MURFREESBOBO, Tennessee — Middle Tennessee State University’s 2,470-plus members of the first Class of 2022 and their supporters are preparing for a day full of celebration on Saturday, May 7, at the university’s spring commencement in Murphy Center, MTSU announced on its website.
The day will be divided into three ceremonies to accommodate the 2,474 future MTSU alumni set to receive their degrees, a figure that includes 2,041 undergraduates and 433 graduate students, according to the university Registrar’s Office.
That second figure includes 389 master’s degree candidates, 25 education-specialist degree recipients and 19 doctoral candidates, along with 18 graduate students who’ll receive certificates for their advanced study.
When the day is done, MTSU will have reached a new milestone: more than 175,000 degrees conferred since its 1911 founding.
As of last December, MTSU has awarded 173,348 degrees to its students, including associate, bachelor’s, master’s, educational specialist and doctoral degrees.
The May 7 ceremonies will put the total number of MTSU degrees earned at more than 175,820.
Jennings A. Jones College of Business, College of Education and the University College will be the first to celebrate their accomplishments May 7 with a ceremony beginning at 9 a.m. Central inside Murphy Center’s Hale/Earle Arena.
Offering congratulations and advice to the graduates at the morning ceremony will be guest speaker Philip Edward Davis, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance for The Bahamas.
Students in the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts will receive their degrees in a 1:30 p.m. Central event.
MTSU Board of Trustees Vice Chair Christine Karbowiak, the retired vice chair, chief administrative officer, chief risk officer and executive vice president for Bridgestone Americas, will serve as guest speaker for the May 7 afternoon commencement event.
And at 6 p.m. May 7, MTSU will award diplomas to students in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences and the College of Media and Entertainment.
MTSU Department of Marketing professor Tim Graeff, recipient of the university’s 2021 Career Achievement Award and director of the MTSU Office of Consumer Research, is scheduled to address graduates at the evening ceremony.
During the May 7 morning ceremony, MTSU also will present honorary doctorates to guest speaker Davis and former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. See complete article on MTSU website at https://mtsunews.com/spring-commencement-2022-preview/
