Graduation celebrations provide in-person option for students

May 6, 2021
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Iowa State University is holding in-person graduation events on May 7-8 for students graduating this spring and summer.

An estimated 5,094 students will earn degrees this month, and another 761 students are expected to complete their degrees this summer. ISU Registrar Jennifer Suchan says more than 4,200 spring and summer graduates have indicated they'll participate in person, including more than 3,600 bachelor's degree recipients. Both of those numbers shatter participation records from spring 2019.

Traditional commencement ceremonies at Hilton Coliseum on Friday, May 7, will honor professional veterinary medicine students and doctoral students from all other colleges. Cyclone Graduation Celebrations at Jack Trice Stadium, which include key components of graduation, are planned for master’s students on Friday and undergraduates, by college, Saturday morning and afternoon.

The undergraduate college celebrations, recognizing an estimated 4,333 spring graduates – 260 to 790 at a time – start at 9 a.m. Saturday. A celebration will begin every 90 minutes, alternating between platforms on the stadium's east and west field tarmacs, with the final undergraduate celebration beginning at 4:30 p.m. Details for each college celebration is available on the graduation and commencement website.

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