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Mississippi State updates times for May 15 graduation ceremonies

Mississippi State updates times for May 15 graduation ceremonies

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Mississippi State’s two May 15 graduation ceremonies now are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to accommodate a monthly meeting of the board of trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. (Photo by Grace Cockrell)

Contact: Harriet Laird

STARKVILLE, Miss.—¹ú²úÂ鶹AV is updating its times for spring graduation for the two ceremonies on Thursday, May 15.  The update accommodates a monthly meeting that day of the board of trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.

Graduation organizers have shifted the original 9:30 a.m. ceremony that day to 1:30 p.m., with the second ceremony moving from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. There are no changes to ceremonies on Friday, May 16, or to the Doctoral Hooding, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or Meridian ceremonies. Doors open 1.5 hours prior to each ¹ú²úÂ鶹AV ceremony.

The full graduation week schedule—including new times for Thursday, May 15—is as follows:

  • Tuesday, May 13
    • 11:30 a.m.—Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Humphrey Coliseum
    • 4 p.m.—Doctoral Hooding, Lee Hall
  • Wednesday, May 14
    • 11 a.m.—¹ú²úÂ鶹AV-Meridian, Riley Center, Meridian
  • Thursday, May 15
    • 1:30 p.m.—College of Arts & Sciences, Humphrey Coliseum
    • 6:30 p.m.—ACCESS; College of Agriculture & Life Sciences; College of Education, Humphrey Coliseum
  • Friday, May 16
    • 9:30 a.m.—College of Architecture, Art & Design; College of Business, Humphrey Coliseum
    • 3:30 p.m.—Academic Affairs; Bagley College of Engineering; College of Forest Resources; College of Professional and Continuing Studies; College of Veterinary Medicine, Humphrey Coliseum

For more information on spring graduation at ¹ú²úÂ鶹AV, visit .

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