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Spring Commencement Activities

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

May 6, 2021 — �鶹��ý celebrates one of the greatest joys each year with its Commencement exercises from May 7 through 9 at BB&T Arena. NKU 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), NKU 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, NKU 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, NKU 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), NKU Board of Regents’ Chair
Student Speaker: Hannah Edelen, Former Student Body President

All ceremonies will be held at BB&T Arena on NKU’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.

NKU 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 NKU’s channel. Visit NKU’s Commencement webpage for more details on the ceremonies.

�鶹��ý NKU: Founded in 1968, NKU 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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Contact

Atley Smedley
smedleyj1@nku.edu
(606) 923-0013

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