UT Tower, statue, building and student with the UT drum that says World's Biggest Drum Longhorn Band are all showing in grass with several trees and the date 2016 shown in the background

The University of Texas at Austin Tower will shine with burnt orange lights and “16” displayed on its sides to honor the Class of 2016 on both May 21 and May 22.

The Tower will turn orange during the university-wide commencement celebration on May 21 and will be orange again the following night.

Learn more about this year’s graduates at oneclass.utexas.edu.

Congratulations to all of our graduates!