Fall 2022 Commencement at MTSU

Saturday, Dec. 10

Ceremony Times:

• 9 a.m. Central: College of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Behavioral and Health Sciences, and College of Education.

• 2 p.m. Central: Jennings A. Jones College of Business, College of Liberal Arts, College of Media and Entertainment, and University College.

Guest Speakers:

Doug Kreulen

Ronald Roberts

• 9 a.m. — Doug Kreulen, president and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority.

• 2 p.m. — Ronald Roberts, MTSU alumnus and managing partner, Finn Partners.

NOTE: Graduate degree recipients will participate with their academic college instead of in a separate graduate ceremony.

A member of MTSU’s fall Class of 2022 grins as she displays her new diploma to supporters in the stands in Hale/Earle Arena inside Murphy Center during the university’s Dec. 10 commencement ceremonies. MTSU presented 1,698 students with their degrees — 1,345 undergraduates and 353 graduate students — to mark the first graduation of its 112th academic year. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

More information for all students receiving degrees is available here.

WATCH LIVE:

MTSU’s fall commencement ceremonies will air live via streaming video at www.mtsu.edu/live, http://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 Dec. 10 at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Central. The streams will begin about 15 minutes before each ceremony starts.

LOCATION:

All commencement ceremonies are held in Hale/Earle Arena inside the Charles M. Murphy Athletic Center, located at 2650 Middle Tennessee Blvd.

Maps and driving directions are available here. Printable PDF diagrams of Murphy Center seating are available here and here.

A newly minted MTSU August 2022 graduate holds her degree with excitement after crossing the stage at Murphy Center at the university’s summer commencement ceremony in this file photo. MTSU’s fall Class of 2022 is scheduled to receive their degrees Saturday, Dec. 10, in ceremonies at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Central during the university’s fall 2022 commencement event. (MTSU file photo by James Cessna)

GRADUATION DETAILS:

Information for undergraduate and graduate students about the fall 2022 commencement ceremonies, including caps and gowns, ceremony FAQs, programs and diploma covers, and more, is available here.

A final list of all fall 2022 graduates will be available early in the semester following commencement on this page.

Information for commencement guests, including parking and accommodations for guests with disabilities, is available under the “Information for Guests” entry at the bottom of this page.

More visitors’ information is available at the Rutherford County Convention and Visitors Bureau website.

Middle Tennessee State University doctoral candidate Edward F. Beason of Livingston, Tenn., smiles as his adviser, MTSU digital history professor Molly Taylor-Poleskey, helps him don his new hood denoting his Ph.D. in public history during the spring 2022 afternoon commencement ceremony in Murphy Center in this file photo. MTSU’s fall Class of 2022 is scheduled to receive their degrees Saturday, Dec. 10, in ceremonies at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Central during the university’s fall 2022 commencement event. (MTSU file photo by Andy Heidt)

COMMENCEMENT PHOTO INFORMATION:

MTSU has contracted with Flash Photography to take photos of graduates at the ceremonies as they cross and leave the stage. Candid photos are also taken throughout Murphy Center.

Ceremony participants will receive an email from Flash Photography when proofs are ready to view and purchase. Flash Photography can be contacted by calling 214-443-9393 or by email through the company’s contact page, www.flashphotography.com/contact.