The University of North Dakota graduated its first class on June 13, 1889. The class included six women and two men. Front row, left to right: Frances Allen, May Travis, Genevieve Arnold, and Marie Teel. Back row, left to right: Irene Mares, Clinton DeGroat, Cora Smith, Ben Ingwaldson.
UND currently has three commencement ceremonies per year, in May, August, and December, while both the School of Law and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences each have one ceremony in May.
Submissions from 1889
"Foul and Fair" by Frances Allen, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Frances M. Allen
"Character and Its Interpretation" by Genevieve Arnold, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Genevieve Arnold
"North Dakota" by Clinton DeGroat, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Clinton S. DeGroat
"Our Immigration" by Ben Ingwaldson, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Ben E. Ingwaldson
"Educational Growth" by Irene Mares, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Irene Mares
"The Position of Woman in America" by Cora Smith, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Cora E. Smith
"The Land of the Dakotas" by Marie Teel, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, Marie A. Teel
"Whitewash Morally Considered" by May Travis, First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, May Travis
First UND Commencement: June 13, 1889, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1890
Commencement: June 12, 1890, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1891
Commencement: June 18, 1891, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1893
Commencement: June 15, 1893, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1894
Commencement: June 14, 1894, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1895
Commencement: June 13, 1895, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1896
Commencement: June 17, 1896, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1897
Commencement: June 17, 1897, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1898
Commencement: June 16, 1898, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1900
Commencement: June 14, 1900, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1901
College of Law Commencement: June 13, 1901, University of North Dakota
Commencement: June 13, 1901, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1903
Commencement: June 18, 1903, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1904
Commencement: June 16, 1904, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1905
Commencement: June 15, 1905, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1906
Commencement: June 14, 1906, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1907
Commencement: June 13, 1907, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1908
Commencement: June 18, 1908, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1909
Commencement: June 17, 1909, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1910
Law Department Commencement: June 16, 1910, University of North Dakota
Commencement: June 16, 1910, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1911
Commencement: June 14, 1911, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1912
Commencement: June 12, 1912, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1913
Commencement: June 18, 1913, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1914
Commencement: June 17, 1914, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1915
Commencement: June 16, 1915, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1916
Commencement: June 14, 1916, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1917
Commencement: June 18, 1917, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1918
Commencement: June 19, 1918, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1919
Commencement: June 20, 1919, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1920
Commencement: June 15, 1920, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1921
Commencement: June 14, 1921, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: July 28, 1921, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1922
Commencement: June 13, 1922, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 3, 1922, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1923
Commencement: June 12, 1923, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 2, 1923, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1924
Commencement: June 10, 1924, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: July 31, 1924, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1925
Commencement: June 9, 1925, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: July 30, 1925, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1926
Commencement: June 8, 1926, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: July 29, 1926, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1927
Commencement: June 7, 1927, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: July 28, 1927, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1928
Commencement: June 5, 1928, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: July 26, 1928, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1929
Commencement: June 11, 1929, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 8, 1929, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1930
Commencement: June 10, 1930, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 7, 1930, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1931
Commencement: June 9, 1931, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 6, 1931, University of North Dakota
"Humanics" by Maxwell Upson, UND Commencement: June 9, 1931, Maxwell Upson
"Humanics" by Maxwell Upson, UND Commencement: June 9, 1931 (Advance Copy), Maxwell Upson
Submissions from 1932
"A Survey and Appraisal" by John Hancock, UND Commencement: June 7, 1932, John M. Hancock
Commencement: June 7, 1932, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 4, 1932, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1933
"The Measure of Success" by J. Francis Douglas, UND Commencement: June 13, 1933, J. Francis Douglas
Commencement: June 13, 1933, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 10, 1933, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1934
Commencement: June 12, 1934, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 9, 1934, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1935
Commencement: June 11, 1935, University of North Dakota
Mid-Year Commencement: February 1, 1935, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 8, 1935, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1936
Commencement: June 9, 1936, University of North Dakota
Mid-Year Commencement: January 31, 1936, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 6, 1936, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1937
"Those Rights and Responsibilities" by Harold Benjamin, UND Commencement: June 8, 1937, Harold Benjamin
"Words, Words, Words" by Harold Shaft, UND Commencement: August 5, 1937, Harold Shaft
Commencement: June 8, 1937, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 5, 1937, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1938
Commencement: June 7, 1938, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 4, 1938, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1939
Commencement: June 7, 1939, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 3, 1939, University of North Dakota
Text of Speech by Norwegian Crown Prince Olav at UND Commencement, June 7, 1939, Olav V
Submissions from 1940
Commencement: June 11, 1940, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 8, 1940, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1941
Commencement: June 10, 1941, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: August 7, 1941, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1942
Commencement: May 18, 1942, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: July 23, 1942, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1943
"Our Part in These Times" by J. O. Christianson, UND Mid-Year Commencement: January 31, 1943, J. O. Christianson
Commencement: May 23, 1943, University of North Dakota
Mid-Year Commencement: January 31, 1943, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: July 22, 1943, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1944
Commencement: May 21, 1944, University of North Dakota
Summer Commencement: July 27, 1944, University of North Dakota
Submissions from 1945
"Researching the Researchers" by Edward F. Flynn, UND Summer Commencement: August 2, 1945, Edward F. Flynn
Commencement: May 27, 1945, University of North Dakota