Fall 2024 Commencement at MTSU

Murphy Athletic Center

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Saturday, Dec. 14

Morning Ceremony: 9 a.m. Central

Degrees will be conferred to graduates in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and College of Education. This ceremony includes all master’s, doctoral and undergraduate degree candidates for those academic colleges.

Speaker:

Peggy Chabrian

Dr. Peggy Chabrian, alumna and a longtime aviation enthusiast and educator who is the founder of Women in Aviation International and served as its president and CEO for 25 years. Chabrian was enshrined into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in September during a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Chabrian has held several top positions in aviation education: academic dean and associate vice president of Parks College, Saint Louis University; and dean of academic support at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University’s campus in Prescott, Arizona, among others.

Afternoon Ceremony: 2 p.m. Central

Degrees will be conferred to graduates in the Jennings A. Jones College of Business, College of Liberal Arts, College of Media and Entertainment and University College. This ceremony includes all master’s, doctoral and undergraduate degree candidates for those academic colleges.

Speaker:

Byron Smith

Byron Smith, managing director of the Mountain Group Partners who boasts a distinguished career across a variety of industries. He began his career in brand management and marketing for two premier companies: Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo, before eventually moving to Silicon Valley where, as a senior executive at Asurion, he led the company’s headquarters relocation to Nashville. For the past 15 years, Smith has been a managing director at Mountain Group Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm. He currently serves on the boards of Silicon Ranch, AngelEye, ReVida Recovery, AirVet, Verility, and In The Bowl Animal Health.

A proud Middle Tennessee State University graduate holds up his diploma at the university’s summer 2024 commencement ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 10, inside Murphy Center on the MTSU campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The 2024 fall commencement ceremonies with be held at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, when almost 1,600 graduates will receive their degrees. (MTSU file photo by James Cessna)

PLEASE NOTE: Clear bag policy in effect at Murphy Center

For those attending commencement ceremonies in person, please note that a clear bag policy is in effect at Murphy Center as follows: Bags that are clear plastic, vinyl, or PVC may not exceed 12″ x 6″ x 12″. Gallon ziploc bags are allowed. Small clutch purses no larger than 4.5″ x 6.5″ will also be allowed in addition to a clear bag

More information for ALL students receiving degrees is available here.

WATCH LIVE:

MTSU’s Fall 2024 commencement ceremonies will air live via streaming video at www.mtsu.edu/live, https://facebook.com/mtsublueraiders and http://mtsu.edu/trueblueTV  and on local cable channels at http://mtsu.edu/trueblueTV.

You also can click on the photo above to watch the livestreams. The streams will begin about 15 minutes before the ceremony starts.

GRADUATION MISC.:

Complete news coverage, including a video and photos, from MTSU’s summer 2024 commencement ceremony is available here. Fall commencement coverage will be posted on this page after the ceremony.

After receiving the final list of graduates from the Registrar’s Office, the Office of News and Media Relations routes that list through the Merit student achievement platform for publication of all graduates on MTSU’s Merit page and creation of news releases that are distributed to the hometown media for U.S.-based students. Graduates will also be notified via email when their commencement achievement is posted to Merit, and the achievement can then be shared by graduates to their social media accounts as they choose.

Merit is available to all enrolled MTSU students and is still accessible by students after graduation to share post-graduation achievements. Learn more about Merit.

Middle Tennessee State University graduates move their mortarboard tassels from the right to the left at the conclusion of university’s summer 2024 commencement ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 10, inside Murphy Center on the MTSU campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The fall 2024 commencement ceremonies with be held at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, when almost 1,600 graduates will receive their degrees. (MTSU file photo by Andy Heidt)