{"id":7594,"date":"2019-04-30T15:11:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T20:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=7594"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:24:09","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T21:24:09","slug":"spring-commencement-may-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2019\/04\/30\/spring-commencement-may-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Commencement May 4"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Graduating senior Mariatul Dianah Hidzir speaks during the 2018 Spring Commencement ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n

April 30, 2019\u2014 The Spring Commencement Ceremony for more than 500 graduates of Missouri Western State University will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. Stadium gates will open to guests at 9:30 a.m. The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association will hold a reception for graduates and their friends and family following the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Two graduating seniors, Bailey Ketcham of Elkhorn, Nebraska, and Eugenia Wallace of Kansas City, Missouri, will give the student commencement address to the graduates.<\/p>\n

In the event the ceremony can\u2019t be held outdoors because of inclement weather, the commencement ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. inside the Looney. Because of limited seating, guests must have tickets (distributed to the graduates with their cap and gown) to attend the ceremony indoors. Tickets will not be necessary for the outdoor ceremony.<\/p>\n

Other commencement-related activities free and open to the public include:<\/p>\n