Diplomas will be conferred on 1,015 students — the largest number of graduates for a spring commencement in the history of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Ceremonies will take place next week in Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, Omaha and Scottsbluff.
On Thursday, May 3, at 2 p.m., a ceremony will be held for the UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division at the Lifelong Learning Center on the Northeast Community College campus in Norfolk. This is the first graduating class since the college opened in 2010.
On Thursday, May 3, at 7 p.m., a ceremony will be held for UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney Health & Sports Center.
On Friday, May 4, at 2 p.m., a ceremony will be held for students graduating from the UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division and the UNMC College of Dentistry at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
On Saturday, May 5, at 10 a.m., a ceremony will be held in the Omaha Civic Auditorium for students graduating from the colleges of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, the graduate college and the School of Allied Health Professions.
On Saturday, May 5, at 4 p.m., a ceremony will be held at the Gering Civic Center for nursing students from the UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division and dental hygiene students from the UNMC College of Dentistry.
See a complete list of UNMC students who will graduate this week.