Ï㽶ֱ²¥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 Ï㽶ֱ²¥Riley Center.
Ï㽶ֱ²¥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 Ï㽶ֱ²¥TV Center’s livestream at Ìý²¹²Ô»åÌý³Ù³ó±ðÌýMississippi State TV app. MSU's Facebook page will stream Starkville's ceremonies at .
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 . 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.):ÌýCollege 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.):ÌýBagley 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 , as well as by direct email to graduates.
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