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Commencement

A Kent State graduate student is covered in confetti during the university’s Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony.

Students wearing graduation caps and gowns will once again grace the campus as Â鶹´«Ã½ celebrates its newest graduates and marks the return of in-person commencement ceremonies for the first time since December 2019.

A graduating Â鶹´«Ã½ student smiles in her cap and gown at Risman Plaza in spring 2020.

Â鶹´«Ã½ will hold in-person commencement ceremonies in May for the Spring Class of 2021 and will welcome back all 2020 alumni for an in-person graduation ceremony during Homecoming Weekend this fall.

Photo of a graduating Kent State student from spring 2020

The Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni family will grow by more than 2,500 new graduates as the university holds its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19.

A Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate from the Spring Class of 2020 celebrates receiving her degree. (Photo credit: Twitter: @melissam303/Melissa McCarley)

The Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni family will grow by nearly 1,300 new graduates as the university holds its summer commencement. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2020 will be recognized with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 15.

A new Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate smiles after receiving her diploma.

The Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni family will grow by nearly 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement. 

Kent State Commencement Photo

Â鶹´«Ã½ today announced that it will recognize the accomplishments of its Spring Class of 2020 with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony taking place on the originally scheduled commencement date.

Student turning his tassle

The Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

Finish Line Feeling.  A Kent State student embraces the moment after receiving his degree during the Aug. 17 undergraduate commencement ceremony at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

The Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. Kent State will held its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

A new Â鶹´«Ã½ graduate looks for her family and shows her excitement after receiving her diploma during Summer 2018 Commencement.

The Â鶹´«Ã½ alumni network will again grow its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes get their degrees. Kent State will hold its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.