Virtual Commencement

Concordia University Ann Arbor’s Virtual 2020 Commencement will feature two-time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner, and current ESPN analyst Tim Tebow. The special address is made possible by a gracious sponsorship from a friend of the university.


Celebrating the May 2020 and December 2020 graduates of Concordia University Ann Arbor, CUAA will hold a virtual commencement ceremony on Sunday, December 13 at 2 p.m. ET.

The ceremony will include special salutations from academic and university leaders, a student address, and featured speaker Tim Tebow, and more. While graduates’ names will not be announced during this ceremony, a list of 2020 graduates will be made available prior to the ceremony on the graduation webpage.

Graduates, family, friends, and supporters are invited to tune in at cuaa.edu/graduation on December 13 at 2 p.m. ET. A pre-event photo tribute to the Class of 2020 will begin at 1:45 p.m. ET.  No RSVP needed. A recording will remain available for a period after the event for on-demand viewing following the Dec. 13 premiere.

On-campus photo opportunity, December 12

Students are also invited to campus on Saturday, December 12, preceding commencement for a photo opportunity. Graduates and their guests will be able to take graduation photographs both in the Chapel and around campus, and will be able to interact with select campus leaders and faculty.

Graduates who would like to take advantage of this opportunity are asked to pre-register for a specific timeslot by Monday, November 30.

Register for photo timeslot

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More about December Commencement Speaker, Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow is a two-time national champion, first-round NFL draft pick and Heisman Trophy winner. In addition, he serves as a college football analyst for ESPN. Prior to joining ESPN Tebow played three years in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets. Currently, Tebow is currently pursuing a career in professional baseball as a member of the New York Mets organization.

Tebow is the author of three New York Times Best Selling books; Through My Eyes, which was named the #1 sports and religion book of 2011 and Shaken: “Discovering your True Identity in the Midst of Life’s Storms” which released in 2016 and won the 2017 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Book of the Year. Tebow released his third New York Times bestseller, This Is The Day, in September of 2018.

Tim Tebow grew up the son of missionaries and has returned to the Philippines several times throughout his life to spread God’s word and do the Lord’s work by serving the needy.

The Tim Tebow Foundation was established in 2010 with the goal to bring Faith, Hope, and Love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need. The foundation fulfills this mission every day by making dreams come true for children with life-threatening illnesses, building Timmy’s Playrooms in children’s hospitals, providing life-changing surgeries to children of the Philippines through the Tebow CURE Hospital, sponsoring Night to Shine, a nationwide prom and worldwide movement for people with special needs, providing care for orphans in six countries and adoption aid grants for families who choose to adopt an international child with special needs.

Tim is married to Demi-Leigh Tebow (née Nel-Peters) who is a South African model and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2017. She was crowned Miss South Africa 2017, and is the second Miss Universe winner from South Africa.

Learn more about Virtual Commencement at cuaa.edu/graduation.

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