Graduates to be celebrated at UT commencement
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin is holding its university-wide commencement ceremony for graduates in the Class of 2025 Saturday evening.
The event will be hosted by UT Interim president Jim Davis and will include remarks from university leadership, the student body president, the commencement speaker, and some other faculty members.
This year's commencement speaker will be Taylor Sheridan who is a writer, producer, director, and actor. Some of the works Sheridan is known for include Yellowstone, Sicario, and Hell or High Water.
Wesley Lucas with Visit Austin said hotels in Austin are averaging about 63% occupancy coming into this weekend.
"You're going to see folks that are going to come into town celebrating their loved ones," Lucas said. "Folks can expect to see a little more traffic around campus than normally on a Saturday afternoon or Saturday evening."
The event will take place at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 7:00 p.m. and will last approximately 90 minutes. It will conclude with a fireworks display.