementing public programs and engaging with the community.
Dr. Ali-Coleman is founder of Liberated Muse Arts Group, a touring multidisciplinary arts organization, and Black Writers for Peace and Social Justice, a 501(c)3 organization that leads the charge in providing transformative learning experiences for writers dedicated to advancing principles of peace and social justice through their work. She founded Black Family Homeschool Educators and Scholars, LLC, in 2020 during the COVID-19 quarantine, providing vital training support to over 3,000 families. She is currently an associate professor of English at Coppin State University. Dr. Ali- Coleman earned her doctorate from Morgan State University and her M.A. in mass communication from Towson University. She earned a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies from UMBC.
Questions?
Contact the Commencement Planning Team at commencement@umbc.edu or 410-455-8174.
