Students walking in graduation robes with faculty cheering them on

Commencement

Class of 2023 Commencement

When: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2023.
Where: NOTE CHANGE: Indoors, Mitchell Center Fieldhouse
No tickets required. Free on-campus parking.
Slayter Hall Student Union open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for bookstore and meals

Raj Bellani, Vice President & Chief of Staff

Spotlights

Commencement ’23: moments and memories from an unforgettable ceremony

Presidential hugs, ceremonial cap-tossing, a magical student speaker. On May 13, we celebrated the hard work of more than 500 graduates.

Class of 2023 in the shape of 23 on a lawn

The great Senior Send Off!

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Eight memorable hours: Commencement Day starts with the sunrise

It’s a day filled with scenes of emotion, soaring achievement, hard work, words of wisdom and long goodbyes. And a few pancakes.

Student holding a graduation cap with a '2020' tattoo on their arm

Class of 2020 returns, ready to celebrate and heal

"The community, the learning, the professors, the people ... It’s what has made more than 300 of us want to come back on some random weekend in June.”

A silver bracelet, inscribed with the quote “She believed she could, so she did”

The graduating senior’s dilemma: Keep it or toss it?

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Hannah Gilson walking up to the stage to get her award

Surprise? It’s part of winning the President’s Medal

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How We Live

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In a video that travels across campus and across the stage, Zhihao Cao '16 says goodbye to 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 #########.

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Spotlights

Commencement ’23: moments and memories from an unforgettable ceremony

The great Senior Send Off!

Eight memorable hours: Commencement Day starts with the sunrise

Class of 2020 returns, ready to celebrate and heal

The graduating senior’s dilemma: Keep it or toss it?

Surprise? It’s part of winning the President’s Medal

Zhihao Cao '16 chronicles his final days at 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 #########

What's Happening

Class of 2023 Commencement photos, stories & video

2023 Senior Reflections

Student Commencement Speaker: Yaz Simpson '23