The Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.
The Advanced Degree Commencement Ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 10, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) on the Kent Campus. This ceremony recognizes graduates who are receiving their master’s, educational specialist and doctoral degrees.
At 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, the university will hold its One University Commencement at Dix Stadium in Kent. This ceremony recognizes graduates from Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s eight campuses who are receiving associate through doctoral degrees.
In total, Â鶹ÊÓƵ will confer 5,307 degrees, consisting of 901 associate degrees, 3,436 bachelor’s degrees, 794 master’s degrees, 173 doctoral degrees and three educational specialist degrees.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Beverly J. Warren will serve as the commencement speaker at both ceremonies. After five years of service to Â鶹ÊÓƵ, she is stepping down from her position as university president on July 1, 2019. A dynamic leader and thoughtful academic, President Warren became Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s 12th president on July 1, 2014, and has used her time to lead the university in charting a course for its continued rise in distinction.
Under President Warren’s leadership, the university produced the ambitious . The plan focuses on putting students first and raising the profile of Â鶹ÊÓƵ as one of the top public research universities in the nation, focusing on a distinctive blend of teaching research and creative excellence.
President Warren’s passion for the power of education to change lives and communities can be seen in the initiatives that have led to enhanced pathways for student success, created greater access to higher education for students, advanced innovation throughout the university’s eight-campus system and supported students in high-impact experiences that lead to productive lives and careers.
In her role as chief executive officer, President Warren oversees one of the nation’s largest university systems that is dedicated to research and advancement in critical areas such as brain health, advanced materials and liquid crystals, environmental science and design, healthy communities and global understanding. The university includes more than 38,000 students on eight campuses across Northeast Ohio, a College of Podiatric Medicine, a Regional Academic Center, and academic sites in major world cities such as Florence, Italy; Geneva, Switzerland; and New York City.
The commencement ceremonies may be viewed at www.kent.edu/commencement/webcast.
For more information about Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Commencement, visit www.kent.edu/commencement.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Beverly J. Warren will serve as the commencement speaker at the university’s May 10 and 11 ceremonies.
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