MSU hosting fall graduation ceremonies this week
Contact: Carl Smith
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State is celebrating fall commencement this week with ceremonies in Starkville and Meridian.
The Starkville campus will host two ceremonies on Friday [Dec. 12]—9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.—in Humphrey Coliseum, while MSU-Meridian graduates will receive their degrees Thursday [Dec. 11] at 11 a.m. in the MSU Riley Center.
MSU President Mark E. Keenum is the university’s featured commencement speaker for the events.
Those who wish to watch commencement ceremonies remotely can do so via the MSU TV Center’s livestream at https://www.utc.msstate.edu/mstv and the Mississippi State TV app. MSU's Facebook page will stream Starkville's ceremonies at https://www.facebook.com/msstate.
Attendance on Friday [Dec. 12] in Starkville will be limited to eight guests per graduate. Tickets are free, and instructions for students to claim them are available at www.registrar.msstate.edu/students/graduation. Contact the Athletic Ticket Office at 662-325-2600 with any questions. A 4 p.m. doctoral hooding ceremony in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium in Starkville Thursday [Dec. 11] is by invitation only. Attendees can park at the Zacharias Village lot on Bailey Howell Drive with a shuttle service beginning 2 p.m.
MSU’s Starkville commencement details include:
—9:30 a.m. (Doors open 8 a.m.): College of Architecture, Art and Design; College of Arts and Sciences; College of Education; College of Integrative Studies; College of Professional and Continuing Studies; and Academic Affairs.
—2:30 p.m. (Doors open 1 p.m.): Bagley College of Engineering; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; College of Business; College of Forest Resources; and College of Veterinary Medicine.
Meridian campus fall graduates are assigned six tickets for guest seating in the theater. Doors open Thursday [Dec. 11] at 10 a.m., and only guests with tickets will gain entry to the theater. Free parking is available in the Arts District Parking Garage, 712 24th Ave.
Complete graduation details are available at www.registrar.msstate.edu/students/graduation, as well as by direct email to graduates.
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