Commencement at the Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez

The University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus (UPRM) or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM)'s annual commencement exercises are held each mid-June, currently in the Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum. The exercises award undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Traditions

Animal Encounters

During the 104th Commencement, an agricultural sciences student brought one of his pet chickens, named Lencha, with him up to the stage to collect his degree.[1][2]

After the 106th Commencement, a student had her diploma cover bitten by the campus mascot dog, Tarzán, when posing with him for a photo.[3]

Past Ceremonies
Ceremonies
# Date AM Session PM Session
95th 12 June 2009 Agricultural Sciences Business Administration
Engineering Arts and Sciences
96th * 10 October 2010 Business Administration Agricultural Sciences
Arts and Sciences Engineering
97th 26 June 2011 Agricultural Sciences Business Administration
Engineering Arts and Sciences
98th 15 June 2012 Business Administration Agricultural Sciences
Arts and Sciences Engineering
99th 14 June 2013 Business Administration Agricultural Sciences
Engineering Arts and Sciences
100th 13 June 2014 Business Administration Agricultural Sciences
Engineering Arts and Sciences
101st 12 June 2015 Business Administration Agricultural Sciences
Engineering Arts and Sciences
102nd 10 June 2016 Business Administration Agricultural Sciences
Engineering Arts and Sciences
103rd † 13 January 2017 Agricultural Sciences

Arts and Sciences

Business Administration

Engineering

104th ‡ 16 July 2017 Agricultural Sciences Arts and Sciences
Business Administration
Engineering
105th 22 June 2018 Agricultural Sciences Business Administration
Engineering Arts and Sciences
106th 14 June 2019 Agricultural Sciences Arts and Sciences
Business Administration
Engineering
107th § December 2020

* The 99th Commencement was postponed to 10-10-2010 due to the 2010–2011 University of Puerto Rico strikes.[4]

† The 103rd Commencement was the first one to be held in January and had only an afternoon session.[5]

‡ The 104th Commencement was cancelled in 8 May, however it was held a month later due to the 2017 University of Puerto Rico strikes.[6]

§ The 107th Commencement was postponed from 11 June due to the 2020 Covid-19 crisis.[7]

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References
  1. "Estudiante del RUM se gradúa con una gallina" [RUM Student Graduates with a Chicken]. Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2017-07-16. Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. de los Milagros-Colón, María (2017-07-17). "Lencha se robó el show en la graduación del RUM" [Lencha stole the show at the RUM graduation]. Primera Hora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. Pérez, Ruby (2019-06-20). "Perro se comió el título de recién graduada (VIDEO VIRAL)" [Dog Ate the Degree of Recent Graduate (VIRAL VIDEO)]. La Verdad Noticias (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. Vélez-Candelario, Azyadeth (2010-11-01). "Un 10.10.10 para la historia" [A 10.10.10 for history] (PDF). La Gaceta Colegial (in Spanish). pp. 6–7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. "591 estudiantes se gradúan del RUM en enero" [591 Students Graduate from RUM in January]. Indice Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2017-01-13. Archived from the original on 2020-05-26. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. Vázquez-Pérez, Sarah (2017-05-08). "Cancelan la graduación del RUM" [RUM Graduation Cancelled]. Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  7. "UPR pospone graduaciones en todos los recintos hasta diciembre" [UPR Postpones Graduations in all Campuses Until December]. Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 2020-05-07. Archived from the original on 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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