Spring Commencement set for May 8
Mississippi University for Women will celebrate spring graduates with Commencement ceremonies Friday, May 8 at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, on The W’s campus.
The first ceremony will feature students graduating from the Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Associate of Nursing, Bachelor of Nursing, Doctorate of Nursing) and the School of Education.
The second ceremony will feature graduates of the Vandergriff College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Kinesiology, Public Health, Speech-Language Pathology,) the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business and Professional Studies.
Tickets will be distributed from 9-10:15 a.m. for the first ceremony and noon-1:15 p.m. for the second ceremony, both in Parkinson Hall.
Graduates will each receive five tickets. Doors will open to guests with tickets at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and close at 11:15 and 2:15, respectively. There will be no extra tickets. No one (including infants and children) will be admitted without a ticket. Nissan Auditorium, located in Parkinson Hall, will be open to view the livestream broadcast.
The conferral ceremonies will be live streamed at muw.edu for family members and loved ones to enjoy at home or on a phone, tablet or computer.
Graduates are encouraged to share their celebratory photos by using #LongBlueLine. Photos and videos also may be submitted to socialmedia@muw.edu.
Any changes to commencement will be communicated directly to attending graduates through their myapps email and through the commencement website.
More Commencement ceremony information is available at www.muw.edu/commencement.