UI Interim President John Keller; Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel; Board of Regents, State of Iowa, member Sherry A. Bates; and Dean David Johnsen will deliver messages to students. Trystan Wiedow, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, will be the student speaker. Faculty members Galen Schneider, Steven Fletcher, and Sherry Timmons will present honors and awards.

Spring 2021 commencement will be virtual, the ceremony will be livestreamed at the scheduled time. Degrees will be conferred and graduates who RSVP'd Yes will be individually recognized during the virtual commencement.