The Winter Commencement ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 in the M.O. Looney Complex. The commencement speaker will be Dr. Daniel Shepherd, chair and associate professor of education. The ceremony is free and open to the public. For those unable to attend, it will be streamed live online at griff.vn/fa18grad. Missouri Western anticipates nearly 300 students to earn their degree this semester.

The Alumni Association will host a free reception for graduates and their families after the ceremony in the Looney small gym.

Other commencement-related activities include:

International Student Farewell & Sash Ceremony, 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, Enright Community Room, Spratt 214-216

Graduating international students will be presented with a sash from their country of citizenship as a gift from Missouri Western. It will be streamed live on the International Center’s Facebook page, facebook.com/mwsuinternational.

Graduate Hooding Ceremony, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, Fulkerson Center

Students receiving their master’s degrees will receive their academic hoods in a special ceremony. The hooding ceremony will be broadcast live at griff.vn/fa18hood.

Nursing Pinning Ceremony, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, Fulkerson Center

Nursing graduates will receive pins symbolic of their chosen profession. There is no live stream for this event.