MPA Commencement Ceremony
The Department of Accounting and the MPA Program Office wish to congratulate you as you approach the end of your academic program at The University of Texas at Austin. This page is intended to provide you with an overview of the information you will need as the MPA Commencement Ceremony approaches. This ceremony is for students graduating from the traditional MPA program and those graduating from our 5-year program in accounting. Please share the information below with your family and friends!
MPA Commencement Ceremony
Congratulations to our Award Winners!
- CPA Accounting Education Foundation Award- Natasha Pennie Tosirisuk
- The Federation of Schools of Accountancy Award- Jennifer Michelle Cooper
- The Master in Professional Accounting Council Outstanding Professor Award- Kristina Zvinakis
- The Master in Professional Accounting Council Outstanding MPA Student Award- Bart Bradshaw and Omair Khan (tie)
- Texas Star Award- Will O’Hara
Dean and Sommerfeld Awards
Students who have earned one, or both, of the department’s scholastic achievement awards will receive, by mail, a certificate of accomplishment signed by Professors Anderson and Limberg.
The awards are:
These awards will be mailed by the end of June to the permanent addresses of the recipients.
Video of the Ceremony
The MPA commencement ceremony was videotaped and is now posted online. If you ordered a free DVD of the ceremony, it should be mailed to the address you specified by the end of June. At that time, the video will also be available to download from your computer.
Graduation Pictures
A professional photographer took your picture as you walked across the stage, and the photography company will contact you by mail at your permanent address after the ceremony. They will provide proofs and information about the ordering of pictures. Please make sure that your address is correct on the “address update” link, located on the ROSE Online Services web page: http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/rose/. When you RSVPed to attend the ceremony, you were asked if it is not OK for us to give your personal information to the photographer (though this means that you will not receive photos), and if you chose this option then your contact information was not given to them.
General Property Deposit Form
When you enrolled at UT, you were required to make a $10.00 General Deposit. The University holds this deposit for 60 days past your graduation. After 60 days you may request a refund from the Bursar’s Office.
Alternatively, if you would like to donate your General Property Deposit to the Master in Professional Accounting Council (MPAC), please complete the General Property Deposit form and return it to the MPA Program office in GSB 4.112C.
Diplomas
Diplomas are mailed about six weeks after the student's graduation, so please make sure to keep your information with UT current. You can update your contact information on the “address update” link, located on the ROSE Online Services Web page: http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/rose/.
MPA students who are taking the integrated approach will receive two diplomas- one for BBA and one for MPA. They will be mailed separately.
For more information regarding diplomas, you can contact diplomas@austin.utexas.edu or 512 475-7619.
Additional Information
If you need additional information on the MPA Commencement, please call the MPA Program Office at (512) 471-6559 or e-mail us at MPAEvents@mccombs.utexas.edu.
For more information on the UT-wide Commencement 2009 activities, please telephone the Office of Relationship Management and University Events at (512) 471-7753 or visit the following web site: http://www.utexas.edu/commencement/
