MSU adds fourth spring graduation ceremony in Starkville
Contact: Carl Smith
STARKVILLE, Miss.—»¨ÐãÖ±²¥ State will host an additional spring commencement ceremony this May to accommodate the growing number of graduates at its Starkville campus.
Spring commencement ceremonies are traditionally executed with a Thursday event and two Friday events. In 2025, MSU will host morning and afternoon ceremonies on both Thursday and Friday [May 15 and 16] at Humphrey Coliseum. Specifically, College of Arts and Sciences graduates will take part in the 9:30 a.m. May 15 ceremony, while that day’s 3:30 p.m. event will recognize College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Education and ACCESS program graduates and completers.
College of Architecture, Art and Design and College of Business graduates will walk the stage at 9:30 a.m. May 16, and those receiving degrees from Academic Affairs and the colleges of Engineering, Forest Resources, Professional and Continuing Studies, and Veterinary Medicine will be recognized at 3:30 p.m.
Other commencement events include May 13 hooding ceremonies for College of Veterinary Medicine Ph.D. students and other universitywide Ph.D. recipients at 11:30 a.m. in Humphrey Coliseum and 4 p.m. at Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium, respectively, and MSU-Meridian’s graduation ceremony on May 14, 11 a.m., at the MSU Riley Center.
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