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Spring Commencement Activities 

 Five in-person ceremonies at BB&T Arena May 7-9. 

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May 6, 2021 — ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í celebrates one of the greatest joys each year with its Commencement exercises from May 7 through 9 at BB&T Arena. ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í will uplift more than 5,000 graduates and remember their hard work and determination with five in-person ceremonies for the first time since December 2019.

Friday, May 7 at 5 p.m. | Chase College of Law

  • Number of graduates: 233
  • Speakers: The Honorable Justice Michelle Keller (’90) and the Honorable Justice Robert Conley (‘84), with the Supreme Court of Kentucky
  • Student Speaker: Brendan Sullivan, Class of 2021 valedictorian
  • Salmon P. Chase Award Recipients: Megan Smiddie (2020), Holly McCabe (2021)

Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m. | College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education

  • Number of graduates: 630
  • Speaker: Andrá Ward (’86), ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í Board of Regents’ Chair
  • Student Speaker: Hannah Burns, representing the College of Education

Saturday, May 8 at 3 p.m. | Haile/US Bank College of Business, College of Informatics

  • Number of graduates: 514
  • Speaker: Normand Desmarais, ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í Board of Regents’ Vice Chair
  • Student Speaker: Nicholas Elleman, representing the College of Informatics

Sunday, May 9 at 10 a.m. | College of Health and Human Services

  • Number of graduates: 579
  • Speaker: Normand Desmarais, ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í Board of Regents’ Vice Chair
  • Student Speaker: Amanda Woll, representing the College of Health and Human Services

Sunday, May 9 at 3 p.m. | 2020 Graduates from All Colleges

  • Number of graduates: 3,275
  • Speaker: Andrá Ward (’86), ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í Board of Regents’ Chair
  • Student Speaker: Hannah Edelen, Former Student Body President

All ceremonies will be held at BB&T Arena on ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í’s campus. Due to state capacity regulations, please note that all guests—including children, regardless of age—must have a ticket to enter the venue. Parking is free of charge in all surface lots and garages, and doors will open one hour prior to each ceremony.

ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í will live stream each ceremony for graduates or guests who are not able to attend in person. Videos of the ceremonies will also be available for on-demand viewing on ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í’s channel. Visit ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í’s Commencement webpage for more details on the ceremonies.

About ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í: Founded in 1968, ÁùºÏ²Ê²¨É«±í is an entrepreneurial state university of over 16,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus nestled between Highland Heights, Kentucky and bustling downtown Cincinnati. We are a regionally engaged university committed to empowering our students to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives. While we are one of the fastest-growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names. For more information, visit .

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