Maine’s public universities will award more than 4,500 degrees at upcoming in-person commencement ceremonies for 2022 graduates.

Maine’s public universities will host in-person commencement ceremonies throughout the month to commemorate their 2022 graduates. Some also will recognize alumni from the classes of 2020 and 2021 who are returning for commencement celebrations. 

Across UMS, more than 4,500 students will receive their degrees, including more than  3,700 undergraduates and over 800 graduate students. This year will be the first since 2019 in which all institutions in the University of Maine System will host in-person commencement events. Universities held virtual and hybrid ceremonies during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Many of the events will be livestreamed.

The University of Maine at Machias, the University of Maine’s regional campus, will host the commencement ceremony for its class of 2022 graduates at 11 a.m. May 6 at the Performing Arts Center. Visit the UMaine Machias commencent website for additional information.   

Commencement celebrations at the University of Southern Maine will kick off with a graduate recognition ceremony for the classes of 2021 and 2020 at 3 p.m. May 6 at Cross Insurance Arena. Graduates from the class of 2022 will participate in their commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. May 7, also at the arena. Visit the USM commencement website for more details. 

At the University of Maine, members of the classes of 2022, 2021 and 2020 will be recognized with commencement ceremonies at the Harold Alfond Sports Arena. The Graduate School Commencement for all three classes will be held at 4 p.m. May 6. May 7, two ceremonies will be held for 2022 undergraduates at 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Undergraduates from the classes of 2021 and 2020 will have their celebration at 9:30 a.m. May 8. Visit the UMaine commencement website for more information. 

The University of Maine at Presque Isle will honor graduates from the classes of 2022, 2021 and 2020 during its commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. May 7 at Gentile Hall. Additional information can be found on the UMPI commencement website. 

Class of 2022 graduates from the University of Maine at Farmington will be honored in a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. May 7 at the Narrow Gauge Outdoor Venue. Visit the UMF commencement website for more information. 

The University of Maine at Fort Kent will host its commencement ceremony for the class of 2022 graduates at 2 p.m. May 7 at the Sports Center. For more details, visit the UMFK commencement website. 

The University of Maine at Augusta will host its commencement ceremony for 2022 graduates at 10 a.m. May 14 at the Augusta Civic Center. Learn more on the UMA commencement website. 

At the University of Maine School of Law, 2022 graduates will be recognized during their commencement at 10 a.m. May 21 at Merrill Auditorium in Portland. For more information, visit the Maine Law commencement website.
 

About the University of Maine System: Established in 1968, the University of Maine System (UMS) unites seven Maine’s distinctive public universities, comprising 10 campuses and numerous centers, in the common purpose of providing quality higher education while delivering on its traditional tripartite mission of teaching, research, and public service. In 2020 UMS became the first and only statewide enterprise of public higher education in the country to transition to a unified accreditation for the system. Much different than a merger or consolidation, unified accreditation is a new operating model for the University of Maine System that removes the primary barrier to inter-institutional collaboration. A comprehensive public institution of higher education, UMS serves more than 30,000 students annually and is supported by the efforts of more than 2,000 full-time and part-time faculty, more than 3,000 regular full-time and part-time staff, and a complement of part-time temporary (adjunct) faculty. Reaching more than 500,000 people annually through educational and cultural offerings, the University of Maine System also benefits from more than two-thirds of its alumni population residing within the state; more than 123,000 individuals. The System consists of seven main campuses: The University of Maine (UMaine), including its regional campus the University of Maine at Machias (UMM); the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA); the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF); the University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK), the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI); and the University of Southern Maine (USM). The System also includes a UMA campus in Bangor, USM campuses in Gorham and Lewiston-Auburn, the University of Maine School of Law, and the University of Maine Graduate and Professional Center.