Tuesday, December 16, 2025
  Announcements

By News and Internal Communications

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – DEC. 16, 2025 – This holiday season, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is celebrating more than 3,500 prospective graduates who will receive the gift of their college diplomas during two days of commencement ceremonies.

The Fall 2025 Commencement ceremonies will take place on Dec. 19-20 at Bert Ogden Arena, located at 4900s I-69C in Edinburg. This momentous occasion not only marks the academic achievements of the graduates but also commemorates UTRGV’s 10 years of excellence in the Rio Grande Valley.

Ceremony Schedule:


Friday, Dec. 19, 2025

  • 10 a.m. – College of Fine Arts, College of Sciences, and College of Education and P-16 Integration
  • 4 p.m. – School of Social Work and College of Liberal Arts

 

Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025

  • 10 a.m. – College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship
  • 4 p.m. – College of Health Professions and School of Nursing

 

Media Note: We invite media representatives to attend and cover this significant milestone for our graduates and university.

For more information, contact Melissa Vasquez at 956-665-8926 or melissa.vasquez@utrgv.edu.  



ABOUT UTRGV

Celebrating its 10th anniversary during the 2025-2026 academic year, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is on a mission to transform the Rio Grande Valley, the Americas and the world. One of the country’s largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Seal of Excelencia certified, UTRGV has earned national recognition for its academic excellence, social mobility and student success since opening in Fall 2015. Ranked among the Best Colleges for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars in 2025 by Washington Monthly (#7 nationally; #1 in Texas), UTRGV continues to break enrollment records, launch new academic and athletics programs and progress toward achieving R1 research status.

The only university in Texas with schools of Medicine and Podiatric Medicine, UTRGV’s regional footprint spans South Texas – with locations, teaching sites, and centers established in Edinburg, Brownsville, Rio Grande City, McAllen, Weslaco, Harlingen, Laredo, Port Isabel and South Padre Island.