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EVENT DETAILS:

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Law commencement ceremony:
9:30 – 11 a.m.
Kingsbury Hall
1395 East Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
See parking information for the ceremony here.

Reception for law graduates and guests:
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
S.J. Quinney College of Law
383 S. University Street
After the ceremony campus shuttles will take you from Kingsbury Hall to the College of Law.

 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

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Melissa Holyoak was sworn in March 25, 2024 as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.

Holyoak brings extensive experience as a litigator and leader. Most recently, she served as Solicitor General with the Utah Attorney General’s Office where she oversaw the civil appeals, criminal appeals, constitutional defense and special litigation, and antitrust and data privacy divisions. She also managed multistate matters including those involving consumer protection and antitrust claims.

Before taking on that role, she served as president and general counsel of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm and in other public interest attorney positions with the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness. Holyoak represented class members challenging unfair class actions and consumers fighting regulatory abuse in federal district courts and appellate courts across the country.

Holyoak has argued in the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and D.C. Circuits. She is a former prosecutor and attorney with O’Melveny & Myers LLP. She graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2003 as a member of the Order of the Coif and the Law Review. Holyoak is a member of the bars of Utah, D.C., and Missouri (inactive). Her husband Dr. Joshua Holyoak is a urologist and together they have four beautiful children.

 

MORE DETAILS:

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GUEST SEATING & TICKETS

To enter Kingsbury Hall, ALL GUESTS MUST HAVE A TICKET, INCLUDING CHILDREN. Tickets have been distributed to graduating students but extra tickets are available at the information desks inside the College of Law.

• • All guests must be ticketed – this includes children and babes in arms (venue rules, not ours). Graduating students do NOT need a ticket to attend.
  • Don’t misplace these tickets; they cannot be reprinted.

Anyone requiring an interpreter (ASL or foreign language) or reserved ADA seating, please contact Kris Monty by Friday, April 25, 2025 for proper accommodations.

PROHIBITED ITEMS AT CONVOCATION CEREMONY
Please be aware that some items will be prohibited during the convocation ceremony. You can see prohibited items here.

PARKING & SHUTTLE SERVICE

Parking
Parking will be available as indicated on this map.

Families/guests are encouraged to drop graduates off at Kingsbury Hall by 8:45 a.m. to prevent late arrivals for the processional line-up.

Accessible Parking
For a map of all accessible parking options on campus, visit the campus map and select the “Accessible” option from the map Features drop-down menu. Accessible parking near Kingsbury Hall is first come, first-served.

Shuttle Services
Shuttle Services will be available around the College of Law building and golf carts will be available at the Chemistry Parking Lot to shuttle people who need transportation to Kingsbury Hall. Shuttle Services and Golf Carts will be in operation beginning at 8:30 a.m. The return shuttle will be from Kingsbury Hall to the S.J. Quinney College of Law east entrance for the reception. Shuttle service will end at 1 p.m.

LIVE STREAMING
The commencement ceremony will be streamed live on the S.J. Quinney College of Law YouTube channel.

CONVOCATION PROGRAMS
Virtual programs will be available for guests. A link to the program will be available on this webpage and at the ceremony. Graduates will be provided a commemorative printed program at the Convocation Ceremony.

 

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