University of Wisconsin seniors graduating in 2014 will be walking across the stage in a single commencement ceremony held in Camp Randall come May.

Advocated for by UW students, Chancellor Rebecca Blank and the Division of Student Life, the consolidated ceremony is an attempt to draw a “prominent” speaker for the ceremony after finding that scheduling speakers over multiple days was difficult.

Senior Class Treasurer Sarah Neibart said this was an effort to ensure UW received the recognition a world-class university deserves.

In addition, the entire senior class has not been together since the Chancellor’s Convocation their freshman year.

With this change, however, student names will no longer be read out loud and a larger emphasis will be placed on departmental ceremonies and receptions.

The commencement speaker has not yet been announced and a budget for the ceremony has not been set.

The budget for Varsity Day, an event for graduates that could bring another prominent speaker to campus, will not go toward commencement.